Today

Taking the final bow at the end of the Hozier show at Summerfest

I’m not going to lie, as I sit down to write today, my brain is struggling to come up with something to write. It has been hot and humid over the last few days, and we attended a large musical festival called Summerfest to see Hozier a few days ago. My body doesn’t recover from the heat as well as it used to, both mentally and physically. I also tweaked my neck or shoulder, which is making me have headaches as well.

The Hozier show was incredible, and the use of movable video screens was something that I hadn’t seen before. My wife is a bigger fan than I, but I had listened to him a lot the week before the show to prepare for it, and he’s incredibly talented; I enjoyed it. The band he has with him is also excellent, and with 10 members plus himself, they were a tight group and complemented each other well. One of my favorite moments was a surprise when he came out into the crowd, and a small stage had been set up for him to perform on. The first song he did solo acoustically, but he also played one song where the band was on stage and he was on the platform. Check him out if you haven’t, see him live if you can, because you won’t be disappointed. Gigi Perez opened the show, and she was good as well. Her set started pretty standard, but as she progressed through it, she became more engaged and moved more, which made it more memorable.

As with everything, I am trying to take every experience and become kinder, experiencing things more fully. There were some successes and some less successful moments. My wife and I still don’t always get along well in new experiences or stressful situations. I handled some things better than in the past, but 54 years of habits are a bit hard to break.

That is all for this week. I hope that life is kind to you and that you can fully enjoy whatever experiences are sent your way. Be kind to yourself and others.