So today, hmmm...

Man, let me tell you, I'm so nervous about the presidential debate that's going on right now. I can't watch it. I can't even listen to it on the radio. I gotta change the subject, man. I don't know what I could change it to, though.

What did you do today, farmboy? I mean musically.

Thank God. I really didn't want to talk about work.

So today, hmmm...I played and sang after I got home from the fuckin' job. I think I played all other people's stuff, all cover tunes. I know I played a Jimmie Rodgers tune, "Any Old Time," and I remember playing "Higher and Higher" by Jackie Wilson.

Good choices. 

It's mainly practicing, it's the daily ritual. As long as I play, The more I play, the more comfortable I am with the guitar, with the fretboard. And I love how it feels to play when  you've been playing a lot. So that's what I do.

Hey, not to change the subject or anything, but I'm taking Friday off work. I'm taking a personal day.

Why? Is everything all right, farmboy?

Everything's fine. It's just that Friday's my birthday. Which is not a big deal, but having a three-day weekend is. A big deal, I mean.

Something to look forward to.

Yep. And on a Monday, I need it.