hello i'm michael. let's get blogging. it will be lots of music, poetry and a bit of editorializing as well about life, politics (egad! ) and whatever pops into my ancient yet fertile brain. writing for me has always been cathartic, therapeutic and relaxing. a few quiet moments to clear the cobwebs and allow the ink to hit the page. posting to the web is a new tack for me; usually it's an old notebook which is fairly well hidden and often forgotten even by me. so, to grease the skids and keep  the old cogs turning, i'm writing for all the world to see. please do not hold it against me.