Recent content by Gary Blanchard

I'm a few chapters in and am enjoying it. I hope to finish it in the next couple of days. We'll done!

I decided to look at the J-45 and realized it jut needed a truss rod adjustment, so I did that and put the Stringjoy super lights on it. It sounds great, and is mostly holding tune. Now I just need to see how they wear with time. I have now changed guitar strings twice in a week and our new...

I also enjoyed the last one; I will certainly buy this one.

It was time to put new strings on the Fender acoustic and I wanted to try something new. So far I am liking these. I bought the light gauge natural phosphorus bronze set. I like that each string is packaged individually, something that I missed having bought D'Addario strings for years. They had...

My primary care is a nurse practitioner and she is more on the ball than any of the doctors I have seen in that practice. When I go to see her she is up to date on what is happening in my care from all the various doctors treating me. She also talks to me like a fellow professional. Carol used...

Barbers around here want to go right to the clippers. They greet you with, "What's your number?" No thanks, I'll pay for the stylist.

It looks like my son has been there...

That seems much less likely to happen, but I have learned to never say never.

No, just felt like time for a change.

I can never seem to smile in a selfie. I am actually quite happy with it. I went to a new place in town and explained what I had in mind. She asked about a photo so I brought up a current picture of Bob Weir. I think she did a good job; it has length and style.

So I decided it was time for a...haircut!