Eight twenty.
I feel like giving my mind a rest for a day. Aesop’s muzzle is supposed to arrive tomorrow. Then we can go for a walk outside. I hear “Jacob’s Ladder” in my head. At the heart of my thinking last night was the dichotomy of the University and the Church. It may be a false dichotomy. Perhaps all dichotomies are false. My tendency to create contraries could be a symptom of schizophrenia… I mustn’t forget to take my mask to volunteering today.
Three thirty. I feel really good today. Just one of those things. Who am I to question it? “If you’re the joke of the neighborhood / Why should you care if you’re feeling good? / You take the long way home.” The sun is out and it’s fifty fifty clouds and sun. The church assembly is a truly amazing bunch of folks. We fed close to thirty families this morning. Pastor went out to Cal’s and bought us a box of donuts. I ate two of the applesauce ones. This afternoon I brought out my kit J Bass and played it for a while. It weighs eleven pounds and feels like a ton, but that’s why it sounds so good. For cosmetic reasons, it only needs a little finishing work on the headstock. After Monday I will look into returning the new Fender for a refund. If I’m stuck with it then I’ll sell it. In the future I will trust my own knowledge and experience in choosing an instrument… Damien has just arrived in order to do some yard work. I hope he’s feeling all right…
robgradens 
I think church/university dichotomy is apt; they’re both relatively insular systems with their own dogmas.
And man, if you think the Fender PBass is heavy, you should try my Marcus Miller Sire V7! Heaviest instrument i’ve ever come across but the price was so good I couldn’t pass it up.
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It’s actually because the new Fender is too lightweight that I don’t like it. I prefer a bass that weighs ten pounds or more.
How do you like the Sire bass? Does it sound good?
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Yes and it has more controls than I know what to do with – but I wanted something versatile and slapable for recording. It’s also my first 5-string. But honestly I haven’t given it enough love. I’ve been playing mostly acoustic guitar in the last couple years.
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