Whistling Badger Blog

The world continues to alternately shut down and open, but the music goes on.  I released a CD in March.  Sort of.  I had scheduled a performance right at the beginning of the covid mess, which I had to cancel.  As of right now, there's no realistic prospect of doing a live performance (my lead cellist is about to head off for college, among other things).  This makes me very sad:  Getting all those musicians together to do a live performance would have been absolutely magical. But, onward we go. So.  I actually didn't release it all. But it's done, and it's out there, and I'm fairly pleased with it.  It's been getting some play on Wyoming Public Radio and Pilgrim Radio (the regional Christian station), so that's good for the ego. The album is called Strengthen.  Some of you might remember that I lost my mom a few years ago; these songs were inspired (and a few of them were written) by her.  All of them deal with various aspects of meeting adversity with

Point #1:  It's a health device, not a campaign poster.  I'm so libertarian I make  myself  uncomfortable at times, but when I go into a business, I wear a mask.  As far as I am aware, Wyoming residents are not required by law to wear them.  That means you aren't gaining any anti-big-government/libertarian/rebel/tough guy cred for going face-commando.  It's just a choice you make. Point #2:  The mask isn't to protect you; it's to protect people around you.  If you wear a mask it doesn't mean you're scared, and if you don't it doesn't mean you're brave.  Recent research suggests that a lot of people might be spreading Covid 19 without showing symptoms.  You might have it and not know it, and wearing a mask is a way of keeping your germs to yourself. When I go into a business, I don't wear a mask because I'm afraid.  I wear a mask because I'm trying to be courteous to others.  Do you wash your hands after you take a dump?  Same