I haven't blogged much, because there really hasn't been much going on, but I did have a brief moment of excitement leaving work today, and I wanted to share it with you.
We have a National Guard training center here just South of town. They frequently use the airport across from the plant for their -- whatever it is they're training for. It's different stuff every time. Back when I lived on the other road, before I moved here, helicopters and airplanes frequently flew right over my house, because it was a lot closer to the airport.
One time, Air Force One flew over. That was exciting.
Anyway, today as I was leaving work, I was still in the parking lot when a whole bunch of paratroopers jumped. I quickly grabbed my camera and started shooting blind. This is probably the best shot I got:
Oh, the things we see out at ADP.
Hey, it's better than the view I got yesterday morning...
Dogs have no shame.
In other news, I'm still practicing my piano. I'd stopped going through my course book to concentrate on Christmas music, but after about 2 weeks, I realized that wasn't working out. Over the weekend, I started back on my lessons. You may not get quite as long of a Christmas concert, but hey, them's the breaks.
But, the songs I picked, I'm pretty sure you'll like, if I can ever get them down. My biggest problem is I tend to play too fast. I'm working on trying to slow things down, but it's hard. The metronome has been a big help with that. I watched a video on YouTube where the guy talked about the 50% Rule. You figure out the normal speed of the song, then cut that in half and practice that way.
It's like playing in slow motion, and I hope it helps.
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