Lytspeed's Creativity Journal

It dawned on me over the weekend that inadequacy seems to have been a personal theme in my life. I'm not talking about anyone else's inadequacy, but my own. It surfaces in my poetry, my music, and my relationships. Poetry and music are good places to… more »

It's no secret that I'm not a fan of the Bush administration, and that I'm terribly disappointed in the results of the 2004 presidential election. But I'm growing even more alarmed about the early actions of this "same as the old boss" president in his… more »

In a rare meeting of Texas and Wisconsin, two of my favorite guitarists will be playing at the Boulder Theater in a few days. Willy Porter will be opening the show for Eric Johnson in the same small venue where E-Town is taped every week. I've seen bot… more »

I love my Treo 650. This entire blog entry, including the picture and the hyperlinks, is being generated on the Treo. First, I took a picture of a coworker's clementines sitting in formation on the floor (don't ask) using the built-in camera. Then I r… more »

A few years ago, I started on a weight loss program, inspired by an overheating incident while picking up trash for my company's Adopt-A-Highway program. At that time, my PDA of choice was the Handspring Visor Deluxe, and I was able to track my calorie… more »