Journal Entry, Humpday Eve, hurdy-gurdy
Tue, May 2, 2023
It’s a wonderful day in the neighborhood…
I may have found a place here in town that has the compression socks one of my doctors told me to get.
Now I have learned that there are a couple of variables involved here, in addition to choosing your favorite, trendy color.
There are varying degrees of pressure. There is the size variant. There are open-toed and closed-toed socks.
This weekend, of course, everyone seems to be running a Tater Swift concert sale on EVERYTHING. She likes pink, I’m told. I am not sold on pink, but we’ll just have to see.
The important thing is to be unwilling to let this quest stop the writing I need to do. Writing sometimes has something like inertia. If it’s allowed to come to a rest, it can rust and be difficult to get moving.
1:11 pm - A few more readers of this area have communicated to me that they are not here to learn the ART of WRITING. So please note that the topic has been moved to its own area labeled on the top menu as “Writing,” oddly enough.
Some have asked me if I have forsaken and deserted my Great American Fiction quest. I am proud to say, “no” but I have hidden that menu item to save menu space and to avoid gawkers. It is here.
New fiction pieces will be tagged in the FICTION category and they will show up on the main feed, they just won’t have their own menu item. Click the fiction tag over the title if that is what you desire, and that will open up the whole category to you. I will unhide it when the time is right.
It has also come to my attention that there is a whole generation of young musicians today who can’t play the hurdy-gurdy, and, unbelievably, some who have never even heard of it. Here for those few.
A hurdy-gurdy is a musical instrument that has been used in Europe for centuries. It is also known as a wheel fiddle or a vielle à roue in French. The instrument is played by turning a crank, which rotates a wheel that rubs against strings, producing sound. The player can adjust the pitch by pressing keys or moving levers while turning the crank. The hurdy-gurdy is known for its distinctive sound and has been used in a variety of musical genres, including folk, medieval, and even modern rock and metal music.
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