Christmas Eve. Had the gift of spending time with my extended  in-law family.  This is special as all of the men (my sons, uncle, father-in-law,  brothers-in-law) get to have our “family fellowship day”. One day left.

Man I have been eating all kinds of sweets this Holiday Season, way more than in recent years. Probably because I’ve deprived myself of my usual indulgences for far too long. Anyway, it’s time to get back to the exercise routine starting with a daily walk. A little chilly outside so I went to the local mall for the first time in years and gifted myself a 45 minute walk. Afterwards I walked right to the food court and bought Chinese food for dinner. Hey, that was better than cookies and doughnuts…………

Let me see. Line 6 HX Stomp or HX Stomp XL? Good to have choices. As it is the season of giving and I am not a selfish person, I have decided to “give” both of these toys a nice new home for Day 4 of the countdown. Happy Holidays……

If I am going to play my guitar all day with the amp turned up to 10 I probably should wear earplugs. My gift for Day 5 of the countdown is a pair Hearos. What did you say…..?

After 35 years of playing bass I picked up a guitar for my midlife “affirmation”. When I needed an amplifier I chose the lovely Deluxe Reverb pictured above. When I was a bass player I never understood or appreciated why guitar players were so obsessed over amps and the gear they selected. Now I do. I had the the gift of hearing the sounds of my Deluxe Reverb all day for Day 6.

On the 7th Day of Christmas my doctor gave to me…. a clean bill of health. Always thankful for this gift.

‘Tis the season for some donuts

I could eat them all,  could eat them all

Yes, I know. I’m a little behind with my Christmas countdown. Gonna catch up though, starting tonight. Gift of family as my dad stopped by. Grateful for healthy parents this Holiday Season.

They say music is the universal language. On any given day at any time music can be heard in some form somewhere.  For today I received the gift of live music as The New Variety Collective gave a free concert at my house. Good thing I love music……..

As we count down the days to Christmas I remain aware of the current state of the world. We could all use a little more peace in our lives. World peace is a good gift wish for any day. If not world peace how about peace in the the United States. Remember, it doesn’t cost anything.