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Verne Reynolds, man with a hobby

One way to know someone is by their hobbies. The name of Verne Reynolds should be familiar to Horn Matters readers, as Bruce and...

Putting it into Perspective

Sometimes you just suck. Its one of those days where one or more things are not going right. It could be a physical problem -...

Deeper insights 5: Quitting?

As a final point in this series of deeper insights related to raising a handicapped child it would be this: giving up is not...

‘Listening’ with Your Whole Body

Hearing music is not necessarily limited to the ears. Take for example musician, composer and speaker Evelyn Glennie. Ms. Glennie has been profoundly - not completely -...

Op Ed: On Critical Thinking and Bias

The topic of prejudice has come across the radar of late - on several fronts at once. Funny how that happens. Within Horn Matters, John...

You Know More Than You Think

I am not a huge proponent of Freudian psychology but I do appreciate some aspects of Jungian theory. For the unitiated, Carl Jung pioneered the...

On Mentorship and Recovery from Abuse

This photo and the memories associated with it are among my most prized possessions. This is Milan Yancich, the man who saved my creative soul....

Quote from Winston Churchill on Life and Living

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. In just about any relationship there is give and...

The Enduring Enigma of Dale Clevenger

I have to confess something. I have mixed feelings about Dale Clevenger and his legacy. When I say this, please realize that this opinion comes...

Screen time versus your horn playing (and everything else)

This past week I noted an article, “Study: Too much screen time harmful on molecular level.” Likely you have heard that overall, it is...