I needed to find out whether the Rock 'N' Roll Pantheon is "for real," whatever that phrase has come to mean.

No, you didn't actually ask, but let me tell you anyway, okay? Personally, I'm officially tired of the outdated double standard that is our military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

Here is my loving playlist for two kids who remind us all about a sometimes flickering yet ultimately difficult to extinguish force in our world -- a crazy little thing called love.

Here's an Earth Day playlist of songs about taking better care of Planet Earth, better care of one another and better care of ourselves.

Until the Dow is back above 10,000 and/or there is peace in the Middle East, I hereby pledge to, on some semi-occasional basis, offer some reasons to be cheerful during our current Depression.

Bruce, arm-in-arm with his old E Street gang, seems to be working on his own dream of growing old, not just gracefully, but significantly.