Day Twenty Four (Year Six)

We headed back into Sioux City today, both to see family and celebrate the Mrs.'s birthday.

It was yet another choppy sort of day, with no real time to practice. In place of that, I managed to find new issues of Guitar World and Guitar Techniques, while also adding Volume 9 of the Dylan Bootlegs to my collection. Now I'm only missing 6-8. Otherwise my collection will be complete.

The Mrs. has her big meeting tomorrow afternoon, so I remain optimistic that I can find some time to play in the morning before we have to leave for that. We shall see. Thus far, I haven't gotten nearly as much done as I wanted to, but all of that can change in a flash.

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