My favorite kind of holiday party

I attended a wonderful holiday party this weekend.  It was in a beautifully-decorated house.  The food was abundant and delicious.  The desserts were scrumptious.  The family hosting the party was kind and gracious. I had never met them before that night.  Nor any of the guests. The only person I knew there was another musician.  … Read more

Why do you need Plan B?

Easy:  Plan A can go away without notice. J Money of Budgets Are Sexy was relieved of his Plan A.  He was fired from his ~$70k/year job with basically no notice. The good news is that he was going to give his two weeks’ notice the next day.  How’s that for timing? He had been … Read more

Five ways to make your hobbies pay

After you get to know someone for a while, you usually discover something that they do reasonably well — well enough that you say, “Wow!  I didn’t know you could do that.” That level of proficiency doesn’t come without a fair amount of dedicated practice. They may or may not be at expert level, but it’s certainly … Read more