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Weekly Reader: Seeing with bifocals

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Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Dolly Parton: both global yet grounded in place.

March 3, 2021
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Time to reinvigorate the bucket list

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As winter departs and we discover newfound optimism, perhaps it is time to revisit what we "really" want to do.

March 1, 2021
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Monday Musings, What's Next...

Saturday Soundtrack: Earls of Leicester

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Classic Flatt & Scruggs from the Earls of Leicester. Bluegrass doesn't get any better than this.

February 27, 2021
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Bluegrass Music, Saturday Soundtrack

Weekly Reader: Be fair and prosper

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Denmark is fairer and doing better. Don't listen to Republicans after Trump. Tombstone Every Mile is great country.

February 24, 2021
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Acoustic Music, Bluegrass Music, Random DJB Thoughts, Weekly Reader

Mind the gap

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Reducing the gaps between ourselves and others can only come when we live life up close, giving full attention to the world's detail.

February 22, 2021
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Monday Musings, Random DJB Thoughts, The Times We Live In

Saturday Soundtrack: Christie Lenée

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Christie is "like seeing a firecracker execute a high-wire circus routine while doing flips and juggling flaming bowling pins."

February 20, 2021
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Acoustic Music, Saturday Soundtrack
The Moon

Weekly Reader: Do it because it is hard

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Doing the hard work for the common good by fighting voter suppression, eschewing false patriotism, and reclaiming lost histories.

February 17, 2021
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Bluegrass Music, Random DJB Thoughts, Weekly Reader

Lessons Jamie Raskin learned from his father

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When a situation seems hopeless, then you are the hope. When everything looks dark, you must be the light.

February 16, 2021
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On Leadership, The Times We Live In

Ordinary places, extraordinary presidents

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Presidents Day thoughts: extraordinary presidents can come from and be shaped by ordinary places.

February 15, 2021
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Happy birthday, Frederick Douglass

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Born in slavery, Frederick Douglass chose February 14th as his birthday. Read why he remains a prophet for today.

February 14, 2021
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Recommended Readings, The Times We Live In

It is difficult to be objective when you are complicit

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When we are complicit, even moral clarity is often not enough to guide us toward the right decisions.

February 13, 2021
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On Leadership, The Times We Live In

Saturday Soundtrack: Tired of being alone

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Songs during a pandemic for the lonesome. But who knows...you may not be that lonely yet!

February 13, 2021
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Recommended Readings | Books to consider

February 14, 2021

Happy birthday, Frederick Douglass

Born in slavery, Frederick Douglass chose February 14th as his birthday. Read why he remains a prophet for today.

by DJB
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January 18, 2021

A more trusting time

Pete Buttigieg explains why trust is foundational to American democracy and why we must fight the attacks on truth.

by DJB
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January 7, 2021

Another day that will live in infamy

As citizens attack our Capitol, remember that violence and paranoia are part of our character. As is hope.

by DJB
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December 14, 2020

The 2020 year-end reading list

The books I read in the year of COVID, Black Lives Matter, and GOP attacks on our democracy.

by DJB
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December 11, 2020

The abandonment of democracy

"Democracy in Chains" helps the reader understand how unfettered capitalism became more sacrosanct than democracy in America.

by DJB
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December 9, 2020

Saving the historic city

The richly illustrated "Historic Cities" has a scope sure to interest both practitioners and the merely curious layperson.

by DJB
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Tenement Museum
December 4, 2020

How we came to be the people we are today

The books which have shaped the work of a leader at one of my favorite historic sites.

by DJB
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November 30, 2020

Go act in the world: Frederick Douglass and our escape from captivity.

Frederick Douglass is a 19th century prophet whose words still resonate in 21st century America.

by DJB
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On Leadership | Thoughts on leaders and leadership

February 16, 2021

Lessons Jamie Raskin learned from his father

When a situation seems hopeless, then you are the hope. When everything looks dark, you must be the light.

by DJB
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February 15, 2021

Ordinary places, extraordinary presidents

Presidents Day thoughts: extraordinary presidents can come from and be shaped by ordinary places.

by DJB
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February 13, 2021

It is difficult to be objective when you are complicit

When we are complicit, even moral clarity is often not enough to guide us toward the right decisions.

by DJB
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February 8, 2021

Seeking the truth

As in so many things in life, the journey of seeking is much more important than the destination.

