You can throw up all the cliches about the Information Age and shorter attention spans but we probably were always like this. It is called having an imagination. School has always been about day dreaming for a lot of people.

The secret is balance, when I get that right…!

Then again, if we didn't have obstacles it would be rather boring.

Enjoyable read.

He plays and teaches bass, drums, guitar, recorder and saxophone. He also plays mandolin and some piano. He wants to learn violin and cello eventually.

Oh those big puppy eyes! I know those. And if you're like me, you're a sucker for them every time! I've raised Pit Bulls, Great Danes, Boxers and Chows–none of them have the personality (or the puppy eyes) of a Lab. Ranger (my daughter's lab) has grown into such a gentleman it's hard to believe he was such a little terror. But he'll still pull those puppy eyes on you when he wants attention. LOL

It was(and still is )The Who, but as far as metal goes I think I lost some hearing to Black Sabbath back in the day.:) I know all about wanting to kill lab puppies too. Then (after you yell at them) they sit down and look at you with those big eyes that makes you feel like some kind of war criminal.

Iron Maiden rocks, but I'm listening to jazz saxophone now like John Coltrane and guitar like Joe Pass. Blues too…William Clark played great harp. What does your husband play? If I didn't wind up writing, I'd want to be a blues guitar player in the shadow of SRV.

I get easily distracted too, but I can generally get in work mode when I put on Iron Maiden. I know, a lot of people don't understand how I write with heavy metal playing–but Steve Harris is an awesome lyricist so that inspires me–plus the music is just awesome. I've tried other stuff and it just isn't the same. My husband is a musician so I've just learned to work with music playing all the time.

Ah–black lab puppies. My daughter has one and the first year he was alive, I wanted to kill him. He destroyed everything. But he's raised up into one great dog–of course he doesn't live with me anymore. LOL. I just have a small dog to take outside a few times a day, which helps get me away from the computer, and I have a cat that needs to be pestered and cuddled once in awhile.

As for car noises, the baby next door, noisy neighbors–I just turn the Maiden up louder.

Thanks for sharing this story. It was a nice treat. Hope your furniture is still in tact. LOL

What is some good funky music that involve no words?

I'm on a similar boat – I can get way too distracted – mainly originates from my RSS reader then onto links from each post then it just keeps going.

This is a prime example – I shouldn't be here commenting! I should be writing some blog posts. Bye!

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I wish I could hide, Rob, but my house is half glass!! I have been known to hunker down by the kitchen cabinets when a car pulls in the drive to hide until the coast is clear – how sad is that!!??