Category Archives: Personal

The Sound In My Dream

I woke up from a nap. Made myself a hot dog – and ate it. Selected a drum loop, recorded the rhythm guitar, the bass guitar and three version of the lead guitar – ended up selecting the third one … Continue reading

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For Georgia

A good and close friend of mine just lost her sister. And while I am never lost for words, in this case some music came out instead. Georgia, this song is for you and your sister!! iPad/iPhone: http://fabianschonholz.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/for-georgia.mp3 Flash:

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The Closing of 2009

Just as I do every year, I sat down to write this post. I found it particularly difficult; you see, it was not a good year. I always try to focus on the bright aspects of the year that passed. This year is difficult. Continue reading

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Getting Old

Is it getting old or becoming old? When I turned 43 all of a sudden I realized my age. It is not as though 43 is really any older than 42. What hit me was the fact that I was … Continue reading

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The Closing of 2008

2008 has been a hard year for me. Not hard in the sense of bad, but hard in the sense of long, with comings and goings, hardships and uncertainties, a number of disappointments and many changes. And through all the year’s developments, my wife and kids have been there for me. I am one lucky guy. Continue reading

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Ode To The Cigar

A few years ago I started to get more serious about smoking cigars. I always liked cigars but was not too into them. Every so often I would be given one or would buy one. Boo was my once-a-year supplier. … Continue reading

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In The Pursuit Of Art

Recently I have gone bonkers with photography. What I mean by recently is the last couple of weeks. I have been bonkers about photography for a very long time. The last two week however, have been extra bonkers. I have … Continue reading

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The Closing Of 2007

As 2007 comes to a close and 2008 peeks around the corner I want to reflect on the year, events and people close to me: The first blog post (not page) I wrote in this incantation of my blog was … Continue reading

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More On My Kids

Wednesday I was delighted to attend an event at my kids school, Edison Elementary. Jared was being given a certificate for making Honor Roll. Friday, unfortunately I could not attend, Sidney was given the “Character Award for Trustworthiness”. And before, … Continue reading

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The Faithful And The Intellectual

I have been “accused” that I am trying to get to faith through an intellectual exercise and that I will never get there. I neither agree, nor disagree. Regardless of the outcome, the road is worthwhile. According to the dictionary, … Continue reading

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