SUNRISE - April 2, 2011

April 2, 2011 Sunrise 6:50 am

"'Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.'   

- Art Buchwald

We think we are always using our efforts consciously to make our life the best of times, but how often are we subconsciously allowing our thoughts and actions make portions of our lives the worst of times?  Regardless, it is the only time alloted to us...

If you woke up breathing, congratulations!  You have another chance."  

 - Andrea Boydston

I love this one.  We often think that we blew our chances on one thing or another; looking back on last hour, last day, last decade, last relationship, last job and lamenting what could have been.  Let it go.  One hour , one day, one decade (if you are lucky) from now you will be looking back on these moments you are living now and you don't want to say - "If only I...

     "Life is always walking up to us and saying, "Come on in, the living's fine," and what do we do?  Back off and take its picture?"

  - Russell Baker

No - you take off your watch (and perhaps your battery-powered hearing aids) and jump in - a cannonball if you dare... 

rlw

SUNRISE - March 8, 2011

March 8, 2011 Sunrise 6:27 am

My bass teacher invited me to play with them at a open mike nite Blues Jam at a local pizza parlor, Saturday. This extra TIME just keeps getting better.

"Here I am trying to live, or rather, I am trying to teach the death within me how to live."  ~ Jean Cocteau

SUNRISE - February 1, 2011

February 1, 2011 Sunrise 7:11 am

“Man has always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much...the wheel, New York, wars and so on...while all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time.

But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man...for precisely the same reason.” - Douglas Adams

Just got back from my electric bass lesson.  We are getting ready for my recital in April...Narrowing my set down to three songs.  Probably open with "Some Kind of Wonderful", followed by "House of the Rising Sun" and end with "I - IV - V Blues in A"-our version rocks starts slow and picks up speed. 

I figuratively float out of my guitar session.  I love it.  My teacher is instructing another student (a 37 year old pharmacist) on the same songs as  a drummer.  My teacher and his brother will play lead and rhythm guitars.


I had a good time tonight.  I had a really, really good time. I was a dolphin tonight.

Edie Brickell - Good Times, Bad Times