Three Memoirs | Audio Book Review
Kurt Lavoie2019-02-01T14:04:01+00:00Some of you may want to settle in with a good book with the snow coming this weekend. So, I wanted to share my recent Amazon Audible selections: Tina Turner’s “My Love [...]
Badass in the Making
Kurt Lavoie2019-02-19T14:54:38+00:00"When life gets hard, it's not to break us; it's to make us badass." - An Average Jill
Johnny Cash, “Sunday Morning Coming Down”
Kurt Lavoie2020-01-06T19:36:13+00:00One of the fondest memories I have of my childhood was waking up on Sunday morning to the sound of Johnny Cash. My father was, and still is, a huge Johnny Cash [...]
Poison, “Every Rose Has It’s Thorn”
Kurt Lavoie2019-02-23T20:00:00+00:00When I was 16 my friend and I were handed backstage passes to meet the members of our favorite band, Poison, after a show at the Hartford Civic Center. Within seconds I [...]
“Following the Herd” | December 20, 2018
Kurt Lavoie2020-05-18T13:17:01+00:00I used to follow the herd instead of planning my own path. The thought was, if I did what was expected, I’d achieve a golden nugget that everyone seemed to be after; [...]
The Sun Does Shine | Audio Book Review
Kurt Lavoie2019-01-14T19:03:40+00:00I just finished listening to “The Sun Does Shine,” by Anthony Ray Hinton. It’s a true story written by a black man from Alabama who spent 30 years on Alabama’s death row [...]
Girl, Wash Your Face | Audio Book Review
Kurt Lavoie2019-01-14T19:03:46+00:00I just finished another great audiobook on Amazon's Audible. “Girl, Wash Your Face” by Rachel Hollis provided a lively and upbeat pep talk that sparked my momentum. I think the ladies would [...]
Kid Rock, “Purple Sky”
Kurt Lavoie2019-02-23T19:58:45+00:00I remember driving to school as a teenager, and becoming mesmerized by the morning sky. The passing landscape would fall in line with the beat of whatever music I had playing on [...]
Rod Stewart, “Reason to Believe”
Kurt Lavoie2019-02-23T19:57:38+00:00I had a regrettable experience in my youth, while a Rod Stewart album played in the background. For many years afterwards, when I’d hear any Rod Stewart song, I’d become nauseous, and [...]
Pursuing Dreams
Kurt Lavoie2019-01-27T20:47:09+00:00"I believe the best way to inspire my children to pursue their dreams, is by pursuing mine." - An Average Jill