Daily snapshots of life as an older creator navigating art, tech, and the digital horizon. This section also houses my personal challenge to write, at least, 250+ words every single day – separate from the main blog. I’ve already missed a few days, but I’m pushing on…
— Daily Journal Entry 041 — I would say yes, that it most definitely, certainly is; however……….. I understand why some put it in another category, and that’s because it works as a search engine as well. Better so than the other social platforms, meaning you can find answers to just about anything you want…
— Daily Journal Entry 040 — Yes, Most Definitely!… Of course, some out there have learned how to do good setups and prefer to do their own setups for their own guitars; however, there are also those of us (me included) who would rather let someone else who’s been doing guitar setups for a while…
— Daily Journal 039 — Traveling by air with an acoustic guitar, or anything sensitive in nature to you, is NOT the most relaxed way to travel, for sure. The whole time, you are worried that something could happen to damage said item. Nobody Wants To Worry This certainly goes for an acoustic guitar of…
— Daily Journal Entry 038 — Sometimes you only need a couple of parameters. In this case, an “On / Off” switch and “Speed” dial. I’m talking about the MXR Phase 90 guitar pedal (view on Flickr). Just plug the guitar in, then out to the amplifier, stomp to turn it on, and adjust the…
— Daily Journal Entry 037 — And in my opinion, takes a bit more effort than your typical “talking head” video. Let’s take a really basic beginner guitar tutorial, for example. In order to make a fairly decent engaging video, one needs to film himself playing the guitar in a full, waist-up (or full body…
— Daily Journal Entry 036 — Now-a-days there are many to choose from, but I do have mine from 1992, which is pretty thorough. It’s called, “The Guitar Picture Chord Encyclopedia Compiled by: John Pearse.” A lot of work went into this book for him to ensure a picture was taken for every chord that…
— Daily Journal Entry 035 — OK, I knew this would happen eventually. I set out on a reasonable and respectable goal to write at least 250+ words per day for the next 365 days, and I’ve already missed a couple of days… twice, so four days in total. I’ve asked myself: should I just…
— Daily Journal Entry 034 — That’s a saying that unfortunately seems more relevant every time I go back home. I’m currently living in Missouri; however, home for me will always be in Spartanburg, South Carolina. I try to visit family and a few friends at least two times a year for two weeks (or…
— Daily Journal Entry 033 — Will going off topic in a blog really hurt a creator in the short, or even the long, run? On the one hand I could care less, and on the other, I do kind of think about it on occasion. First off, what is, “Going off topic?” That would…
— Daily Journal Entry 032 — Owning 300+ vinyl albums these days is a rare thing indeed. Sure, there are lots of people that post their collections (as I’m doing for my Dad at the moment), but as a whole, it’s rather rare to accumulate such a collection. Some people have none, some have a…