The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
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 (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
13h
Actually, I think Kitty is still around. But things have been chaotic here for the last couple of days The Maintenance guys painted my balcony yesterday, and I had to move all of my table, plants, and chairs, to other locations. I...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
19h
Yesterday was my longest day at Guitar Center, but it (Wednesday) is also my "funnest" day. I get to teach Alee, who has been with me for years (she is almost eight now), and I get to teach Zane. Zane is six now, and he is a good...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Apr
We all know that Donald Trump is facing charges related to getting former fixer and attorney Michael Cohen to pay porn star Stormy Daniels "hush money" about their brief affair at some golf club or another.
But why do we hear so...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Apr
About two weeks ago, when I paid my rent, the lady in the office asked me to move the plants from the periphery of my balcony. But she didn't tell me why.
I talked to Jose and Domingo, the two maintenance guys I've known for more...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Apr
I often get asked that question by the kids I work with. I suppose they're just expressing what's on their minds, and trying to get to know me better.
I respond honestly: It's a tie between green and blue. Green reminds me of...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Apr
As many of you know Donald Trump's "Truth Social" merged with a shell company and went public on the the NASDAQ a couple of weeks ago.
If you are a Trump supporter (or just a capitalist) did you buy some shares in the Company? It...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Apr
Wish me big happy fun! I think I'm going to play a couple tunes with my friend, Tom, and maybe a couple of solo tunes. We'll see what happens.
It's been a pleasant and quiet day here. I got some guitar practice in and a bit of...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Apr
On my way home from playing music with a friend, I stopped to get gas. Because the price per gallon was literally 50 cents per gallon less than at my local discount station, I decided to put in ten gallons, saving a total of $5....
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Apr
I don't know if I've fully expressed my theory here. But I think it's kind of interesting.
Maybe I have and just forgot about it. I'll keep it simple.
Travon Martin was a black American teenager who was shot and killed after he...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Apr
I just cooked up a couple of eggs and two slices of bacon. It was yummy. Of course I'm having coffee on the side.
I like my bacon slightly undercooked, but sometimes I get lost in internet land, and it winds up too crispy. This...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Apr
American politics are pretty funny. Funny gaga, not funny haha.
I remember seeing some black lady hug Trump at one of his "appearances" among the unwashed masses.
Now the Lefties are alleging that the whole thing was staged,...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Apr
Yeppers, it's raining again in California. This is a good thing.
I went to the grocery store had scored some eggs, bacon and other essentials. I had eggs and bacon for breakfast. Kitty had dry food. But I did get her some wet...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Apr
One of my Friday piano students is a cute little boy of five. His parents and grandparents speak a foreign language, and I believe it to be one of the Chinese languages.
All of the adults bring cameras into our lesson room, and...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Apr
@Vandana7 is usually proven wrong when she dares to argue with me, The Great Horse, but she may be right that I doomed this video of some decent acoustic guitar playing by not adding pretty pictures. Instead I opted for my...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Apr
One of my "projects," a pair of AR-4x loudspeakers, has sat in front of my room "looking pretty" since I restored them a year or so ago.
A couple of days ago, a fella responded to my Cragslist listing and bought them for...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Apr
I rewarded myself this evening with some spicy Thai red curry chicken and beef. My mouth is burning, but in a pleasant way.
I ran out of wet food for Kitty earlier today. But I have plenty of dry food. Should I share my red curry...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Apr
It is only the 11th here, but see green dollar signs around "MyLot" right now. I somehow managed to make payout last month. I attribute it to my extensive reading of Nietzsche in college, and the sheer force of my will. Or...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Apr
As you know, I grew up on the South Side of Chicago and worked for Department of Corrections in Oakland CA for many years. I have good "situational awareness," and can sense when something "ain't right."
Just as I was heading...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Apr
Wednesday is "kid day" for The Horse at Guitar Center.. As a bit of a rebel, and a Dave Brubeck fan, I encourage my kid students to be "creative," and to generate their own "compositions," in addition to reading and playing the...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Apr
Disclaimer: I have lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for over thirty years and have only actually been physically attacked once. It was by a kid who hit me from behind with an aluminum water bottle. The second blow, to the side...
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