In 2011, I started the North Bend Jazz Walk, followed by the North Bend Blues Walk six months later. These annual events raise funds for Jazz Clubs NW, a nonprofit organization supporting live jazz performances and education. Initially, the goal was to generate awareness for the nonprofit and our jazz club - Boxleys. However, as more local businesses got involved, we realized the festival had much broader benefits beyond fundraising. Now when you buy a ticket for the North Bend Jazz Walk, you are supporting programming for students all year long, plus so much more...
Category: Thoughts
It started with a question from a very good friend: "What kind of people are fun to be with?" I said, "Gamers". That led to an idea, which led to another idea, which led to my recruiting my daughter, and then she got another idea. Well, today is the day we launched her game on … Continue reading We Made a Game – Well, Leslie did Most of the Work
Today would have been my dad's 94th birthday. He was born March 13th, 1930 in Poland. More of his story is here... Happy Birthday Dad. I certainly do miss you, still. It's been a while since I got a hug from you, but I still remember what it feels like. I wrote a book about … Continue reading Happy Birthday Dad
Is there a gap between what you want, what you expect, and what you have? How things "should' be? Maybe it’s something you’d like? Maybe something doesn’t feel quite right? Maybe you can’t put your finger on it, but there is a gap. You can feel it. Sometimes, it’s dissatisfaction. Sometimes, it’s bigger than that–depression. How Big is the Gap? I used to have a very large gap between how I thought things should be and how they were working out. I had a lot of expectations. Some of them were my choosing, but many of them were put up on me.
It’s Our Turn I already mentioned this in a previous post, but I thought it was worth repeating. I think it’s a good way to sum everything up. The End of the Story As my dad was in his last days, dying from a cancer that decreased his ability to be present with us, I … Continue reading The Final Lesson –
Danny Kolke 