Listening

Finished "The Music Lesson" by Victor Wooten. I've had it for a little over a year. He writes of his spiritual journey with Music. There are places where life becomes magic and back. And some strong insights into being a better player, band member and person.

I met Victor at the Contra Bass festival at Kamehameha Schools in March 2010. He taught a workshop. I should have asked him whether there was a relationship between his martial arts and his playing.

Source Code Time Shift

Are there 8 consecutive minutes in life that, if changed, would alter the current trajectory?

Of course there are.

Eight minutes is a kiss or not.

Eight minutes is a beer or not.

Eight minutes is a fight or not.

Eight minutes is a flight or not.

Eight minutes is a bus ticket, a hitched ride, a meal, a song.

Eight minutes is a lifetime.

Norwich and Altadena

the coach ride to norwich included 30 years of development

and cacti and streams only found in the desert

ragtop pimp mobiles converge on the corner

parties of youngsters

i'm smaller than they are

Finishing books.

Finished Chabon's "The Yiddish Policemen's Union." I didn't realize it won the Hugo in 2008. His novel is one type of science fiction I like - an alternate reality that has nothing to do with spaceships, skewed hard science, or fantasies of elves and dragons. It brought me back to "Man in the High Castle" by P.K.Dick. I've now read two of Chabon's novels - this and Kavalier & Clay. I don't know if I'll explore more of his writings, but these two novels brought me back to reading larger books. I'm glad they were worth the read.

Dreams with massive crowds.

Handball tournament.

I-Robot factory and prayer meeting.

Killer lower wall shot.