This is great...just what I needed. Lots of good things musically...last weekend got to see Pat Donahue who was not only stunning musically but very funny as well. His parodies of Carioca/Kareoke and Swinging on a Star/So you think you'd like to play folk guitar, and take your money home in a jar, etc. made me laugh out loud for the first time in days. 2nd nifty thing...think, hope, I've finally hooked up with some local people to play music with...will be meeting with them a wk from sunday.

On the nonmusical side, I'm glad I don't have to be involved in any way in Superbowl Sunday...YAY! And, got out of having to go to a funeral I was dreading...when I got there in plenty of good time, there was a line 4 deep clear around the block, and they were already seating overflow crowds on a patio. Since I didn't know the deceased, was just there to support his mother, I decided she probably had more support than she knew what to do with, so crept away and will reconnect at a less crowded time. And I've managed to make it through what would have been my 41st wedding anniversary, without flinging myself off a cliff, so I think I'm on the upswing.

Cheers to all with good news to share--you have cheered me. And best wishes and good thots to those who are a little short of good news these days. Better times will come.