I started off this year with a laundry list of items I had hoped to accomplish by year-end.  This was an exercise that I had never done before.  Spoiler alert: I will never do it again. Why?  I find it extremely limiting.  I am a methodical person to a point but apply practices and standards to a year that I know nothing about is very arrogant. I went back to my list this week after finding it during an effort to clean out some documents from my computer. I read the list for kicks.*  I have already accomplished most of it without even disciplining myself.  Take that you silly list.

Moving ahead… the one thing on the list that I discovered that I have accomplished is that I vowed to attend three quality concerts.  Attending music events can get expensive.  Last year I went to anything that I could talk a partner-in-crime in attending with me.  This year not so much.  I have spent money on concerts but only bigger money on only three really good concerts.  One of those three is this weekend!  eeck!!! My. Morning. Jacket.  Yep, My Morning Jacket at Bank of America Pavilion on Sunday. Continue reading »