I made it through my longest day of the week. Tomorrow I relax with the kids.

@TheHorse (206140)
Walnut Creek, California
May 18, 2022 10:35pm CST
I arose at 6:20 AM this morning and am finally settling in to drink some wine and MyLot a bit. I will also practice a new guitar song song whose chord progression I discovered serendipitously. I worked with the kids this morning and had fun, though my "project" kid took a step backwards. He stomped on a ladybug that another kid had befriended. Yes, there were tears, but we gave the ladybug a proper funeral and dumped her lifeless body near some flowers. My guitar and bass students did well, and I have two kids learning the lead and chord progression to Guns 'n Roses's Sweet Child of Mine. It's always fun watching elementary school kids "rock out." But now, 9 PM approaches, and I am tired and hungry. I am cooking up a "TV Dinner" and will soon retire to my bed. How was your Wednesday? Here's the Greg Brown song I'm learning, for those interested.@FourWalls may know it. @Vandana7 will like it because it's a happy song (relatively speaking).
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@GardenGerty (157645)
• United States
20 May 22
Love the guitar on that song. Reminds me of growing up and going to grandparents and listening to my uncle play. Today is Thursday and we are slowly creeping to the end of the year.
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@vandana7 (98899)
• India
20 May 22
@TheHorse First let us hear you...I am a really hard to please woman...Evil grin.
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@TheHorse (206140)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 May 22
I have the chords down that he uses throughout the song. I believe he is playing in drop D tuning. I want to add this one to my list of songs to do. @Vandana7 will be pleased, as it's a "happy" song, relative to most of what I play.
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@FourWalls (62322)
• United States
19 May 22
No, I don’t know that one.
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@TheHorse (206140)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 May 22
It's one of my favorites. Pretty typical dark Greg Brown.
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@xander6464 (40884)
• Wapello, Iowa
19 May 22
I was in the mood for pizza, so I had to go to Italy...I tried to get one delivered but it was going to take forever.
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@TheHorse (206140)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 May 22
Italy is a nice country (though it's kind of small). Did you visit Assisi?
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@LadyDuck (458711)
• Switzerland
19 May 22
@TheHorse Assisi offers so much better food than pizza. Go down some more miles for a good pizza.
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@TheHorse (206140)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 May 22
@LadyDuck It's funny that I have been to Assisi several times. Its a quick drive from my sister's place near Perugia. St. Francis is one of my role models. He was a partying middle class guy who gave up his riches to help the poor. Also, he was an animal lover.
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@wolfgirl569 (95495)
• Marion, Ohio
19 May 22
He may be in the habit of smashing bugs at home for a good reason. At that age a bug is a bug if they have been taught to kill them. Your guitar lessons sound like lots of fun
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@wolfgirl569 (95495)
• Marion, Ohio
19 May 22
@TheHorse At least you have made more steps forward than back. Hopefully he moves forward again
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@TheHorse (206140)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 May 22
@wolfgirl569 Today was a good day for him. I think I will do a post about it now.
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@TheHorse (206140)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 May 22
Could be the case. But in this instance it was a motivated and mean-spirited act.
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@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
19 May 22
You have to expect some set backs with your project child. I had a busy day at work. Payday, yay! Now to get to the bank. I’ve been working hard on a quilt (a two year project), and have made progress.
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@TheHorse (206140)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 May 22
Have you written about it? I wanna see a picture! Long-term projects are cool.
@TheHorse (206140)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 May 22
@Morleyhunt I will be on the lookout. I just got home from my friend's school.
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@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
19 May 22
@TheHorse I haven’t…but that’s a good idea. Maybe my next discussion?
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@oahuwriter (26778)
• United States
20 May 22
You had a full day. Wednesday, yesterday, made my fried rice, a lot of leftovers & ate half. A lazy rainy day.
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@TheHorse (206140)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 May 22
I would enjoy a lazy rainy day here.
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@oahuwriter (26778)
• United States
21 May 22
@TheHorse Been having that all week!
@vandana7 (98899)
• India
20 May 22
I believe you will do a better job than this guy...your voice is better.. and your pronunciations too. The song is unusual and well, I cannot follow the accent as usual... but yes, BETTER THAN YOUR NORMAL SELECTION...sigh...Evil Grin.
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
19 May 22
Sad for the kids for the lady bug. I went to bed around 9 also.
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@TheHorse (206140)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 May 22
I am up and eating bacon now. It's morning and I'm off to the school soon. I'll try to work with that kid today.
@JudyEv (326101)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 May 22
That's a shame about the ladybird but I guess there will be setbacks along the way.
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@TheHorse (206140)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 May 22
Exactly. Two steps forward, one step back.
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@nela13 (55728)
• Portugal
19 May 22
That must be funny seeing elementary school kids playing rock. Not the best wednesday for me.
@TheHorse (206140)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 May 22
It really is fun. Why/how was Wednesday rough for you?
@LindaOHio (156811)
• United States
19 May 22
Too bad about the ladybug. I'm glad your lessons went well. Have a good one.
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@LindaOHio (156811)
• United States
20 May 22
@TheHorse That's a good practice. Kids that are mean toward insects could escalate to be mean toward animals...and that's a bad sign.
@Junbals (1421)
• Philippines
19 May 22
I pity the ladybug! :(
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@TheHorse (206140)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 May 22
These things happen.