It certainly HAS been a while hasn't it?... It's not so much that I've been lazy as it is the fact that there really isn't that much to say ... There's pros and cons to everything and routine is no exception ...
I'm glad the Summer has taken it's leave... although, I don't think any New Englander coud say it was a tough Summer. Less than two weeks of "real" heat ... no water shortages ...I couldn't believe it was mid-August and everyone's lawns were still green .. It was an easy time. But two weeks of heat is enough for this boy ... I'm getting spoiled on these mid 70's , bright sun, blue-sky days... I open up my office windows and just let the breeze blow through...My German Shepherd lounges in my easy chair and all is right with the world ... Life could be worse ... But then again, there's that "variable" .... BORING!!
Yeh, small town life is friggen boring ... But again, at the risk of being repetitious ... Life could be worse.
The music circuit is going round and round ... and round ... and round ... and round ... It's like a giant treadmill... moving, but not going anywhere... I'm enjoying the circuit like I always have ... But the "kick-it-up-a-notch" factor still eludes me ... Over the Summer I had the opportunity to play several new venues and also have a couple new venues coming up... but they're all comparable in my opinion ... none of them are the elusive "step up" ... When I was younger, I always felt like there was alot more time to wait things out ... but as I get older, I realize I'm much more patient in some respects and in others ... VERY impatient.
My daughter left for college last week and my wife started a new job and works nights so I'm spending alot of time recently by myself. It gives me alot of time to think and write ... There's something about the wee hours of the morning that makes writing productive ... I smell a third CD on the horizon, but that's one of things I'm patient about ... It's the circuit that frustrates the hell out of me...
Other than that...it's the same-old same-old ... Animal Services has been running smoothly for the most part and the Summer was a relatively easy season with the cooler temperatures... people seemed more tolerant than usual ... and the animals weren't aggitated
Hunting season opens next month..I always enjoy that ... getting ready to chase the problem coyotes around, filling the freezer with venision and other game, and bagging the Chirstmas goose ... All long traditions with this boy ... and they'll stay that way for as long as I live and breathe.
I've reconnected with some friends from many years ago...That was VERY cool ... It's like visiting with ghosts ... For everything that changes...things stay the same.
Well, That's the goings on for now ... No great shakes..but sometimes..no news is good news...
I appreciate the time you've taken to read my ramblings ... Hopefully, next time I'll have something substantial to report... But then again, maybe "small-town" life will prevail... Take care and be well and don't let the excitement overwhelm you.

Music Heals,

Daniel

"In my little town ... I never knew nothing I was just my father's son ... "

- Paul Simon