PLAYING THE BLUES

Another day, another blog post. Anything quip-y coming forth? I don't think so. But that is okay, 'cause I'm thinking of the blues. Chord changes? Single notes? Neither. Doesn't matter. Everything sounds good when one is playing the blues, as long as one hits those slides, those riffs, those proper scales, those pitch bends. . . uh, sure. It's easy! Oh, and did I mention having the right strings? Should they be round wound, or flat wound? And what weight? And what guitar? And what amp? What sound module? Egads. One would think that playing the blues requires a Stradivarius. But, no, it doesn't. Just get a guitar and put strings on it. Get a pick, and hit two major notes followed by a minor note, and bend the note. Now you're playing the blues. 

GREETINGS FROM THE FUTURE

Hello World. I haven't posted anything since December, 2016. It is now November 2, 2230. Exciting new things have really taken root here. For starters, all disease has been eradicated. No one dies from anything, not even old age. We grow new body parts in petri-dishes, and pop them on with a couple of bio-engineered screws which are easily assimilated into your body's tissues over the following weeks. Also, all politicians have been determined to be a hazardous waste of time, and have been placed in solitary confinement, especially if they espouse Universal Health Care. On a bleaker note, people can't walk anymore due to environmental restrictions, which is a real bummer. I have really great shoes, but they aren't breaking in. 

A BASIC OPERATING PROCEDURE

Papering the external walls of one's house while leaving the internal walls untouched is the basic operating procedure for most of mankind.

TOWARDS GREATER PERSPECTIVE

A STANDARD

In a pragmatic sense, the worst of the world is at least useful as a baseline standard of what one should not do.

THE PROBLEMATIC

The problematic is usually the ill-advised use of poorly-timed strategic interference by the ones who mean the most harm.

GOING THE DISTANCE

A fool is the person who "goes the distance" without questioning the purpose.