There are a few bands I’ve always wanted to see in concert. I was fortunate to get to the last show of The Police on their reunion tour in 2007. That was special. Seeing RUSH equals that. Madison Square Garden is a terrific venue.

In addition to the concert being an incredible fan experience (yes, I sang along to the songs and air drummed the fills in Tom Sawyer), seeing and experiencing their creative force in person was inspiring.

I will be engaging with a designer to revamp the site, but in the meantime, I thought I’d do some experimenting and see what I could do. Turns out a shocking amount of mischief and not much else. I am to computers what turtles are to space flight (someone’s going to tell me 37 turtles have been to space, but my point is the more ‘logical’ things are the less intuitive they seem to be). That said, I plan to continue until smoke starts to emanate from my computer at which time I’ll pop it into the fridge. We’ll both need to cool off at that point.

I have begun my quest to engage with summer. Don’t let my expression fool you, I was quite enjoying the park. I think I was looking like that because some squirrels were giving me the eye. In NYC, you have to look stern. Smiling is seen as a sign of weakness. Especially when it comes to squirrels.

I haven’t moved, gotten married, or anything else momentous, but I’ve been thinking more about how I approach my days. I’m not a summer person. Never enjoyed the heat or the beach. Some people gravitate toward certain times of the year, but it occurred to me that I’ve been largely writing off an entire season looking forward to autumn. This summer I am going to embrace it (well, I’ll start with a friendly pat on the shoulder) and take it from there.

I’ve also purchased a new laptop. I bought my last one ten years ago, so I think it gave excellent service. Of course, now it gets added to the pile of ancient laptops in the closet that I don’t know what to do with.

In keeping with my new approach, I’m going to be revamping the website. Well, I say I, but it will be a designer that does it. Oh, and finish my latest book at long last. More on that to come.

Cheers,

Chris

Hope everyone is having an enjoyable autumn. I most certainly am, and that’s in no small part due to the amount of writing I’m getting done. The story I was working on (it pains me to say this) for years, just wasn’t progressing the way I wanted. After talking with some friends, I decided it was time to set it aside and try something new. I had an idea for a fantasy series that I first formulated many years ago that for reasons I can’t entirely remember I set aside. I started going through my old notes and the more I read the more intrigued I became. The end result is that I’m writing again every day.

As for Shifting Gears the TV show, I like it. It’s a basic network comedy, but it features three actors I enjoy watching – Kat Dennings, Tim Allen and Jenna Elfman, not to mention Daryl Mitchell of Galaxy Quest and Fear The Walking Dead. Tim Allen, of course, starred in Galaxy Quest, and Jenna Elfman was in Fear The Walking Dead. I can’t recall if she shared screen time with Mitchell on the show, but I think it’s likely.