Saturday Ramblings

It's kind of a lazy Saturday here.  It has been raining occasionally since about 10:00 AM. This is unusual.  We haven't seen more than a few showers since we got to the San Luis valley in mid-May.  Fortunately, my Trusty Companion and I got in a walk before the rain started.

So, it's been a good day to hit the books.  In my case that means reading a novel on my Kindle.  I'm currently reading a political thriller, Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn.  My summer reading list has been a mix of westerns (by Ben Bridges and Louis L'Amour) and political thrillers (by David Baldacci and Vince Flynn).  I must say, I dig my Kindle.  I have over 60 books in my library, which would add a lot of weight to my trailer if they weren't digital.

While I read, I keep Bluegrass Junction on SiriusXM playing in the background.  Every once in awhile the background moves into the foreground when a song catches my attention. That happened today.  I heard the line "If the 4-H club and the FFA were the only local gangs, where you grew up..." and I was hooked.  As I listened, I could identify with every line.  So, I immediately went to Amazon and found the album from which the song came and added it to the 11,491 tracts I have in my Amazon cloud drive music library (there's no such thing as too much bluegrass).  Then, so I could share the song, I went out to YouTube to find it.  No luck.  That got me started on one of those computer weenie projects I still haven't gotten out of my system since retiring.  I've spent the past few hours researching different methods of adding music files to my blog. After several unsatisfactory attempts, I think I have it figured out.  Here's the result.  Let me know if it doesn't work




Clearly, I need a hobby!!! Fishing is good, but it's hard to do with my Trusty Companion and I still wind up with time on my hands.  So, starting next Thursday I'm taking a painting class at the Alamosa Parks & Recreation Family Recreation Center.  It's a five week class, with the first week in a classroom and the rest outdoors.  If it goes well, I'll follow up with the next five weeks.

As the ramblings of this post illustrate, I NEED A HOBBY.

Ok....now I'll close and go pick my guitar. Oh...wait....That's a hobby!!!!