WORDAGE

I've been doing some work on the novel since the new year dawned. I've decided that this is the year that I finish and submit something. I'm working on my mystery/suspense novel, a mainstream novel, and two short stories. I've started upping the word meter to the left. I'm close to 30,000! Yes, Jenny, I will send the new chapters to you.

MUSIC

I played Eric Clapton's SAN FRANCISCO BAY BLUES for my guitar teacher, just to see hwo I was doing. It's a song that I have been practicing a lot over the past year or so. Aside from speeding up the tempo and playing a bit too choppy, I played it well. I got a B+, and I am happy with that.

MUSIC

I've got a little under two months to try and learn a new martial Arts form. It's called SAWA HYUNG. It's long and detailed, and uses all eight directions (N, E, S, W, NW, NE, SE, SW), and has spin kicks. My son learned it in two days. I've almost got the first two sections down.

NFL

It will probably be Philly and Pittsburgh, but I'd like to see Arizona and Baltimore. Once the Chargers got beat, I didn't care anymore, so I rooted for the road dogs (teams not playing at home and not favored).