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So nice to hear from you!

The immensity of the Scamdemic topic is an Everest. It's difficulty lies in the moving parts which must be pulled apart. And this is intensified and complicated by the felt emotional impacts which might as well be Everest's twin. Sometimes, it is all too much. And the bottom line is that water runs its course and no other. Humanity will bumble along, most of it in darkness to one degree or another. And we often do not see the justice we wish to have in this world. And yet, God rules and decides. And if with wisdom, there we must abide.

Sometimes it gets to be all too much, and the only thing to do is kick back until upheaval returns back to a tolerable level. And sometimes, with all the world a-churning, the best thing to do is to take rest in the beauty around you ... like daffodils, flowering quince and forsythia. I see them outside our windows. It’s stuff like this which keeps me sane. And also, it is my habit to put stuff into Save mode if I know that the edges is raspy rough. Sometimes, I scrap the whole thing. Other times I take stuff into ‘the chop shop’ and cut it down, sometimes three-quarters of a piece is made to mercifully evaporate into thin air.

You always makes sense. And your rudder grounded in Christian thought always make sense, at least to me. And I know that you are loved for who you are and by many people. I know that Dick had a crown jewel in you. Of this there is no doubting. You are appreciated. If I have learned anything from the last four years of living hell, it is the value of people who have their heads screwed on right. That the best way to achieve that is to read Scripture, believe it and take it to heart and into practice.

Well, I am tuckered out. And by the way, here’s something I am studying on my classical guitar. Here is Granados’ Oriental. Below is my favorite amateur performance, SelfTaughtGirl. And one of the best sites for classical guitar featuring some of the recorded greats of the past performers. Most of them were self-taught or studied under teachers, and not ruined by academia. Also, there is this original performance by Granados, or so it says. It’s on piano. Some say Granados sounds better on the guitar but after this, I have to wonder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO9UGrEgSAY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4_IofNT7N0

Here is another great performance of Granados

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAVpqfAaReE

Stay well. The above is also a place of sanity … and relaxation.

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