The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
Walnut Creek, California
Joined myLot 9 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 (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
18h
I recently got a Craigslist inquiry about a JBL single L-100 that was given to me by a musician friend who wanted it out of his garage a year or two ago. I restored the cabinet and placed it on Craigslist for $400, a bargain for a...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Dec
Kitty is out of food, so I decided to open a can on tuna and share it with her.
I mixed a couple of Rice Chex and a but of hash (which I am now cooking up for me as well) in with her tuna, and mixed mine up with some blue cheese...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec
Have you ever had what might be described as a "senior moment"? Just now I went into the bathroom to retrieve my prescription (lower back) pain meds. I wanted to call and see if my new bottle is ready for pickup, and needed the...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Dec
I finally got off of my fatty acids and stopped at the Christmas tree place at Sun Valley mall. I think I mentioned that in a previous post. The guys there are from Oregon and come here every year.
I talked to the guys and...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Dec
This isn't the Bay fog that the San Francisco Bay Area is famous for. It's fog from the "Delta" to the East. The agricultural area. It can make driving to Sacramento or Stockton (East of here) really dangerous.
I think it going...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Dec
Do you trust "wise quotations" that you read on the internet or see on bumper stickers?
I do not. But I do believe that most of these quotations have their basis in truth.
Mark Twain never did say, "The coldest Winter I ever...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Dec
It's Wonderful Wednesday, ya beatniks! (@Xander6464, 2023). This is my longest day of the week, but it's also my funnest. I have several kid students who have been with me for years. And one new student who is making rapid...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Dec
Is my relationship with Kitty too serious? I rarely tease her, and rarely put something in front of her that she can swat at.
Tonight, as I was heading out to get some Scotch, she challenged me to a boxing match.
We went at it...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Dec
Today is a long day at Guitar Center, but it's a fun day, as most of my students have been with me for awhile.
I start with two developmentally delayed students and settle in with a nice mixture of kids and adults.
Wish me big...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Dec
I usually forget that payout is coming. I don't even notice the dollar signs. I just notice that I got paid when the total in the upper right drops. Oh yeah. I got paid! But this month I was aware that it was the 15th. I went off...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Dec
As you know, I make little Christmas trees every year for the kids (and adults) in my life.
It is pouring out today, but I decided to get some disks and sprigs for my trees anyway.
The guys there (in the parking lot at Sun...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Dec
As many of us know, getting a hug from someone is a great stress reliever.
To be a bit scientific about it, when you hug someone, the hormone oxytocin in released in both parties.
Oxytocin is known to some as "the cuddle...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Dec
After a brief "comments conversation" with a MyLot member this morning, I went to fetch little anecdote about street life in Oakland CA. It's from the "Street Life" chapter of my (forthcoming, I hope) book about working with...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Dec
I am home from Guitar Center. My lessons went well.
I did a bit of corner work on the vintage loudspeakers I am restoring
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I will now settle in and play some piano and guitar.
If it turns out well (I have not edited it yet),...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Dec
I am sitting my desk. The rain is pouring down. The wind is blowing hard, and my redwood tree is trying not to sway.
If I were still living in Iowa, I would be looking for a funnel cloud out my other window.
I hope my snow pea...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Dec
When I am driving, I like to amuse myself by singing songs in my head (or out loud) or by doing silly math calculations.
Today I decided to go to Guitar Center a couple of minutes early. I get paid by the hour, and a couple of...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Dec
I know this is an odd question, but it just popped into my head as I was sipping my morning cup of coffee.
I am good at music, and I was good at (most) sports when I was younger.
But all of us have weaknesses.
I SUCK at...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Dec
The two red-headed boys (aged about 8 and 10) who played at our Guitar Center Showcase had their lessons with me today.
Both seemed satisfied with their performances this past Sunday.
Both have ADHD, and I can tell their mother...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Dec
December can be a telling month in Northern California. Californians love to use the word "drought," and the truth is, we ARE often starved for water.
I have lived here 30 years now. In the 1990s, when my friend Lisa and I went...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec
As many of you know, @Vandana7 and I very occasionally disagree about what a good song sound like. Especially when it comes to love songs.
Do you think Vanny would allow me to do this song, by Lyle Lovett? It has long been one...
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