There have been several times in my life when I have been blessed with a 6th sense. These are not premonitions but an absolute knowledge that something is going to happen. It was surreal when this first happened but I'm now used to it and...
Jury duty. These 2 simple words can cause a great reaction in many of us - and usually not a good one. My usual tactic of avoiding jury duty (calling really late on the last possible day) surprisingly did not work for me a couple of...
When my friend Beverly first suggested I take my eldest daughter Hannah to Bonnaroo, my first thought was Bonnawhat? I had never heard of this massive music festival held annually in Manchester Tennessee, then in its 10th year. What a difference a month makes! On June 8th in...
By Al Martinez | December 6, 2013 | via A little night music in the canyon – Native Intelligence. They were playing jazz pieces I didn't know and singing blues songs I also didn't know, but it didn't matter. I wasn't at Topanga's Canyon Bistro to...