Yesterday after work Alex and I went downstairs to play drums for a bit. He hasn’t played drums for several months so I encouraged this as an experiment to see how his new dog reacts to it. I started us off with a very basic beat and some simple snare and ride cymbal. Alex was [...]
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This song just got a 5 star rating in my personal library. There’s less than a dozen songs with a rating that high. I’m not sure why I love this song so much because there’s nobody in mind, but I am having trouble getting enough of this one.
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In the search for balance the pendulum swings back and forth. Last night there was another correction, a minor one, in my life. I consider the minor ones as indicators that I’m on or near track. First of all Alex and I had our second saxophone lesson yesterday. I’d been practicing but he hadn’t so [...]
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After a single commute (about 40 minutes) I feel like I now understand where to place the sax mouthpiece in order to get a good, consistent sound. Tonight after work I’ll be able to pop it in the horn and see if I’ve got it right. And with the radio turned up extra loud, I [...]
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Yesterday evening Alex and I had our first saxophone lesson. We went with a single alto sax that we can share (we have separate straps and mouthpieces). Alex went first and did really well (I mean *really* well – the kid has a gift). Within a minute or two he was getting good sounds, his [...]
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Here’s a photo of Alex holding an alto sax. We decided to take lessons and while looking for an instructor we were told that 7-year olds aren’t usually able to reach all the keys (or whatever they’re called). So we went to a rental place to try some out. I think Alex looks pretty good [...]
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Since I’ve been going through so many changes recently (tossing out un-necessary work and focusing on the important things) I thought I’d visit 43things.com and update my goals. I figured I’d be giving some of them up but almost immediately I realized that I’d completed one of my goals – doing a 50-mile bicycle ride. [...]
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