Today was Friday. I was a good day. I had a good amount of energy and I put a lot into my teaching. I started the day by asking Jennifer, my voice teacher, to critique someone we had heard sing. She explained how they strained their muscles in different ways. She mentioned how when you sing, instead of trying to get in peoples faces, if you lean back a little bit and concentrate on your song, it is more effective in communicating the song's message.
I had an idea last night for a one day trade on AIG. Buy at 2.60 and sell at 4.00. It would have worked! Of course, that was a rare occasion since the feds had just bought about 89 percent of the company to rescue it.
Spanish I & II got tested on Chapter 1 today. They also say Episode 1 and 17 of Destinos. Guitar I & II also went well. I preached to them what specific skill, notereading, we are trying to gain among many skills we could choose. I told them we are trying to give them a change to succeed in music at a college level should they so choose to take a college course or minor in music. They seemed to buy in to the idea well.
I had flag pole duty. Matthew bought a blue ice cone for one dollar. We drove home but stopped at Taco Bell on the way and ate quickly. I took a nap and went to Set Free Indeed. Service went well with Ty showing right before the service. David played the drums. Scott played guitar again.
Peter & Gina had a baby today named Emily Grace. I also called my sister, Shauna, today on her birthday.
I looked through some sock possiblities with Benn tonight and we just threw around some ideas.
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September 12, 2008
Steve and Doris got their power back after Hurricane Gustav in Baton Rouge. They are my bro and sis in law.
In the morning I read some enchanting poetry by John G. Neihardt. One line that hit home with me from the poem "Let Me Live Out My Years " was the last two lines:
Let me be as a tune-swept fiddlestring
That feels the Master Melody—and snaps!
I played bass guitar at Set Free Indeed with Ty, Andre, Scott, and Tonja. After the music portion I was standing in the back of the auditorium and I accidentally caught the high string of the bass and pulled it off of its tuning key. I had to restring it.
I picked up Andrew, Ben and D'Andre. We drove D'Andre home after twisting and turning through a neighborhood between Perkins and Highland to get to his house. I joked about whether Nick Antzacks grandmother could drive like this, making some hand and finger motions.
Ben came over to the house. All of us boys including Matthew stayed up talking from 10:30 PM until 3:00 AM in the morning. We spoke of everything from churches to money, the stock market and my former eBay business and the products which I designed. Ben seemed very interested. Earlier in the night Ben was recounting a story of when I dropped a book in class in front of Joseph and as he retold it his hand bumped the light fixture and down came the glass cover crashing loudly to the ground. It was hilarious and something that I am sure will always be remembered.
In the morning I read some enchanting poetry by John G. Neihardt. One line that hit home with me from the poem "Let Me Live Out My Years " was the last two lines:
Let me be as a tune-swept fiddlestring
That feels the Master Melody—and snaps!
I played bass guitar at Set Free Indeed with Ty, Andre, Scott, and Tonja. After the music portion I was standing in the back of the auditorium and I accidentally caught the high string of the bass and pulled it off of its tuning key. I had to restring it.
I picked up Andrew, Ben and D'Andre. We drove D'Andre home after twisting and turning through a neighborhood between Perkins and Highland to get to his house. I joked about whether Nick Antzacks grandmother could drive like this, making some hand and finger motions.
Ben came over to the house. All of us boys including Matthew stayed up talking from 10:30 PM until 3:00 AM in the morning. We spoke of everything from churches to money, the stock market and my former eBay business and the products which I designed. Ben seemed very interested. Earlier in the night Ben was recounting a story of when I dropped a book in class in front of Joseph and as he retold it his hand bumped the light fixture and down came the glass cover crashing loudly to the ground. It was hilarious and something that I am sure will always be remembered.
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