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Friday, November 12, 2010
Call me a pig
But my 6 year old self just went into sexual awakening overdrive.
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| I still have dreams like this. |
I never would have guessed
I've been taking guitar lessons. Prompting this was my purchase of an electric guitar last spring. I bought myself a Squier Stratocaster, thinking that if this mid-life crisis thing fizzled, at least I wouldn't be out a ton of cash. Squier Strats are made by Fender. They are the Nissan to the Fender Infiniti. They are OK, but they are definitely not up to Fender specs.
Since I started taking lessons, learning more than I ever have, I've toyed with the idea of upgrading. I'm not rushing into it, but I've been thinking about it. Being a father of 2, and dealing with the downturn in the economy by taking a 20% pay cut 2 years ago, expendable cash is less readily available. So, I've been looking at used guitars online.
Holy crap.
Basically, from my research on Craigslist and eBay, a Fender guitar, if properly cared for, is the equivalent of a diamond. It never loses its value.
So, it appears that if I decide at some point to actually invest in one of these things, and take reasonably good care of it, my kids should be able to sell it for its purchase price (if not more) when I'm dirt surfing.
Who'da thunk it?
Since I started taking lessons, learning more than I ever have, I've toyed with the idea of upgrading. I'm not rushing into it, but I've been thinking about it. Being a father of 2, and dealing with the downturn in the economy by taking a 20% pay cut 2 years ago, expendable cash is less readily available. So, I've been looking at used guitars online.
Holy crap.
Basically, from my research on Craigslist and eBay, a Fender guitar, if properly cared for, is the equivalent of a diamond. It never loses its value.
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| Apparently, a recession proof investment. |
So, it appears that if I decide at some point to actually invest in one of these things, and take reasonably good care of it, my kids should be able to sell it for its purchase price (if not more) when I'm dirt surfing.
Who'da thunk it?
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Been a while
Amy got the flu last week, which left me in charge of...a lot more than usual. We are truly partners, in that we both have different tasks that we handle, try to stay out of each other's way while handling them, and generally try not to step on each other's toes.
Being daddy full time and trying to keep children away from mommy got to be a little much. I confess that my patience level is diminishing right now, as winter closes in and work gets CRAZY, but I was just not prepared emotionally to deal with a tough weekend. Got through it, and Amy got better pretty quickly, so no one should require therapy. Maybe. Maybe I do.
In other news, Barrett starts his first acting class on Sunday. He's taking lessons at the Noble Fool Theatre in St. Charles. I'm really excited about it, because he seems really excited about it. From the time he's been 2, we've tried to engage him in all sorts of activities, be it tap class, or gymnastics, or dance class, or T Ball. T Ball went pretty well, and he seemed to enjoy gymnastics, but he seems genuinely excited about his acting class.
The kid is already a better actor than I could ever hope to be, or hope to have been, and I thought I could hold my own with just about anyone.
I'm rambling.
Got to get back in the swing of posting here.
In the meantime, I heard something last week that made the opening sequence in Jaws somehow more terrifying. I must confess, I haven't checked on the veracity of this, (and I will) but apparently right before Chrissie Watkins is dragged under the last time, she starts muttering The Lord's Prayer. Yeah. I got the chills typing it. I've never heard that before, and the scene is so screamy that I've never thought "Hey, listen to what she's saying."
You can bet the next time, I will.
Good to be back here.
Being daddy full time and trying to keep children away from mommy got to be a little much. I confess that my patience level is diminishing right now, as winter closes in and work gets CRAZY, but I was just not prepared emotionally to deal with a tough weekend. Got through it, and Amy got better pretty quickly, so no one should require therapy. Maybe. Maybe I do.
In other news, Barrett starts his first acting class on Sunday. He's taking lessons at the Noble Fool Theatre in St. Charles. I'm really excited about it, because he seems really excited about it. From the time he's been 2, we've tried to engage him in all sorts of activities, be it tap class, or gymnastics, or dance class, or T Ball. T Ball went pretty well, and he seemed to enjoy gymnastics, but he seems genuinely excited about his acting class.
The kid is already a better actor than I could ever hope to be, or hope to have been, and I thought I could hold my own with just about anyone.
I'm rambling.
Got to get back in the swing of posting here.
In the meantime, I heard something last week that made the opening sequence in Jaws somehow more terrifying. I must confess, I haven't checked on the veracity of this, (and I will) but apparently right before Chrissie Watkins is dragged under the last time, she starts muttering The Lord's Prayer. Yeah. I got the chills typing it. I've never heard that before, and the scene is so screamy that I've never thought "Hey, listen to what she's saying."
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| Yeah, like this shit needed to get scarier. Or more human. |
Good to be back here.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Ugh.
I've been busy lately.
This past weekend we went to Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Lodge in Utica, across the road from Starved Rock. It was a nice enough place. Kinda depressing to go to a seasonal resort out of season. Not a whole lot of people there. Not that I'm complaining about that, mind you, because I generally dislike crowds of people, but it always bugs me when things that should be crowded are not.
I'm a sensitive soul.
We took a brief hike in Starved Rock. I was reminded just how out of shape I am when I had to carry Brady up and down the stairs that lead from the Lodge to the actual Starved Rock. By the last staircase, I was carrying him in front of me, not on my hip, and just hoping I didn't drop dead on the spot.
I've got to correct that. Sooner than later.
I just wish I didn't like food so damned much.
Ah well.
Oh, and congratulations to the San Francisco Giants. They completed the World Series victory last night, and ended my misery when it comes to playoff prognositcations in 2010. I don't think I had but 2 of the 7 series right the whole postseason. That's not a real good average.
So, as I said on Facebook, since I'm this cold...I predict the Cubs will suck to high heaven next year and not even come close to winning the division, let alone the World Series.
This past weekend we went to Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Lodge in Utica, across the road from Starved Rock. It was a nice enough place. Kinda depressing to go to a seasonal resort out of season. Not a whole lot of people there. Not that I'm complaining about that, mind you, because I generally dislike crowds of people, but it always bugs me when things that should be crowded are not.
I'm a sensitive soul.
We took a brief hike in Starved Rock. I was reminded just how out of shape I am when I had to carry Brady up and down the stairs that lead from the Lodge to the actual Starved Rock. By the last staircase, I was carrying him in front of me, not on my hip, and just hoping I didn't drop dead on the spot.
I've got to correct that. Sooner than later.
I just wish I didn't like food so damned much.
Ah well.
Oh, and congratulations to the San Francisco Giants. They completed the World Series victory last night, and ended my misery when it comes to playoff prognositcations in 2010. I don't think I had but 2 of the 7 series right the whole postseason. That's not a real good average.
So, as I said on Facebook, since I'm this cold...I predict the Cubs will suck to high heaven next year and not even come close to winning the division, let alone the World Series.
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