Pragmatic Compendium

duplicity. duplicity everywhere. whenever words and actions conflict, the actions carry the stronger – truer – message.

The following excerpt came to me via private message a few weeks before the 2016 presidential election: "I enjoy a political discussion with someone who actually thinks, explores, and discusses ...
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People talking without speaking. People hearing without listening. Why would anyone want to engage in conversation with someone who thinks they are stupid?

I should NOT have gone on facebook. So. much. hate. contemptuous mocking. sarcasm. ridicule. Not just for DT, but for everyone who doesn't overtly hate him. My facebook feed was ...
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“But there ain’t no point in talking when there’s nobody listening so we just ran away.”

It was facebook's "On This Day" feature that prompted me. Browsing through all my facebook posts on January 16th from 2010 through 2017 got me thinking. What had I posted ...
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Chain Breaker (unmixed cover by Julie Stiles Mills)

It's the day after a 12 hour/3 song recording session and I realize I haven't posted any of the covers I've recorded in a while. Here's one recorded June 30, ...
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step outside your comfort zone.

Some of you know I serve as a career coach. Just last week I found myself in a Panera Bread working with one of my current students on their resume ...
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Bill Nye. Regular Guy.

Confession. Every time I read or hear something Bill Nye says, I have an instant flashback to this 1990s video of him wearing jogging shorts and a cape, hands on ...
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I suppose this means I’m officially a “recording artist.”

Merry Christmas! Here's a link to the Christmas song I just released - available on Amazon and itunes for 99 cents: "Bells of Christmas Medley" It's a medley of: ...
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the 1% rule. a minority with too much free time? or representative of the 99%?

Something has bothered me for a while. When someone says that a certain group of people "thinks" this or "says" that, where does the opinion of that group come from? ...
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the most divisive word of all: “THEY”

After the events of the last few days, my resilience is worn-down. I can't read another post or comment by an armchair pundit containing divisive broadcasted attacks against the nameless, ...
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Ratatouille and Vegit Lasagna

[This post was an experiment. First post using only phone photos and my android WordPress app.] I made ratatouille for the first time today. Actually, I assembled it. The oven ...
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“Through All of It” Cover

Just got out of the recording studio. Here's a preview "Rough" Mix ...
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“Bells of Christmas” Cover

When I was a young girl, I LOVED Karen Carpenter's music. LOVED. IT. When I found out she sang her own harmonies and backgrounds, a dream was born. I wanted ...
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#GoodNews – the Christian faith isn’t about being “good.”

The Christian faith isn't about being "good" and trying not to do anything "wrong." ‪ #‎Jesus‬ wasn't just a good man Christians should strive to emulate. If I believe the ...
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a lesson in humility. and a reminder.

Dr. Doofenshmirtz might call the first part of this post my "backstory." ~ I'm a firstborn and an ISTP (67%) / ISTJ (33%) who's worked with IT personnel (mostly guys) ...
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Christmas Bell Medley (unmixed cover by Julie Stiles Mills)

UPDATE: I had this recording mixed and mastered and the final version is available for download HERE I hesitate to put these unmixed recordings up because every vocal you hear ...
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