Fresh Ideas
Been way too long. Often, I feel anxious and worried about whatever (no shortage of topics and fears), but lately I’ve been more at ease and curiosity seems to have taken the place of anxiety. That’s a very good thing. So, in this post I’ll ramble, and hopefully you’ll be curious and read on. I’ll keep it short. Previous posts from me have generally had a “theme”, this time it is what it becomes. In honor of his passing, a friend posted on Facebook today a YouTube of Ahmad Jamal playing in 1959. Inspired, I read that shortly after his 92 nd birthday, Mr. Jamal told a New York Times interviewer that “whenever I sit down at the piano, I always come up with fresh ideas”. Twenty-one years hence may I say the same! Trying to stay fresh, here we go. My wife Carol and I have “downsized” to a 983 sq. ft. house, but it’s got a large garage (400 sq. ft.). Recently we had hanging shelves installed in the...