Books. This year I’ve caught up with harry Dresden and Carl & doughnut. Piranesi was great. A solid recommend. Sanderson’s Tailored Realities was a nice collection of snapshots into different parts of his universe

Speedball lines of opiates and cocaine.

During the Covid Quarantine, I took up the guitar again, after having quit playing decades ago. I was terrible back then, but I’ve practiced every day, and become pretty good.

My primary objective was to be able to sit and play my guitar good enough to entertain myself, and I’ve accomplished it. I can fingerpick about 30 songs start to finish, most with my own arrangements, and about 5 originals that I think are pretty good. I’ve also become a credible lead guitarist as well. Lately I’ve been getting into recording.

Nothing is more satisfying than sitting on the front porch at sunset, looking out over the pond across from my house, and fingerpick through some favorite songs, and work on new ones. By playing the guitar instead of eating, I’ve lost 100 pounds, and I’m still going. It’s also been remarkable for my mental health.