I didn't go to April Verch's performance in Berkeley last night, as you can tell, nor did I go to Rhonda Vincent's on Thursday. I have to get that window fixed--I wasn't about to leave a car in that condition on the streets of Berkeley. (And is it easy to find parking at or near the Freight and Salvage Coffee House? I looked up its address and directions on its website, and I don't recall there being any parking garages in that area. But there may well be one.)

I do not have any particular reason to go to the campus. I suppose if someone wanted a tour there, I could give one, but I'd have to check out the website and become familiar with all of the changes that have been made to the campus (and the new buildings that have been constructed) since I was there. I heard last Sunday at STA that the GTU bookstore has been closed. (Some of the regulars were talking about how many of the bookstores in Berkeley had been closed.) How about a walk along Telegraph Ave.?

The other day I was sampling bluegrass albums--I found it odd that while I enjoy much of what I can find on YouTube from artists like Rhonda Vincent and April Verch, the number of songs on any album that I like (or think are good!) rangers from maybe half the album to 3/4. Is it true even in bluegrass that some songs are put on albums merely as filler? Surely it can't be that whoever is in charge (the manager, artists, or execs) think that every song on the album is that good and marketable? If only they would perform the classics and traditional folk songs...

What does the name Tiana mean? I found out that her brother is Vincent from 1st grade. She's a Chinese Vietnamese, and was talking some Cantonese to me in class, which I didn't mind. Both she and her brother are a bit hyper and don't stay on task for long. Nature or nurture?

Yesterday they were drawing some posters for a poster conference. The theme? Draw about something you'd like to learn this year, or something you want to do better. One of the children told me, "--- said he wants to learn how to do S-E-X." "EWWW!" What's going on in that home? (This was a third grade class.)