
The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
Walnut Creek, California
Joined myLot 10 years ago
I am a native Midwesterner living in California. I am a psychologist by trade, but my main passions are music and things that make music.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
9h

I have been chirping over the last few days about planting my Spring corn, green beans and sunflowers. But have I actually done it?
No.
Today is my "big happy fun" day at Guitar Center, but I do not have to be there for several...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Apr

Today is the day I have to deal with several developmentally delayed students who do NOT have that peculiar aptitude for music that seems to come with Autism.
I have to adjust my expectations and go with a slow learning curve....
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Apr

It's been an odd night of sleep. Kitty has the Zoomies at 5 AM. The 'Coons visited for the first time this Spring. It's raining out. Kitty is asking if she can sleep on my stomach. I have said yes, but she is still hesitant. In...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
31 Mar

Yesterday, I practiced with Durt Cheap, the band I am thinking of quitting. Our "lead singer" is close to deaf, and barks out lyrics in a way that is painful to listen to. Fortunately Tim and I get to do many of the songs we...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Mar

Usually, I can hear it when it rains. It's the sound of water moving through the gutters on my building.
Last night, I did not hear anything. That means it must have been a really light rain.
This morning, when I looked out my...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Mar

We have a "teachers meeting" at Guitar Center this morning. I have to be there at 9 AM, instead of my usual 10 AM on Saturdays.
Of course, we are paid for attending, so I will make an extra $20 this morning. I don't know if I'll...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Mar

I miss @Just4Him. She used to hound me to get work done on my developmental psychology book.
This morning, I was self-motivated, and edited some chapters I had written over time. They were compelling, but I was able to add some...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Mar

I was working with one of my piano students the other day. She is about 11-years-old, and Latina. I am not sure what country her parents or grandparents are from. Perhaps the US.
After working on Beethoven and Bach for awhile,...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Mar

I gather a big earthquake (magnitude 7.7) hit Thailand yesterday. More than 150 people are dead, and several hundred are injured.
I'll attach a news report that has striking video of a building under construction in Bankok...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Mar

Sometimes I run out of speakers and receiver cabinets to restore. That's when I get to work on stuff in my own house.
This is a photo of my desk as I was working on it. It i made of pine, and I will not stain it. But I will oil...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Mar

As you know, I work late until the evening several days of the week at Guitar Center. When I get home, I just want something easy to make for dinner before I head to bed.
Some of my default quick meals include Stouffer's turkey...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Mar

By now you've read about the military secrets leaked in some kind of "text conversation" by Trump's appointees. We were going to attack some folks in Yemen, and the information got to the press literally 1/2 hour before the attack...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Mar

After realizing I had been wearing the same pair of socks for several days, I decided it was time to get my laundry done yesterday.
I like the fact that my clothes smell like Bounce when they come out of the dryer. It's subtle,...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Mar

We had a power outage today at Guitar Center. My student (about nine) and his younger brother (about five) and I went on a mission to see if the power was also out at Hobby Lobby, next door.
It was.
The stop lights at the...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Mar

Tuesday is a long one for me. Today, I have to pick up my meds. We'll see if I muster the energy to. do my laundry. It's a difficult day because Guitar Center starts with three developmentally delayed guitar and piano students....
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Mar

We're having a really nice day here in Northern California. Is is mostly sunny and 73 F out. That means about 22 C, I think. Perhaps Maluse will do the calculations for me.
I am off to play music with Hair of the Dawg. Our bass...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Mar

March will be a pretty normal month for me financially. I had one music gig, and I completed one speaker restoration, so I have an extra $300 or so in cash to deposit in the bank.
That, and my earnings from other sources, will...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Mar

I have the day off today. No music practice, even. That means I have time to work on my stereos and my Martin guitar. My Martin had binding issues, meaning that the plastic strips around the edges of the guitar were coming up (not...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Mar

When Donald Trump was campaigning for president of the United States in 2024, he repeatedly said he would not do anything to reduce Social Security benefits for older Americans who were already collecting said benefits.
But now I...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224888)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Mar

Right now I have about $300 in cash in my wallet. I haven't made it to the (physical) bank since my last speaker restoration and last music gig. But I have no change in my pocket.
A dude standing outside Safeway, just asked "Got...
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