The forces of nature have been in clear display the last few days. My attention was drown to the new eruptions in Hawaii. The latest flows were quickly forgot when the tsunami alerts and warnings were given after the earthquake in Japan.
It was heart wrenching to watch the news reports of the earthquake, the tsunami, then the nuclear explosions. The thought of millions of people being without electricity during the winter and freezing temperatures is overwhelming.
Disasters like these really puts a perspective on my list of usual gripes. My gripes about co-workers or job assignments that make no sense seem so petty compared to the hardships millions of good people have to go through at any given time on this planet.
Support those in need and those that provide it. And be very thankful for all you have and the ease of which your days go by.
Take a minute to visit The Goal Farm too!
Monday, March 14, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Seattle Underground
My cousin from California has been visiting over the weekend. Joanne and I picked him up at the airport Saturday afternoon and I'll be taking him back to the airport tomorrow afternoon.
Sunday we went to Seattle on the Bremerton Ferry (The Walla Walla). The Underground tour was very cool and informative. We were lucky that is was very clear and dry all day. It was cold, especially for a guy from Cal but not too cold. Yesterday we went to Northwest Trek and hung out there most of the day.
It was a fun weekend and we even had some snow today. There could be more snow tomorrow, we'll have to wait and see.
One last thought, "Do you think the Governor of Wisconsin is thinking, 'Let them eat cheese cake'"?
Take a minute to visit The Goal Farm too!
Sunday we went to Seattle on the Bremerton Ferry (The Walla Walla). The Underground tour was very cool and informative. We were lucky that is was very clear and dry all day. It was cold, especially for a guy from Cal but not too cold. Yesterday we went to Northwest Trek and hung out there most of the day.
It was a fun weekend and we even had some snow today. There could be more snow tomorrow, we'll have to wait and see.
One last thought, "Do you think the Governor of Wisconsin is thinking, 'Let them eat cheese cake'"?
A picture from the Walla Walla
Take a minute to visit The Goal Farm too!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Mondo Manda, not a bad idea!
Mike, you're right about cramming you fingers into them tiny little frets. I does remind me of switching back to guitar after years of banging on the bass. The guitar seemed pretty cramped like the mandolin does at this point.
The KTone finally came in the mail last night. It got stuck in bad weather coming from the East coast. I got it unpacked and gave it a once over. The workmanship and quality is pretty good for the price. The next step was to tune it and try out a few of the chords I learned.
This ended up with a 6 string Mandolin as both E strings broke when I tried to bring them up to tune. Fast forward to tonight... it is tuned up and has 8 strings again now. They are staying in tune a little longer each time I go over them again, they should settle down in a day or two. The D'Addario seems to tune and stay in tune pretty good, I might switch out the other six when I have more time.
Mandolin players spend half their time tuning their mandolin. They spend the other half of their time playing out of tune :)
Take a minute to visit The Goal Farm too!
The KTone finally came in the mail last night. It got stuck in bad weather coming from the East coast. I got it unpacked and gave it a once over. The workmanship and quality is pretty good for the price. The next step was to tune it and try out a few of the chords I learned.
This ended up with a 6 string Mandolin as both E strings broke when I tried to bring them up to tune. Fast forward to tonight... it is tuned up and has 8 strings again now. They are staying in tune a little longer each time I go over them again, they should settle down in a day or two. The D'Addario seems to tune and stay in tune pretty good, I might switch out the other six when I have more time.
Mandolin players spend half their time tuning their mandolin. They spend the other half of their time playing out of tune :)
Take a minute to visit The Goal Farm too!
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