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TV commercials have inspired me to cover songs on my ukulele. TV commercials they make me wonder. Really bad ones make me wonder who let these things onto the tube. Really good ones can make me cry. I’m an observer and critic of TV commercials. Perhaps it’s because of my combination of a creative spirit […]

I’ve covered more songs on uke than I can remember.  What inspires me to cover each song can have as much to do with the merits of the song as it does with any of many other random factors.   The time of year.  What other people are talking about.  Or, is in  today’s case, something […]

The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit

Growing up I always loved answering the question, “Where were you born?” During my smart ass years my first response would always be, “In a hospital.” When pressed for an actual map location, “Peru” would be my response. “The country?!” would always be next. “No, a town in Illinois.” Peru, Illinois was never widely known […]

Yours truly…Mr. Tu…jack of all trades master of none…has been drafted into “Gardening Service”.

The vast majority of customers come into my store on a mission to complete a project.  A lot of these folks are excited by their tasks and it’s quite inspiring!  It makes me wish I had more home improvement projects of my own to work on.  I was even tempted the other day to buy […]

A very interesting report on the cause of the Meltdown. I tried to post the video but can’t get the code properly. If you have the time you should check it out. The Men Who Crashed the World