I pre-packed a lot of things, got a batch of things ready to list, and this on top of my traveling around yesterday so I didn't actually list them.
I *did* get an hour's practice in on the flute, while watching a rare, watchable, YouTube video. I didn't want to do more because I could feel that I run the risk of doing too much, on my wrists, arms, shoulders. The flute is not heavy, but it's an odd position to hold and will take time to get used to.
On trumpet, it was too tempting to rest my elbows against my body while practicing at home. But with flute, I kind of have to sit very upright and proper, so at least my practicing at home is good practicing for busking.
I am fully aware that the flute is not as loud as the trumpet, and know of areas with good resonance to play in. I don't want to feel like I have to be loud like I'm in an Irish flute band. Then again, being in Irish flute bands right off might have been key to James Galway doing as well as he did.
The internet is just getting slower and slower. I just need it to hold together for a couple-few more years, and I forecast that it will continue to slow down, and will be the standard way to access government services and do basic, text-based things.
A good example of how I see things going is how they've gone at the Amazon Hub downtown. At first, there was a neat sign-in kiosk. You'd key in your email address and the staff would be alerted that you were there to pick up your stuff. After a while, the backlight went out and that was never fixed, making it difficult to use. Then it stopped working at all, and was never replaced. I now use an index card with my email address written in large, clear, letters. I show 'em that, they key it into one of their phone/pad things, and go get my stuff. There's still some internet involved, but my customer interface is a paper card.
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