David Wiseman-da6d

First off, the painting and then the Ramblin’.

C. R. Pap Pap Troxell is one of my favorite painters. He painted my CD cover for I Ain’t Stayin’. Have a look!

This painting is “Wooly Worm Trails,”…

Has anyone ever asked, “How many eyes did you see that with, and whose were they?” That is a rather silly question, eh? 

Has anyone ever said, “I saw it with my own two eyes!”? I wonder how a statement…

I took this picture in Casselberry, FL on February 8th of this year, so it was way down in my photos list. For some reason, it just popped up this evening.

Miles Dryer made this token. The one I wear…

First, A Word From Our Sponsor!

A few weeks ago, I published a video for the song Shadow's Puppet. Several of the scenes were a bit challenging. Some things just had to be the way they were. During a…

Golf is not the sport for me. Maybe, 1979 or so, I played 14 holes with a borrowed set of clubs. That's when I reached the conclusion that if I have time for golf, I have time for fishing. "Fore!"

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Pleiades come to visit me.

Ladies, come in!

Enter.

I

Am

Delighted

Everyone came tonight,

Sisters, let us all play Pleiades

Welcome again, Friends

Seven Sisters come to play.

Shine bright, Pleiades

Peace, Y'all!

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My wife thinks that I sanitize my hands a lot. Me? I like tequila.

Well, I used to. I have become very indifferent about it now. I do recall that almost every time tequila was involved, there was something…

It was just about a year ago when I spent a few days with Robert George at Sound Temple Studio, Asheville NC. I’ve been there before. This was my second full-length CD recorded at Sound Temple Studio. I like working…

Lip Balm? 

I recall the movie The Three Amigos with Martin Short (Ned Nederlander), Chevy Chase (Dusty Bottoms), and Steve Martin (Lucky Day). Other than the Buttercup scene, my favorite is the Lip Balm scene. 

The Three Amigos are riding…

I am ramblin' a bit late tonight. I'm sure that surprises very few. But there is a story I want to tell you about. In the picture, a bolo tie. They have a very interesting history, but that's not what…

This week, Rob Appelblatt invited me to perform with other songwriters and performers to benefit the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation and Stand Up For Heroes. Rob's efforts for these two interrelated charitable causes can be augmented greatly by any contribution…

Let’s talk about something else for a change. I have a two-dollar bill in my wallet. It’s been in there for as long as I’ve owned the wallet. The same goes for the wallet before that one and maybe one…

I haven't played much in a long time. No matter, I'm still pretty bad at it. 

I read recently about the benefits of chess for Military Veterans. There is positive evidence that chess can help veterans with PSTD and…

This is a new post, alright. A new one every day, but this one is different. This is my first animation from drawings, so how cool is that, eh? I'm learning this by trial and lots of error. If I…

I see these on a shelf or in a box somewhere around the house every year or so, usually about this time. There's often a flood of emotion, good and bad. I'll dust them off and put them back on…

Are d2 to d4 chess notations? Yes! I'm not sure I'd know what to do with them if I had them. Notions, notations, whatever.

Where do I go from here? I'll ask often enough to not be surprised by the…

The picture is a combination of a couple of creations for my video Shadow's Puppet. Give it a look and see what you find.

Lots of times, I can't think of anything to say. 

Often, there's too much to…

Roy Rogers was a silver screen cowboy. I'd say that he never shot anybody in those silver screen movies. If a bad guy needed a lesson, Roy would shoot the gun right out of his hands. That'll teach 'em!

Of…

Sól, how are you dear Friend?

I'm not up on Norse or Roman mythology. I hope that no one expects me to be. I do know that the closet star to Earth brings us light and warmth. Without it, there…

Blog Post Number 132:

I have rambled on about my video Shadow's Puppet for several days. There's a few dozen more stories to tell about that and the process. But today, nothing serious. No political commentary, no sales pitch…

Did anyone recognize Abbey Road in the video? I recall a meme that I’ve seen a few times that showed the Beatles walking right to left across Abbey Road. All of them are wearing shoes. I have captioned that meme…

Tomorrow, November 3rd, 2020 is going to be a pivotal point in American history. I hope everyone makes the effort to be part of it. For the moment, that's enough said about that. Do the right thing. The world is…

It wasn't intentional, but as the video project evolved some of the lyrics pulled me directly toward an old TV series, Dark Shadows. "...My dark shadow follows me." The second scene zooms out from a window in the silhouette…

December 17th, 2016, A Chinese Naval Warship captures a U.S. drone spy submarine in the South China Sea. Chinese Capture Spy Submarine 

In case anyone was wondering why my video "Shadow's Puppet" has a yellow submarine, here's why. After the…