Some creative advice from Pythea: post every day, and keep 'em short. OK - I can try that.

Today was a day off work. I spent it doing errands, and kept coming home between trips to be with my dogs. I did a Jazzercise class, which made me feel really good after, although I felt like I was crashing a party, as I was the only man there. In the evening, I met my family at a yogurt place, and the kid played video games while B & I plotted out a family vacation, to North Carolina, which we decided we couldn't afford. We may revisit the thing again, with KOA's & packed lunches instead of hotel rooms and restaurants, and see how that adds up. Later I worked on the pool, which is rather Sisyphian, since it keeps turning green and needs brushing and other treatments.

Tomorrow, my family is celebrating Father's Day by loading us into a hotel for the evening, with swimming pool, restaurant, and videos on demand! That should be fun.

Tonight my daughter wrote a hip-hop song, which she sang for B & me while dancing, complete with cool costuming and lights. There was a three-level stage, made with her trundle bed and the floor, and she used it all in her choreography. Jumping down, and down, and up, and up, and running her fingers around the brim of her hat while striking a pose.Wow! What a creative soul there! Who needs music school when you've got inspiraton?

She got into choir for next year. She's hungry for glory. She wants to be one of the top five singers in her group. I answered by telling her that she needed to start taking care of her voice, and stop screaming and doing all the other abusive things she does with her vocal cords.  She answered that bit of fatherly advice with an ear-splitting shriek.

Musical stuff: I sight-read selections from a Bach partita in A, and played all twelve harmonic major scales. First time for me - I'd been thinking about the scale but had never played them all. Lots of interesting chords to follow.

How's that for short? If I had more time, as the man said, I could write a shorter blog...