Archive for January, 2001

• 1.18.01 "Rewarding the Masters" is posted in Friendship, Reflections

Scott watched me strum away the same six or seven chords I always play…but he saw them differently. After just a few minutes he had come up with my strengths and weaknesses, and what I need to do to improve them. You may not know Scott, but Scott knows guitar. (more…)

• 1.13.01 "Direction and Mastery" is posted in Reflections

It seems like people need to have _one_ talent. I just watched an episode of the Jazz series that’s been on these days; over and over it told stories of people so incredibly passionate about an instrument and music. It seemed as though they knew that jazz was what they wanted to pursue, and consequently they focused so much time on it. I’m amazed by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, etc., but at what point did their dreams come clear? (more…)

• 1.9.01 "Actions Speak Loudly" is posted in Best Of, Reflections, Relationships

She made me think about this but didn’t value how difficult it was to say. Fortunately enough she took the content and, intentionally or not, illustrated it back quite nicely. (more…)