My lord, what an unbelievable experience! 3 flamenco dancers (two men, one woman), 2 singers, and 2 of the most unbelievable guitarists I’ve ever heard. Made me feel like I had no right to ever touch my guitar again. Beyond that, words just would not do it all justice. (How’s that for a great blog [...]
I think of myself as an artist. Of music, of course. When I think about what I like, in life, generally, I think, “music, art, film, etc.” Culture, inasmuch as that means anything specific. And yet, I’m about to enter my fourth week here and have still not gone to a museum. (I’ve gone to [...]
OK. Deep breaths taken, small nap as well. Reflection. Long walk. Crisis over. Even if I didn’t find TWO spanish teachers tonight (who knows if either/both will actually keep their appointments) I think I would have been able to regain my sanity. Sometimes, even when we know we are hurting ourselves (mentally, emotionally), we still [...]
Those who know me know well that it is rare, perhaps unprecedented, to go 3 weeks (if not 3 hours) without bitching and moaning like a spoiled child. Well, it’s not quite 3 weeks and all this good cheer couldn’t last forever, right? Today was/is a not-so-great day. Of course there are things that are [...]
Number of days in BAires: 16Number of days leaving the apartment before 1pm: 0Number of days asleep before 4am: 0Number of hours walking per day, on average: 5Number of times stepped in dogshit: 2 (both within one hour of the other)Number of steaks eaten: ca. 10Number of times I had “fries with that”: 10Number of [...]
Gertrude was my therapist (as in my “shrink”) up from about 2 years ago (give or take) up until she had a stroke, about 6 months ago (give or take). She said her stroke was relatively mild and she suffered no permanent damage beyond a weakened overall endurance, a general fatigue, etc. I did speak [...]
I didn’t want to leave any sooner than I had to so I’ve extended my trip another week. Yea!
I love writing this blog, even if few people actually check it out. But I’ve been so busy with my walking around aimlessly and such, I just haven’t had time. But lots has been happening and good lots at that.
AIRBAG! I’m not saying anything about the band or their music. But that name, wow….
When I lived in Rome, over a decade ago, I chanced upon a place that offered time in an isolation tank. This is the contraption that was featured in the film “Altered States,” i.e., a covered tub or basin that was filled with hypersalinated 98-degree water then covered up. As such you floated, felt no [...]