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Fresh Ideas

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  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 garage, and now the space is waiting to find out how it will be