The Thoughts On Life BlogFrom Where I Sit, are Richard’s written thoughts, looking at life from a retired point of view. He talks about how things have changed, both for the good and bad, since he was a younger man and how he sees things going forward in the future.  Topics include music, songwriting, finance, technology,  and as the title says, thoughts on life.  

Recent Blog Posts

What’s My Genre ?

I have been a musician since I was thirteen years old. I was a typical teenager growing up in central Canada, listening to the radio

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Develop Big Ears

Hearing is one of our senses. Most of us take it for granted. We use our ears everyday in conversation. For musicians hearing is the

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Long Train Running 50 Years Ago

Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary Concert I recently watched the Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary concert recorded at Radio City Music Hall. Michael McDonald joined them and

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2022 Year In Review

2022 Covid After almost two years of covid restrictions, wearing masks and staying distant, we had weathered the worst of the covid pandemic. We did

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Your Most Important Decision

I have spent time thinking about – What is the best career for me. I did not think of it as My Most Important Decision, but in retrospect I think it is.

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The Older I Got

The Older I Got – The Wiser Dad Seemed To Be This is my first original song release for 2022 ! This song is written

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YouTube Production Skills

For as long as I remember I have liked trying new things, especially creative things. As I saw YouTube become a video social media platform,

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Thoughts On Life

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Richard writes periodic blog posts from his thoughts, and whatever is on his mind.