I'm definitely in! I've stopped bidding in estate auctions, and the metals itch is starting get hard to ignore!

Eeeep! Easter is just around the corner! ... and that is why you will need to buy several Hokis!

I had thought about using a screwdriver... but the lever edge seemed too thin though, especially for those big fat roots.

It really makes things a good deal easier! The soil is still damp, which also makes a huge difference... so, I wonder how it will be when the ground is hard and dry.

Ha... you mean your wife hasn't noticed yet... that sounds like me and haircuts... I'm fine until one morning... "Your hair is really annoying!!!!"

Ha... I'm not buying a new case just to fit an adaptor... ... but it is almost annoying enough!

Fingers crossed that we have captured the vibe of our concerts... we are listening to the first compressed mix... and it sounds like us!

Fingers crossed... I really would like to move more fully to Linux, but there is just enough janky enough to put me off it. That said, I used it a lot more when I was a student... and so some of the commands

Haha... trust you to notice that! I remember my dad having those in his uni office ages ago!

Nah... Bazzite is more of gaming distro that makes it easy to run SteamOS, so probably not for you!

Yeah... it is a pity that Classical Music got absorbed into the uni strream of things.. really doesn't below there, and it adds to the idea that it is music that isn't supposed to be "enjoyed".

We get people selling solar panels... It is pretty annoying, especially if I'm practicing. Just because I'm at home doesn't mean I'm not working! And we can't do solar until we redo our times... And as

My wife and I are of the same thoughts... we just play our music instead of planting tomatoes... to keep us sane, and to avoid despair...

Cool! Jazz and medicine! Sounds like an awesome combination of skills!

Lol... for the end one! Yes... the TAFE/tradehall route is pretty much pooh-poohed out of existence by the classical people... sigh, that would have been the perfect fit... but apparently we need to feel

It is more formal in the Classical realm... definitely, but I find that there is also a preference for things that are quantifiable but ultimately... meaningless. It is like training musicians to be mindless

Yes, I am the only "survivor" from my graduating class of violins... the attrition is real... and nothing wrong with being teachers either, we need all of that to keep the pipeline alive!

Music does help us regain that little spark!

Haha... a bit too true!

Yeah, the compact design and good ïn the hand" weight is definitely a plus!