It is truly a beautiful day in the neighborhood. A great day for running errands, especially dreaded ones.
My dreaded errand today was taking my two cats to the Vet. They both had ear issues, which is partly ear-mites and partly just an accumulation of gunk in there. And there are some eardrops which I'm supposed to administer every 3 days for the next 2 weeks.
Cats are very low-maintenance pets, except for those trips to the Vet. It's traumatic for them, so they make sure it's a pain in the ass for you as well, meowing all the way there and all the way back. And then there's the matter of administering whatever medication the Vet orders up. Dmitri, my tomcat, literally fought me tooth and nail. I got the drops in on my second attempt, after licking my wounds from the first try.
On Wednesday I get to give the eardrops to both cats. Hopefully they'll have forgotten by then. I got some helpful hints, and even an offer to hold my cats while I put in the drops. The best time seems to be when they're sleeping. Otherwise, you have to get them calmed down as much as possible, and just do it as quickly as you can.
Music news. Over the last couple years, I've turned out a lot of stuff. Mostly downloads but a few bona fide CDs in there. COVID was partly responsible, but I think I just hit a vein. It's tapered off over the last year of so, but I find myself kinda working on a new recording project. Some stuff I never got around to sharing which seems sharable. This one is a combination of fusion and weird electronic music, with a bit of neoclassicism thrown in at the end.
More to come as it happens.
As far as the guitar, I'm still on it. At least I'm still getting in the more-or-less daily calisthenics. Scales and arpeggios, and sometimes a Clarinet etude or two. Clarinet music has the same written range as guitar music. Otherwise, of course, it's apples and oranges. Some things fall right under the fingers and others involve a major expedition up or down the neck.
And part of my practicing involves working with playalong recordings. I got in the habit of taping them, which is pretty much the main content of my YouTube page. I do have some guitar/bass duos on there, and a few gig tapes, but most of the content is just the old man in the undershirt playing his guitar.
So as far as these attempts I pick the ones with the best feel. People seem to like the stuff. Still getting new subscribers here and there. Up to 494 at the moment.. Another milestone coming up. I don't make any money from the page, but it's just nice to be able to share your playing with whoever is listening out there.
Well that's all the news I can think of for the moment. Thanks as ever for stopping in and reading. Much love. More later.
