John Richardson had the positive spin for not only the timing of the cold but the duration. He figures that we’re all good for one cold a year. This one takes care of both 2011 AND 2012. I really hope so!
I thought I’d fought it off. I felt the first tickle in my throat just before Thanksgiving. I’d taken the flu shot and laid low. Sure enough, the cold I thought was inevitable never took root! Sadly, the whole thing came back for Christmas.
I hadn’t seen my nephew Keith in what seemed like an age, so my plans were to not head north for Christmas until he’d be there, New Year’s Day. But when that day came, I was in the worst phase of my cold and it wasn’t until the 3rd that I felt comfortable making the drive to Arcata.
Ah, the compromises of youth. I think I was maybe 20 or so (old enough to know better) when I decided to get a new electric 6-string and decided on a Gretsch called “The Committee”. To my ears it sounded great, felt good to play, and I thought looked cool.
It had an interesting feature that I took note of: “Gretsch” was misspelled! It was “Gretseh”. It was later to turn out that the Gretsch family had sold their business to Baldwin (the piano makers) who really didn’t care about quality, so the blemish never made the guitar valuable. Nor did the slightly messed up neck that makes it impossible to play in tune!
This beastie gathers dust. It was replaced by my first Tele and I never looked back. I’m sure it could help a rookie guitarist get started. But me? it takes up space in my closet.
I want to set it free.
As mentioned above, I finished 2011 and started 2012 with a hellacious cold.
I've decided that March is indeed the time for Hawaii and will so schedule. Definitely Maui again, perhaps Kauai, but that's unsettled.
I did in fact visit Gary and Eva (Nevada County) and a friend of theirs (Sierra County) so the 58 County pledge is now dwindling down to a few, none too far away.
I'm still jamming with Monterra and Void Where Prohibited. I still have no interest in gigging with bands but jamming is always fun. Alan Mayer (of Montera) wants to work something up as a duo and I think it'll be fun to see what
Jumbo Shrimp suddenly came to life. We'll be playing a service at the Unitarian Church in Oakland in late January.
I started some on-line Spanish classes but that fell off with the cold. It's on my "Jen List" to pick it up and be through the first 10 chapters (out of 50) by the end of January.
And I'm going to start using Outlook to do calendaring. I keep overbooking myself!
Finished January update. Finished Steve Jobs, started Alice in Quantumland.
01/08/12
Started January update, front page only.
12/21/11
Added another 2 counties to the 58 county pledge. Finished DVD set "The American Mind", began "Cycles of American Political Thought".
12/3/11
December update completed.
11/27/11
Switched current book to "Steve Jobs".
11/12/11
Two counties added to the 58 county pledge.
11/5/11
Finished the November update. Finished "Eastern Standard Tribe", read "For the Win" and will start "Last of the Mohicans"
Started DVD set "The American Mind"
10/11/11
Added HUGE 2011
