The sun is up and bright. Could be a good day on getting rid of a bunch more of the snow. I’ll be hiking this morning.
It was funny on my hike, I saw four dear bounding away and I saw two people whistling. I thought why are they whistling at the dear? Their dog was chasing the dear. Luckily the dog came back. I am not sure that would happen with all dogs. Saw a lady down the trail a little ways with a younger dog, again not on a leash. Let her know that she might want to put her dog on a leash unless she is positive the dog will come when called.
Started work on putting together the dulcimer kit. Doesn’t seem too difficult, but the directions are words with just one exploded view of the dulcimer. Not exactly what I am used to with directions for a model as they likened putting this together. Looks like there is going to be a bit more trimming that I expected. A little more art than science. It is going to take me a while to get this together, I had to order the finish I needed. They don’t sell shellac flakes at Home Depot. If I am going to go to the trouble of building this thing I am going to make it look as good as possible, even if it takes me a month to get this thing put together.
Worked on playing the dulcimer as well. My timing is getting better. I think this will be the key to getting stuff to sound right. Timing is also my problem on the piano. I would play the notes to a song and it would not sound like the song. When I finally get the disks that go with the song book I will be able to play along with it which will also help until maybe I develop the innate inner timing they talk about.
Watched UD boot another game away. This pretty much kills their NCAA hopes. To get into the NCAA they pretty much would have to win the league tournament. They play George Washington in the opener, at home, which should be winnable, but then they would have to beat Xavier again. Beating Xavier again is doable, but they have to find a way to be more consistent on offense. Actually winning the tournament in not out of reach, but again they need to find a consistent offensive rhythm. The NIT probably makes the most sense.