And then there is music.Lots of stuff appeals to me, starting with what the yard birds do each morning before dawn.There is Americana Fest, held every September in Nashville, which I only just discovered in 2019.(They skipped last year due to COVID).

Have always loved any-and-all breeds of singer-songwriter, along with the rock of my youth, most of Motown, a little classical, some jazz, select R&B, the whole of The American Songbook, swing (Ella, anyone?), Echoes and World Cafe on WXPN.

And get this: I have the nerve to consider myself a musician, even though i don’t actually play an instrument.Is that allowed?A word in conversation can remind me of a lyric.A random sound makes me think of a downbeat or a melody.Before long I am singing something out loud, or playing something in my head.

I guess you could say I am one of those people who are easily amused.It makes for a full life, and life is rather sweet right about now.

Robert J. Cavanaugh, Jr
August 23, 2021