May 7, 2017
A New Beginning! Here we are…nearly at the beginning of another summer. A lot of people, especially younger people, dread this time of year as it signals back to school time. Even as we grow into adults, we still tend to work on this same schedule. The end of...
Apr 23, 2017
Every once in a while I go through stages where I think that I want to do something else other than what I am currently doing. In September, I thought that I wanted to play with a top grade pipe band. I went to practice for a month. I loved playing with those...
Apr 23, 2017
When we start a new project, we are excited about it because it is new. As we get further into the project, we forget why we are doing it and often lose interest. As a person who teaches people to play the bagpipes, I find that part of my job is keeping the student...
Apr 19, 2017
I get a kick out of people who say that “winning isn’t everything”, though we as a society spend a bloody fortune following things having to do with winning and losing. We go to sporting events of all kinds, we watch competitions on TV, and are glued to the current...
Apr 4, 2017
I read a book once that dealt with “”success principals””. One of the discussions in the book had to do with talent. They defined the words as: “”an innate desire to achieve a goal””. I think most people think that...
Jun 6, 2016
It’s almost timeFall is fast approaching. I find that this is the time of year when most people start their new projects, coinciding with the school year. I’ve decided that I am going back to the pipe band world, this time as a player. My bucket list...
