Down Up Dick

In Greek they use the word areté which roughly means excellent. The idea is to be excellent. In practical terms that means to have a...

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I’m still readin’ at least one poem a day, but I’ve switched from Robert Frost to my books of Cowboy poetry. I really enjoy the...

Yeah, I’ve always been an avid shopper. I love go to the Mall now and look at stuff and at the other shoppers. Of course, I married...

Yeah, shopping music stores in San Diego was one of my favorite things to do. I played trumpet then and some of the other brasses a bit...

I like the pipes too. I was gonna buy a chanter back awhile but talked myself out of it. I decided that they were just too loud...

Your post Baroque my early mornin’ gloominess.

The seasons changed. We turned off our gas hearths and connected the swamp cooler. And you know what that means: it is now time for...

That’s what makes it interesting.

Some days, it seems like life is just an endless series of random experiments and experiences.

Well, the flute played well, though it was a bit difficult to blow good tones at times. Maybe the recorders were a good idea after all...

Recorders are very loud and piercing, but, other than that, I’m enjoying them. I’m continuing my progress by learning scales in...

Picking up life lessons in the kitchen. Sometimes, despite your care, you still get sucky avocadoes. Or you screw up an egg flip...

Just too many people and cars, and I’m too old to move.

I‘m gonna hafta renew my California driver’s license this year, but I dunno if I’m gonna do it. Driving is crazy here, and I don’t...