Scars - Physical vs. Emotional) (Note: I wrote this 4 years ago with the intention of posting it, but it looks like I never got around to doing that, so after reading it again, I decided this needed to be posted) --------------------------------------------------------------------- After having my 6th surgery in 5 years, I have a lot of scars. Some healed to the point of not being able to see them at all, and a few I will likely have the rest of my life. While the newest ones still hurt a little, they are healing. They will get better. The others are just cool little reminders of what happened. They don’t hurt at all. That’s because, in most cases, physical scars typically heal, at least the “pain” part of them. Emotional scars are an entirely different story. I’ve seen a lot about bullying lately. Both on Facebook and on TV. It’s really sad to me, because I just don’t get it. Why do people feel the need to bully ot...
Restating The Obvious (This document is available in PDF format with the purchase of my album, "Restating The Obvious" on my bandcamp site here: https://midiboy.bandcamp.com ) “Restating The Obvious” is a complete remake of Midiboy’s 1 st full length CD which was called “Stating The Obvious.” The original album came with a 16 page booklet that contained the lyrics, along with a story set up to look like a journal. Unfortunately, I do not have access to the original graphic artwork for that album and because I’ve also restructured, added two songs and rearranged the order of some of the songs, simply copying the original booklet didn’t seem like a great plan either. An interesting note about the original album, and ultimately still holds true for this remake, is that it was reviewed by two popular online magazines, one Christian and one Secular. The Christian magazine said that while the music was good, the message was lacking and didn’t...