Reading Material

Long day today dealing with some paperwork and applications. Got up at 4:30am after a relatively sleepless night, so I’m dragging tonight.

I did manage to finish reading Robert L. Forward’s Dragon’s Egg. Although it’s not the best-written prose out there, the ideas more than carry the book. I’ll let you read the Amazon summary if you’re interested.

Next on the list is the first part of a three-book series called Contemporary Music Theory. This is not your classical music theory. This one is geared toward pop and jazz. It gives the basics up front, and I can use the review on much of it. Wind players arpeggiate, but find it very difficutl to play chords. I get to do that now on guitar.

Two days in a row without writing, but not for lack of interest anymore. I’m just about out of gas tonight. Tomorrow, I have to pack for my overnight trip to Camp Geronimo. Friday night I’ll have no electricity. Saturday is when I’ll start back on the novel.

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Today’s yard plant is my pineapple guava tree.

This tree stays about the same size all the time. It has about the most amazing flowers I’ve ever seen. You can see a picture of the flower here. The fruit is supposed to have a minty-pineapple flavor, but I can’t confirm. I’ve never seen fruit on this one. I don’t know if that’s because it gets too hot here, or if the plant simply won’t self-pollinate.