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I would say there is probably a couple of things on folks mind outside of an election in FLA

New Virginia Poll...

Benedict Trump is truly Lord of the Flys

All they know is that he portrayed a great businessman on a (fake) reality show. They thought he was a real gazillionaire

Benedict Trump promises to rename renamed bases after trader generals.

Dog owner gets escorted off the golf course

I get the love for Sparky with the '84 team, but as a kid who lived in Western Pa in the late 50s and early 60s I hated the Big Red Machine. Especially after losing the '72 playoff (thanks Bob Moose) .Give me Leyland and Danny Murtaugh.

Dropped off my ballot Wednesday morning. My wife was amused that I wore my Federalist TShirt to the polling place. (The shirt says “If men were angels, no government would be necessary”) Ive been alternating it with my CW Constitutional timeline shirt

I'm a bit torn by this, basically because of my feelings on politics and religion...

They're all getting into the act... Here's Hutch

Be like Liz and her dad, grow a pair

Quite a potential haul for Benedict Trump

Rare Earth was a great band! Get Ready for side 2

Without getting deeper into the woods, my wife had a blog several years ago called Midlife Musicians. It chronicled our getting back into music in our 50s after participating when we were much younger. She had a major role in founding a community orchestra in the Farmington Hills/Birmingham area. I got involved with a group for older adults. One of my best experiences was a week of band camp at Interlochen.

I also think (at least on the community band side) that there a number of older Michigan and State grads that continue to play into their later years. And I think many came from areas, including Detroit, where the primary and high schools had some very good band programs. Same for community orchestras. Many of them have been around for more than 30 years. It's the culture.

OK now you guys are making me decide to make use of the piano in the other room

You're right. I'm a sax player, also didn't start playing til my mid 50s. When I do play now I rely too much on sheet music, can't improvise to save myself. It's probably because I was trying to play catch-up in a couple of community bands.

It's a lost cause if she's not being encouraged. And it's a fine line between encouraging and nagging them to practice. Maybe she's past the Barbie Doll stage. In the end if it doesn't work out you can always sell the guitar. My 40 plus year old son took lessons for a while, then stopped in his later teens. He still picks it up once in a while. I didn't pick up the sax until my late 50s. Dental issues an COVID got in the way in recent years. I still pick them up occasionally, unfortunately there is not the plethora of community bands around her that I found in SE Michigan.

Damn, I need to spend more time on scales

East coast dock workers are on strike (they're less than a week into it). Too many people read Facebook and NextDoor conspiracies