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Although I love the ring cycle (and Parsifal even more), not everyone here shares my views. I have the habit of playing one part repeatedly as a way of immersing myself in the lugubrious darkness that is Wagner... one day I was playing part of Gotterdamerung while splitting wood... my beloved dog, Sam, accompanied me as usual, but after a while he got up, wandered over to the boombox, lifted his leg and expressed his opinion of Wagner. After I got the thing more or less dried out, I played only the blues or 60s rock n roll while in his company.

... and thanks for your comments on my blog! I had a fancy reel-to-reel that I could dub myself on - it was my first major purchase as a working sod (in high school). I worked in the basement of a college doing data transfers onto punch cards and no radio waves could get into the room - so I recorded pop music and fm underground stations to keep me awake those many long years ago.

and yes, I was one of those fully outside the mainstream, not by choice but by nature - as my profession (astrologer) and other things later proved... but it was a hard path to walk in the early sixties - so those of us who were freaks necessarily banded together despite our personal differences.

<<My favorite line from "Freak Out" : Who are the Brain Police ?
A question we would all do well to consider.>>

indeed! today, I'd say it is the news media, starting with CNN and working to the right...

How's the weather down in Bend today? It's utter shite up here on the north end of the PNW.

Very cool. Bozeman, MT is as far west as I have been. So far...

Thanks for your comment, and so interesting that you've made Mokume and worked Niello, two wonderfully difficult smithing processes. My blacksmithing is limited to steel and iron but I long to hammer bronze someday, as well as do much more forge welding of hard steels to wrought iron. I have, like you, made many things with my own hands but nothing satisfies my primitive soul as much as forge work.

Yataiki was so special, without a shred of pretense. I was fortunate in the extreme to have had the opportunities to interact with him that I did and am deeply grateful always. I think you would have enjoyed him immensely.

Thanks so much!

Oh I was just thinking about you last night! Thank you, I hope you are doing well.

I'm pretty bummed lately that its about the end of the season for my gardening

Thanks for adding me! You advice in the ED group is always super helpful!

I used to do a bit of gardening with my ex. I built a garden in the shade of a tree to surround a pond I built for my dog as a source of fresh cold water in the summer. I managed to plant carnivorous plants around it so that the ants and Mosquitos that flourished from the water or moisture could be kept in check. It was very rewarding to see something that I put so much work into thrive. It was amazing to create that beauty and make something so soothing when it's so easy to be overwhelmed with stimulation.

how are the peonies doing?

yep, my favorite part of the day is tending to them. i cannot wait for my gladiolus to bloom, so many of them that should be blooming in the next few weeks!
i am really excited i found some lisianthus plants at a garden center - they are hard to grow here and i can never find plants for sale. i havent found a spot for them yet, probably going to buy a special standing pot. they are my favorite flower from when i used to work as a florist.
peonies are way above my level though! you should post some photos of them

also, i hope things are getting better with you and your girlfriend. missed this blog, must have been when computer was broken.

thank you

i hope youre okay.

love always falls apart.

yes, i love gardening so much. all day at work im wishing i was home gardening cant wait until computer is fixed so i can post photos.

sending good thoughts your way!

Thanks : it's all a big whirlwind, but hopefully things are settling down a little.

Which is just what I need, after the last couple of weeks.

Let's see : might a woman involved ?

That would probably be a reasonable guess.....

But the details are just *so* crazy.....