Blogophilia 5.15: What to do With Nosy Neighbors

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Easy Bonus: Incorporate the phrase “by candlelight”

House Haunt Break-In

I’m not sure I know What To Do With Nosey Neighbors at all. I’m not sure if I used to qualify as a nosey neighbor or not when I used to have lovely front porches to sit out on. For the last 4 years, I’ve lived in a house where we have a back pad, and I miss the days where I’d sit out on my porch to take in the fresh air and drink my coffee, tea, or lemonade while watching traffic, waving at neighbors, and contemplating the bigger things in life that may or may not seem trivial to other people. I never cared to get into the gossip, though.

I guess I’m lucky, I’ve never had a creepy neighbor break through the window to come to eat nabemono (because I’ve never made it) by candlelight. Nabemono is a Japanese hotpot that can be made for one or two, or for a larger group. It’s a similar concept to sukiyaki, which is normally cooked on the table in an electric skillet. Maybe I should make it, since I can use up veggies I have sitting around, that need to be used in it.

Blogophilia 4.15: Best Day Ever

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I’M HERE!!!

Is there actually a thing as The Best Day Ever? I’m sure I’d have to recover from that, even though alcohol would NOT be involved… But it would include taking a 43.7 mile (70.2 km) hike from the beginning of Root River until it empties into Lake Michigan, listening to the deer bleat, frogs ribbit, red fox wow-wow, and geese honking… I suppose it would take me more than a day, but to show up on the shore of Lake Michigan to say “I made it” would be cool. Of course, I’d end the day by going to the zoo, which isn’t far away, to the Racine Concert Band at 7:30 pm – today I don’t play & can’t listen, I’m working my other job, but I’m hoping someone will record Gail Lehto’s solo for me.

Blogophilia 3.15: Shenanigans!

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Ready, set, GO GO GO!

I miss the days when I could start the day with some citrus & coffee, buzzing through a lot of things wearing my cape & getting into some shenanigans. People used to say I wore them out, just hearing about my day, but I always felt like other people did a lot more productive things, and mine was more like Spaceballs (1987) – sure, a lot was happening but there was just as much laughing or being silly as there was actual working… Kind of like playing Kick the Can, and if it landed toward getting work done, I’d get it done, or maybe it was more about making ice cream that way, I don’t know.

Anyway, don’t forget the Racine Concert Band has a concert at the Racine Zoo this evening at 7:30 PM. We have the very talented Darlene Kelsey, soprano, singing a variety of solos with us, and we’re also featuring one of our trumpet players, Eric Weiss. Come enjoy! We’re officially halfway through the summer season. The next few concerts are July 23rd & 30th, both at 7:30 pm, and August 6th & 13th at 7 pm. Hope to see you there!

Today is the last day of our yard sale, and hope to sell at least a couple things… It’s hard work, and it might be a sign of the times… I used to do much better hosting these things.

Blogophilia 2.15: Connectedness

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Hard Bonus: Incorporate a lyric by Steppenwolf

Easy Bonus: Use the word “bangarang”

Mama Love!

Growing up, I felt like the older we get, the more we were surrounded by Connectedness the way Diana searches for it, and Jessica is sharing the love with her honey.

I think I can almost hear Nissemech singing Magic Carpet Ride (1968 The Second album):

I like to dream yes, yes, right between my sound machine
On a cloud of sound I drift in the night
Any place it goes is right
Goes far, flies near, to the stars away from here

Now that I’m supposed to be grown up, I’m thinking that it was more about me being a late bloomer because I was most connected in college… Yet when I play in the various musical groups, I do really feel connected enough to shout out BANGARANG! then high-five Another Government Employee.

Tonight, July 9, 2023 @ 7:30pm at the Racine Zoo, the Racine Concert Band has a good show, featuring my good friend Kyle on percussion. Don’t forget to come next week, too, July 16th – same time, same place. At least give us a like.

Blogophilia 1.15: Only In America

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Easy Bonus: Mention a hero

The Big Kaboom!

Only In America, do we lack a good public transportation network as a whole. It would be cool if everywhere in the country if we had subways, trains, and a funicular system the way San Francisco has. Whoever makes it happen would be a hero, in my book.

Don’t forget, Racine Concert Band‘s Sunday concerts at the Racine Zoo tonight, 07/02/2023 through 08/13/2023. July concerts start at 7:30pm and August concerts start at 7. Don’t forget to catch us during the Racine 4th Fest parade! We are the 1st official act right after the preparade.