http://acaproductions.com/myblog Time to relax and let your mind work properly! Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:29:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Sunday, November 22, the kids and I went to the Corning Museum of Glass.  Turned out to be a wonderful day for it too.  We took the rural route there and it was a very nice drive.  I haven't been to the museum in many many years so I ... http://acaproductions.com/myblog/2009/11/25/reflections-on-corning/ Well I had some trouble getting this site back online but thanks to the quick work of my hosting provider, it has been resolved. What has not been resolved is the fact that I have been so negligent in posting to this place. I nearly fell out of ... http://acaproductions.com/myblog/2009/11/25/time-goes-by/ I scan the local papers frequently to see what musical acts will be appearing here in the near future. Ever since we got a casino on both sides of the border here, it seems like a lot more acts perform at one or both places than ever before. ... http://acaproductions.com/myblog/2009/08/29/musical-gambles/ The battle is on and the nation's health care hangs in the balance. I'd love to be a fly on the wall in the rooms where all this wheeling and dealing is going on over what this final health care reform bill will be like. It's certainly not ... http://acaproductions.com/myblog/2009/08/29/a-healthy-choice/ I don't think it's any secret that many state governments around this country are in trouble. They have spent many decades on spending more than they should and now a true test has come forth. Since a state relies on income from sales and property taxes, the means by which ... http://acaproductions.com/myblog/2009/07/20/the-state-of-spending/ Short of living in a vacuum, it would be hard not to notice that the supposed health care reform is making the rounds on Capitol Hill. President Obama did pledge reform for health care and the debate is well under way. There are already bills being presented and ... http://acaproductions.com/myblog/2009/07/15/pay-it-forward/ The U.S. government has done a lot to make sure we have an economic recovery, but in the midst of this supposed recovery is the realization that many of the jobs that have been lost in the downturn may never be recovered. Unemployment rates are reaching historic highs (not ... http://acaproductions.com/myblog/2009/07/08/the-recovery-and-jobs/ When you think of someone like Todd Rundgren you either have no idea who he is or you do know who he is and equate him with the outer fringes of musical genius. He has written lots of songs that have become hits for other people, and he has even ... http://acaproductions.com/myblog/2009/07/03/rockin-it-out-with-todd/ I grew up in the 1980's listening to all manner of Michael Jackson. How could you not - the guy was bigger than Jesus (or so it seemed). Not only that, he had a lot of great music behind him despite his tendency to appear like he was ... http://acaproductions.com/myblog/2009/06/28/the-80s-mj-and-me/ I get the newspaper every day now which is new for me as I used to be content with getting only the Sunday edition. I recently went on a lark and decided to try a daily infusion of news. Now I get a blow by blow account of ... http://acaproductions.com/myblog/2009/06/27/a-government-crisis/