For the past few days I have been working my guitar-playing fingers to the nubs in order to learn a new song. Why? It is because I have found some local folks with whom to make a bit of music. I am excited about creating an arrangement of this song for the four of us to try. I can hear the other parts in my head and can hardly wait until the next time we get together to hear them for real. Are there any other motivating forces? No, not that I am aware of. This is simply my idea of fun. Did I practice this much before? No.