After four years of debt freedom, May is our first spending month.  I had a little birthday and freelance money saved up, so I bought a Les Paul Traditional Gold Top that you see above.  I was a little tempted at the end of the month, as MusiciansFriend had a 15% coupon and a used […]

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Tonight I got home from work with a little extra energy, so I opted to go to the gym.  I ran my mile in 9:15 (a new best!) and then did a set of weights.  Even though I’ve been somewhat under the weather lately, it felt good to go and work out.  Now we’re getting […]

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I decided to play work by ear today, and I’m glad I did… I still had a pretty nasty headache when my alarm went off, so I decided to do the logical thing and sleep until noon. At noon I was feeling much better, and went to the office for a productive half-day of  work. […]

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I woke up this morning with a pounding back of the head headache, sinuses burning, and throat issues.  I could tell that my sinuses had been draining because my stomach hurt, but after being up for a few minutes I was feeling good enough to get into the office and sort a few things out […]

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Or allergies. Today after work I noticed that my throat was getting scratchy and my voice raspy, just like several of the other folks at work.  I don’t know if it’s allergies or a cold, but I think I’m getting it.  And that’s not very fun.  I’m finishing up a few things and then it […]

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So I finally got a haircut today and the girl was a little liberal with the clippers.  I look roughly like Neo coming out of The Matrix right now, pretty much shaved to the scalp on the sides and back and mostly blended on the top.  I’m sure I’m going to get a ton of […]

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Well, our show was canceled due to bad weather.  I don’t know any more details than that, but it was locked up when we arrived.  I have some other good stories from the night, but those will wait for later.  Oh well!

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This is going to be an interesting one… tonight I’m going to see Johnny Rotten‘s post-Sex Pistols band called Public Image, Ltd tonight.  Now you might be wondering if I’ve gone quite insane for some reason, and the answer is no.  The reason I’m attending this show is that my buddy Paul is an insane […]

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It’s time for yet another Jam Night at Walton Manor!  I’m packing up the strat and the Blues Junior, after this week it’s time to unwind! Maybe next Jam Night I’ll have a new guitar to bring along…

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Today was a real barnburner of a day at the office… had a particularly nasty bug to contend with and things aren’t tying up nicely.  On the upside, I had a nice hour-long conversation with our system architect about process changes so hopefully I’ll be able to help get some things changed in our organization. […]

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