Look at it Differently
Dear Jessica Brennan, There is a part of our town called Old East Village that over the years was sadly let go. The homes there are beautiful but many were …
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The Campfire Test
Dear Jessica Brennan, I remember talking to a record executive once who told me that before they would consider a song for release it must pass the Campfire Test. What’s …
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I’m not lost
Dear Jessica Brennan, What is the fascination with being lost? One of the readers of Dear Jessica Brennan commented a few weeks back (thanks David) that there is too much …
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Smile
Dear Jessica Brennan, There has been so much written over the years about the benefits of smiles. The music for Charlie Chaplin’s, Smile (though your heart is breaking) was written …
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Subtle Differences Big Difference
Dear Jessica Brennan, It is easy to be manipulated by the media, and by people who are good at turning tales around for their own advantage. This card-trick and illusion …
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A Woman of a Certain Age
Dear Jessica Brennan, Sometimes when you reach 50 or 60 or 70, people don’t want to mention age when they refer to you or themselves. It is kind of silly, …
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Boom
Dear Jessica Brennan, There was a time when tag was a game you played, not a thing you did to a picture. Rap was the sound you made when you …
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How’s Your Childhood Going?
Dear Jessica Brennan, Childhood is a funny thing. We all had one, and it never leaves us. We sentimentalize it, refer back to it, blame it. We never actually escape …
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The Last Page of Your Life
Dear Jessica Brennan, You’re having a birthday next week, so I thought I would write about time, and life, and numbers. About ten years ago I used to tell people …
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Bait + Aggression = Closed Minds
Dear Jessica Brennan, Recently I posted a blog that got a few people fired up. When I wrote it I knew it was a complicated, volatile issue that I was …
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