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  • Anti-tour Diary – Day 1

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    Whooo!! My girlfriend just left on  TOUR! I’m going to CAUSE SOME TROUBLE WHILE SHE’S GONE!!

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    Dropped her off at the airport, heading to the house, making some plans for tonight….

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    Yesiree, flying solo. Mmmm-hmmmm!
    Warmed up some shrimp jambalaya, well, I’ll just just check facebook for a minute…..grab a beer….. uh..hey, it’s been almost an hour now.

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    No time for that, time to PAR-TAY!

    Whoops, cats are hungry. Out of cat food. Driving in the rain, whistling at the opportunities that are heading my way. Whoa! Old lady running the checkout is flirting with me! I know I’ve GOT IT. Whooo!!

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    Make it home and feed the cats – well uh-oh. Dishwasher needs to be emptied, suppose I can handle that before the big night out. Ahh, shoot, better hand wash all these delicate items and bamboo cutting boards. You know what would make this better? Another beer! I’m just warmin’ up!

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    Sayyy, didn’t I DVR Mad Men last night? Need to check that out while I’m….uh….folding laundry? Darn it, didn’t I do that already? I need my work clothes to be clean. Well, beer makes it better (again). What do you think, Don?

     

     

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    Check facebook really quick…..darn it, there goes another hour. Wait! A Bee question, I’d better answer this e-mail now –

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    You know what? It’s getting kind of, erm, late.

    Maybe I should get some rest and try this again tomorrow.

     


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  • A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. – John Barrymore

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    Having a puppy made me realize how much extra time that I had that I was squandering. Of course, the irony is that now that I have the dog I don’t have any spare time to squander.

    I’m starting to get that feeling….the one that says, “You need to take some time to enjoy doing some things that you enjoy doing – playing guitar and recording songs”.  I’ve been reading some recording books at work so that I can try and capture that mindset again. While walking the dog I’ve had some song ideas float through my head. Granted, now that I have a smartphone I could make verbal notes to myself but since it’s a smartphone, I haven’t figured it out yet.

    My dad’s birthday was October 4th.

    I didn’t do anything in his memory although I had a fleeting thought of having a drink in his honor.  But I’m pretty sure I was out of scotch (which wasn’t his drink) and had no orange juice (for a screwdriver that he once admitted that he drank in college).   It’s very hard for me to drink his beer (Budweiser = rusty nails).

    Honestly, I think I was too tired to do it.

    Walking a more-than-energetic dog twice a day is pretty draining. And time consuming.  He’s still a puppy but luckily he’s learning fast. And a fast learner.

    Here he is in his upcoming costume, “Bat with 100-mph-tail”.

     


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  • “When a finger points to the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger” Chinese Proverb

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    Today has been a really “off” day. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m getting a cold, or if the moon cycle is hitting a little early.

    I didn’t believe in the “moon cycle” until my boss pointed it out to me. About two days before and after every full moon, everything at work would go haywire. Completely off the wall stuff. Things would happen that you just couldn’t believe. (Not supernatural stuff, but stuff that happens once every ten years would just pick one of those days to happen). The next full moon is December second – so it’s a little early yet.

    My day started when I woke up getting everything ready for my guitar lesson. My student canceled. No problem, got a few things done. My brother called and wanted to meet. My daughter and I got ready and we left the house to meet at Bonedaddy’s.

    That’s when it hit me. That “Don’t Leave the House” feeling. It’s that feeling that tells me, “Be careful, something tremendously bad can happen today”. I resisted every urge to cancel everything and stay home. Met up with brother, daughter met a few friends I have there, and I drank three beers and had lunch.

    Afterward, we went to Bed Bath and Beyond, and got a lava lamp for girlie’s room and a sound machine too. Came home and passed out for three hours. Had to pick up milk for tomorrow and I got that same “Don’t Leave the House” feeling. Was extra, extra careful getting home and I’ve locked the door and set the alarm.

    Not sure what’s going on – if it’s an impending cold, it would make sense. The moon, less sense, but still possible. It’s a very nagging feeling that something is not quite right…..I just haven’t figured out what it is yet.


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  • “Whenever I feel like exercise I lie down until the feeling passes” Robert Maynard Hutchins

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    Ow. Ow. Ow.

    I’m not really in that much pain, but my lower legs are definitely sore. Yesterday, in my “Concepts of Physical Fitness” class, we were baselining our VO2max and had to walk (1mile) or run (1.5miles) to get this baseline. Of the thirty person class, two of us chose to run. I was supposed to only run around the building about five and a half times, but I think I ran six and a half. Oops. Lost track. Even so, with the time I ran, my fitness is considered “good” – of which I’m pretty glad. I haven’t been running at all, so to be able to complete this I felt good about my physical fitness (for my age *cough* *cough*).

    That being said, I was more or less stoned from exhaustion yesterday. I didn’t realize it until I made it over to Guitar Center to buy more strings. When I had gotten home, I had immediately tried to complete stringing up the J. I quickly realized that I had cut three of the strings wrong, and that is what was causing my intonation problems. But, I had no strings left. So, to Guitar Center I went. One of the GC guys attempted to strike up a conversation about Reverend Horton Heat (I was wearing a RHH shirt) but I was so exhausted that I could barely do more than nod and shrug my shoulders. From there I went to Whole Foods around the corner and found this:

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    Came home and finished stringing up the J. Around seven thirty, I laid down and attempted to sleep. So I slept until about eight forty five this morning. That’s a lot of sleep for me.

    Oddly, this will be the first true holiday weekend that I’ve had in about five years. My Saturday class is cancelled, and so are my Monday classes. Time for more coffee. Need to read some Chemistry – maybe later.

    Forgot – I’m supposed to be getting a *free* treadmill tomorrow from my ex-mother-in-law.


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  • “May you have warmth in your igloo, oil in your lamp, and peace in your heart” Eskimo Proverb

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    Sundays appear to be good days to update. Again, I’m not sure why.

    I’ve got a student coming over in about an hour and a half – and I’ll be giving another guitar lesson.

    Yesterday, my brother picked me up and we went to a small get together with some of his friends from school – I’m a at good place in my life, and didn’t feel as …..inferior….. as I normally do. Over time, I’m finally getting to the conclusion that as long as I’m happy with what I’m doing, then the rest falls into place. We drove around a bunch in Ft Worth and went to the stockyards. My green hair went over pretty well there – in a lot of ways it was like being in Houston. The really “square” folks stared – everyone else pretty much ignored me. It was definitely a fun time – Ross’ buddies are all pretty quick on the draw.

    School starts tomorrow. All my credits have been accounted for. After I finish this 13 hours this semester, I’ll only need four more classes to get an Associates Degree. I’m not stopping there though – I’m going to transfer into the college around the corner and go for a degree in Music Business/Recording. Not quite sure of all the different parts of it, but that’s the plan. Having the plan is good enough right now.


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