OldePhart
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So, this year we decided to spend Christmas week at my mother-in-law's out of state so my sister-in-law could take a break and get away (my mother-in-law is almost blind and has alzheimers so my wife's sister cares for her).
Anyway...I wasn't exactly looking forward to the week (not because of mom-in-law, just don't like the house/town/state/drive) but figured at least I'd get lots of time to play ukulele, maybe even learn something! I took two ukes along, my new Pono bari and my favorite soprano, looking forward to some serious woodshedding.
So, what's the first thing I did at mom-in-law's house? Burnt the fool out of my index and second fingers the first morning - it was half-dark in the kitchen and I didn't notice that the cup I'd used to heat some water in the microwave had gold (i.e. metallic) glaze on the handle. Easily the worst burn I've ever had, though not bad enough to require a visit to the Dr. or anything. Just bad enough to seriously restrict my uke playing.
On the silver-lining side, I did discover that if you use the fabric band-aids on your index and second fingers while picking a thumb and two-finger pattern the bandaids rub together and make a neat shaker sound... LOL
Still have a week of vacation left and my fingers are still too messed up to allow much beyond basic strumming. Oh well, at least I'm back home in my own bed and can actually get some sleep at night.
John
Anyway...I wasn't exactly looking forward to the week (not because of mom-in-law, just don't like the house/town/state/drive) but figured at least I'd get lots of time to play ukulele, maybe even learn something! I took two ukes along, my new Pono bari and my favorite soprano, looking forward to some serious woodshedding.
So, what's the first thing I did at mom-in-law's house? Burnt the fool out of my index and second fingers the first morning - it was half-dark in the kitchen and I didn't notice that the cup I'd used to heat some water in the microwave had gold (i.e. metallic) glaze on the handle. Easily the worst burn I've ever had, though not bad enough to require a visit to the Dr. or anything. Just bad enough to seriously restrict my uke playing.
On the silver-lining side, I did discover that if you use the fabric band-aids on your index and second fingers while picking a thumb and two-finger pattern the bandaids rub together and make a neat shaker sound... LOL
Still have a week of vacation left and my fingers are still too messed up to allow much beyond basic strumming. Oh well, at least I'm back home in my own bed and can actually get some sleep at night.
John