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Family Life

A Celebration of the Life of Jerry Voorhees

Jerrell “Jerry” Voorhees passed on March 1, 2017 from complications of Alzheimer’s/Dementia. For many years Jerry was a fixture in the D.C. jazz scene, both listening and playing his beloved vibraphones with the Annapolis Jazz Trio. Jerry also spent a season in Nashville, playing regularly at the Sunday jams at Windows on the Cumberland, and performing […]

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Family Life

A Eulogy for Daddy Joe

Father Abraham had many sons Had many sons had Father Abraham I am one of them And so are you So let’s just praise the Lord Abraham, the father of three of the major streams of faith in the world, is known in scholarly circles as a patriarch. He was, as the dictionary defines that […]

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Community Events Family Life Nashville

A “Fair” Review

The Tennessee State Fair opened last night, and as has become the tradition of the Voorhees household, daughter number two and I traveled down Nolensville Road, braved the muddy field parking lot, and found ourselves in the middle of a world filled with the smells of grilling onions and peppers, cotton candy, with a whiff […]

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Community Events Family Life Nashville

A “Fair” Review

The Tennessee State Fair opened last night, and as has become the tradition of the Voorhees household, daughter number two and I traveled down Nolensville Road, braved the muddy field parking lot, and found ourselves in the middle of a world filled with the smells of grilling onions and peppers, cotton candy, with a whiff […]

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Family Life

Hey Cupid

My youngest Anna started her songwriting and performing career today. Enjoy her first hit, “Hey Cupid,” produced by her very proud papa. heycupid.mp3

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Community Creativity Family Life Music Reviews Nashville

The Best Dad Ever

As the folks that follow me on Twitter know, I spent the evening last night in the midst of over a thousand squeeling teenage divas at the annual 107.5 The River Acoustic Christmas concert. Every year, starting in late October or early November, the station of choice for girls age 8 and older (and the […]

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Community Family Life Politics

A Child’s Eye View of the Debates

Artwork by Anna… I may be partial but I think it’s a pretty good rendering of McCain….

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Community Family Life Politics

A Child’s Eye View of the Debates

Artwork by Anna… I may be partial but I think it’s a pretty good rendering of McCain….

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Family Life

A Video from my Cuz…

Courtesy of my cousin Ray.

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Family

An Update…

Okay, here is the deal for all who are interested… The original onlywonder.com was completely wiped out by my ISP, and it looks like it won’t be coming back. The MethoBlog is completely gone, and I will have to rebuild it from scratch. I have moved my blog site (Only Wonder Understands) to be hosted […]