Regarding My Diet
On the soapbox of things no one cares about, I felt compelled to write a little post about my diet. I would say my diet has been “pescatarian” since about 2008, so about 12 years now as of writing this Read More …
My ancestry, traced back to the 1000’s
Daniel Lewis Wells (Pensacola, FL) F Gerald Lewis Wells (Pensacola, FL) GF William Harold Wells (1930-1992, Whitesville, Daviess County, Kentucky, US Navy Korea, Vietnam) GGF Chester Thomas Wells (1888-1955, Whitesville, Daviess County, Kentucky, US Army WW1) GGGF John Berry Wells Read More …
The 20 Inch Timpano
Sort of a continuation of a previous post, I found a fifth timpano for my set. This was a little project for me and probably the most difficult of all the drums. This drum came with all the same little Read More …
Comparing $1900 crotales with $150 saucer bells
I have the PSC high octave Sabian crotales with me, as we will be using them at the upcoming All-Florida Community Band Concert at the 2019 FBA Summer Conference in Daytona Beach. I decided to do a little sound comparison Read More …
Shame and Blame and Completely Missing the Point
For about the last year and a half or so, Julie has mentioned to me several times that she thinks that our nephew Andrew (currently 11) is a little too affectionate with our daughter Dylan (currently 4). I had not Read More …