Thank You Google

I know a lot of people do not like Google, but I do. I like having all the tools they offer for free. Yes, the price is the loss of my privacy, but that does not really bother me. The government already has violated all my privacy rights, and I do not get much for free from them (especially since I pay a boatload in taxes). At least with Google I get to use a bunch of cool tools. Thank you Google.

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Uncertain Times

One thing that can definitely be said is that we are living in uncertain times. In the past we could at least look at some long term trends and make some decent predictions of the future. That is clearly not the case today. What is going to happen with the pandemic? No idea. What is going to happen with the economy? No idea. What is going to happen to my job? Well, I have not lost it yet, but other than that, I have no idea? Will there be war? No idea. Will there be a massive explosion that levels my town (like Beirut)? No idea. Hurricane? Earthquake? Tornado? Wildfire? No idea. Wow, maybe uncertain is too tame of a term? No idea!

Well, at least we are all in the same boat.

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The Death Of Live Music

I wonder if we are witnessing the death of live music? There have been no live concerts in basically the whole USA for some time. That is especially the case here in California, the entertainment capital of the world. Sure we have had live "streamcast" concerts, but do they even count? Broadway in New York is "dark" till at least January (if not longer). Here in Riverside County California they have even banned all live performances even at outdoor restaurants.

I was playing Jazz at a restaurant in San Diego County, but I had to stop because the owner could not afford to pay me any more. So if you throw in the inability to pay for live music because of the economic situation, this could very well be the end of live music as we know it. Will it bounce back once we have some kind of recovery? I have no idea. I hope it does. I just can't imagine living in a world without live music.

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So What's Next?

I have not written in a while. I think I have just been in shock over all that is going on. It has been the most interesting summer of my life. Here in California we started to open the economy only to basically shut it down again. We had a wave of violent protests that seem to have calmed down. Most schools are also going to start the year online (mine included). It has just been a very unique summer to say the least.

So what's next? It sure feels like there will be another shoe drop at some point. What could that be? What could be worse that a pandemic and national rioting? Honestly, I wish it would all just stop for a while and we could catch our breath. Oh wait, we have a national election in a few weeks. Yeah, that's not going to be interesting right?

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