by DJB
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Best of... | Compilations and collections

January 15, 2021

A profusion of pithy proverbs

I love the pithy proverb - Volume 3.

by DJB
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January 1, 2021

Reminders

Personal reminders of what matters can help as we seek to regain our equilibrium after a tumultuous year.

by DJB
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Mavis Staples
December 26, 2020

Saturday Soundtrack: The 2020 top ten

The top ten posts - chosen by reader views - from the Saturday Soundtrack series in 2020.

by DJB
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December 21, 2020

Best of the blog: Top ten posts of 2020

December is for "Best of..." lists. To celebrate 2020 here are the top 10 posts based on reader views.

by DJB
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December 14, 2020

The 2020 year-end reading list

The books I read in the year of COVID, Black Lives Matter, and GOP attacks on our democracy.

by DJB
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The Browns, December 2019
November 22, 2020

Our year in photos – 2020

Let's start our "year in photos" collection with a Zoom screenshot of our Mother's Day brunch!

by DJB
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October 26, 2020

Democracy is never permanent…and the work to keep it never ends

My series of observations on the lessons of history in the fight for democracy.

by DJB
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July 21, 2020

Taking a summer break

Blog favorites from 2020 while I take a few weeks off for the summer.

by DJB
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Saturday Soundtrack | Musicians who have caught my ear

February 27, 2021

Saturday Soundtrack: Earls of Leicester

Classic Flatt & Scruggs from the Earls of Leicester. Bluegrass doesn't get any better than this.

by DJB
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February 20, 2021

Saturday Soundtrack: Christie Lenée

Christie is "like seeing a firecracker execute a high-wire circus routine while doing flips and juggling flaming bowling pins."

by DJB
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February 13, 2021

Saturday Soundtrack: Tired of being alone

Songs during a pandemic for the lonesome. But who knows...you may not be that lonely yet!

by DJB
Comments 0
February 6, 2021

Saturday Soundtrack: Jake Blount

A gay and black performer working in Appalachian music, Blount features "historically informed, beautifully played old-time music."

by DJB
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January 30, 2021

Saturday Soundtrack: Yasmin Williams

Williams is a bold acoustic innovator with an unorthodox, modern style of playing.

by DJB
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January 23, 2021

Saturday Soundtrack: John Smith

Steeped in the lineage of British folk, Smith is an innovative fingerstyle guitarist and a warm and welcoming singer.

by DJB
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January 16, 2021

Saturday Soundtrack: I’m on my way

Richie Havens, Mavis Staples, & Rhiannon Giddens build our resolve on the weekend we honor MLK.

by DJB
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January 9, 2021

Saturday Soundtrack: The darkest hour is just before dawn

After the insurrection at the Capitol, remember that it is darkest just before dawn.

by DJB
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Weekly Reader | Other Writers That Will Help You Laugh, Think, or Cry

March 3, 2021

Weekly Reader: Seeing with bifocals

Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Dolly Parton: both global yet grounded in place.

by DJB
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February 24, 2021

Weekly Reader: Be fair and prosper

Denmark is fairer and doing better. Don't listen to Republicans after Trump. Tombstone Every Mile is great country.

by DJB
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The Moon
February 17, 2021

Weekly Reader: Do it because it is hard

Doing the hard work for the common good by fighting voter suppression, eschewing false patriotism, and reclaiming lost histories.

by DJB
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February 10, 2021

Weekly Reader: A baker’s dozen

Links to 13 articles from the impeachment to people who coronasplain to Mission Control's restoration.

by DJB
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About "More to Come..."

April 10, 2019

About “More to Come…”

Welcome! Learn how DJB's blog has evolved since 2008 from random thoughts to... more organized random thoughts.

by DJB
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Speaking at the Ryman
March 25, 2019

I hate to say goodbye, so I’ll just say so long

A farewell message I wrote to my staff after 22 years at the National Trust.

by DJB
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March 4, 2015

60 lessons from 60 years

A birthday list of 60 things I've learned in my (now) 60 years of life.

by DJB
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Roots Music and More

  • Acoustic Disc
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Saving Places That Matter

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Whatever Else Tickles My Fancy

  • Billy Shore, Bearing Witness
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More to Consider

“There’s always hope in love. Love and hate are viruses. Love can make a civilization bloom and hate can kill a civilization.”

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Grand Canyon (Photo credit: Claire Holsey Brown)

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