I have found myself in the simultaneously enviable and unenviable position of having plenty to write about, but no time to write. During the time that school is in session, there is a veritable flurry of activity: teaching, performing, meetings, guest artists, personal projects, school projects. So much of that material — yes, even some things from the meetings — provides fodder for thought and comment here, yet I simply haven’t had the time and energy to write. Now, let’s hope I can still remember some of things I wanted to write about!

The part about having time and energy to write is important. I find it to be a rather interesting phenomenon, because when there has been a parting of the clouds and I have been allowed a little time to breathe, I just haven’t had any energy left for writing. Sometimes it’s physical energy, but sometimes it’s emotional energy (if that makes any sense). Maybe I’m lazy, maybe I’m overwhelmed, maybe it’s time to find a nice comfy couch in a dimly lit room and talk about it for a while, but whatever the reason, I just haven’t managed to park myself at the computer and type.

The good news is, that is exactly what I am doing right now. Of course, it did take a good practice session, and the incentive of a nice cold beer (Hurricane Reef Pale Ale, if you are curious) to get me here. I do find it an odd omen, however, that as soon as I opened my Hurricane Reef I started to hear squalls blowing by from tropical storm Noel. This is really the first storm that we have had to watch this year, and it doesn’t appear to be posing an real threat. It is currently just lingering over Cuba, making curious people like me go to obscure web sites and stare at a giant rotating mass, wondering if this is the thing that will finally decide that my car needs a nature “makeover”. But it does make me curious, what happens if I finish this beer…

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