A Sixties Man

Americana Music Soundtrack: The Ultimate Morning Drive Playlist

Live at Billy Bob's a favorite on tha American Music Soundtrack

In 2014, life changed dramatically. I became a grandfather to two wonderful grandchildren—Oliver was born in March and Zoe in September, born to my sons Andrew and Peter. I also retired in September of that year, becoming a full-time babysitter and blogger. Two to three days a week, I had…

5 Quiet Acoustic Guitar Albums for Trying Times

So the other day, a Facebook friend asked for recommendations for a quiet and relaxing acoustic guitar album. My initial reaction was to recommend two of my go-to albums for unwinding. My first recommendation was Little Lion by Brooks Williams. The second was Gravity by Jesse Cook. But after posting…

Lawrence Blatt blends science and music to create the soothing Emergence

Lawrence Blatt blends science and music to create the soothing Emergence Composing music is akin to magic for me, I don’t know how it’s done nor do I care. I just enjoy the ride and the end product! With that said it is safe to say that I am in…

The Beginning – My Reading Journey :The 1970s

A Horror Story Encountered on My Reading Jpurney

I have never been much of a reader of “The Classics.” In fact, I’ve always believed that if I had been forced to struggle through too many of them when I was young, I might never have become the reader I am today. Reading, at least the reading we choose…

The Summer of 1876 – Leads Me to an Indian Wars TBR Pile

Growing Up With the West The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen and Legends More Than Custer and the Gunfighters The Summer of 1876 Still Resonates Books About the Indian Wars From My History Shelves Nonfiction Historical Fiction Links Creating an Indian Wars TBR Pile From My Own Books…..Join Me? On…

A Sixties Man Continues His Life Safari – Join Me!

The Siixties-Seventies Man - Edward Karn

This Sixties Man was born on October 1, 1951, so technically I grew up in both the 1950s and the 1960s. But let’s face it—the Sixties tend to get most of the attention. They were years of enormous change in music, culture, politics, and technology, and they left a lasting…

Late Summer Reads Recapping My August Reading Challenge Books

At the started of August I created the following table. It is the list of my proposed late summer reads. As you can see, I have finished reading three of the proposed book. I addition, I started the other two books on the list and I’m more than half way…

Reading Challenge 2026 Update and Late Summer Reading Plans

Back in January I mapped out an ambitious reading plan for 2026. My goal was to read 66 books—36 library books and 30 from my own shelves. It looked like a great plan on paper. Then life happened. Between launching this website, updating hundreds of older posts, family time, and…

Book Dragon vs. Bookworm – The Battle Within

After more than 50 years of marriage, my wife still doesn’t understand one thing about me—my books. She regularly suggests I get rid of some of them, especially since I rarely reread a novel once I’ve finished it. My answer is always the same: “But what if I want to?”…

An Amazing Accidental Throwback Thursday Pandora Playlist…..

A Throwback Thursday Pandora Playlist For decades, my music rode shotgun on field trips across New Jersey. These days, the commute is an early-morning drive to Target—and sometimes the best soundtracks happen entirely by accident. Ok, this is just the way things go on this site. Something unexpected happens—like this…