Solid as a Tree

Recap: Today is my last day at home for awhile after two weeks of Sofie-induced bliss.  Back to work tomorrow, and time to catch up on >1500+ emails and two weeks of absence in a world that does not slow down for even the most cutest babies.

And yet, my own tempo has settled into a nice waltz.  Feeling energized and as solid and directed as a tree beginning a hundred year mission to reach for the sun.  This even on top of the expected sleep-deprivation. 

That's blissed-out daddy-talk for: life is good.  

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Song of the Day: Backlog (4.9M mp3)

"back·log (noun)

1. a reserve supply or source
2. an accumulation, especially of unfinished work or unfilled orders
3. a large log at the back of a fire in a fireplace

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Taking my the recent pull-off practice to a new extreme. I conceived this imagining a future 8-12 piece LCG or SGC with uniform speed, finger strength, and hammering homework under their belt.

While not necessarily an excellent 'composition' this is a sort of satisfying throw-away novelty texture that frantically visits some nice corners."

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Word of the Day

feck·less
adjective

1. Lacking purpose or vitality - feeble or ineffective
2. Careless and irresponsible

[Scots feck, effect (alteration of effect) + -less.]

— feck?less·ly adverb
— feck?less·ness noun

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Photo of the Day

Flowers for Sofie from Grandma on July 24th, 2007

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History: Five Years Ago Today

"SBRS at the Hopvine tonight.  A satisfying show, all the way around.  Good audience, pretty good sound (self-organized with our own gear this time!)  Nice to see many new and old faces in the crowd tonight.  We were (the proverbial) "on."

1000 words:

TravisM with special guest, Davide Rossi experience 'Cirque du Pelota" with front row seats.

TravisH miming the universal sign for "No 'Back in NYC' "

Host and soundman, Kurt

TravisH photographs the photographer

TobinB miming the universal hand signal for "my glass is way too empty for this music."

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Rumor has it that Steve Turnidge was also in the audience taping (with 'help' in the classic GC definition from artsy-pants cameraman, TobinB) for BTV2002.

Hope to see this show on DVD sometime soon."

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