My New Toy

Imagine when I get this toy into my hands. I ordered it last week and am waiting for it to ship to the store... hopefully within the next day or so... I know patience is a virtue. Check it out.

The Tracker on NPR

Tom Brown Jr. was on NPR's Talk of the Nation today. He was a guest on the show discussing how to track down fugitives. This is one of the many aspects of tracking that we learned at Tracker School and how those skills could translate into modern life.

Drawing inspiration... Hiding influence

I've been writing a lot more songs of lately and I hope to start doing some recording before much longer. Been listening to a lot of William Fitzsimmons, John Denver, Ray Lamontagne, Iron & Wine. Maybe they are the source for my inspiration. Derek Webb once said that the "full time job of an artist is hiding their influences."

That is really tough to do.

I know I have my own voice and part of the songwriting and crafting process is discovering how that takes shape without coming across as just another imitator.

Sweet Sounds