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RE: Guitar making is becoming a racket.
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BarkellWH
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From: Washington, DC
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RE: Guitar making is becoming a racket. (in reply to estebanana)
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I'm going to dump everything I own, give my truck to one of the family members, stick a few boxes of tools on a slow boat, get on a plane, go to another country and start over. Just what the doctor ordered, Stephen. Allow me a very unprofessional stab at a diagnosis of what is ailing you. I may be completely off-base, but you might be suffering from a severe case of ennui. Perhaps life has become too repetitive and, thus, uninteresting. Too long living in the same place and in the same rut. If that's the case, your move to Japan should break that mold, and the new environment, language, sights, smells, etc. might just stimulate and reinvigorate you, not only in your luthiery endeavors, but perhaps in ways currently unforeseen. My wife Marta and I sometimes feel like living in Washington, DC has become too much of a habit. It's a comfortable habit, but a habit nevertheless. We certainly don't face the existential crisis you seem to be experiencing, but we have based ourselves in Washington since I entered the Foreign Service in 1974. Of course, much of my career was spent overseas, but we have lived continuously in Washington since I retired. We are giving serious thought to making a move, possibly to Arizona. We feel like we need a change. I could still do my consulting gigs with the State Department and other elements, no matter where we live. We both think a move may open up new experiences and make life more exciting and stimulating. Your move to Japan just may do that for you. Cheers, Bill
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Date Jan. 6 2013 17:47:31
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BarkellWH
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From: Washington, DC
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RE: Guitar making is becoming a racket. (in reply to Tom Blackshear)
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Seriously, it is a state of mind whether you can enjoy life in your present situation or draw with-in yourself to let evil flow into your psyche. I cannot speak for Stephen. I simply offered a possible explanation for his current mood. If your comment was meant for me, because I mentioned that my wife and I are thinking of making a move because Washington has become a habit, you have made a wildly inaccurate assumption. We are happy, and no "evil is flowing into our psyche." (Where did you come up with that phrase?) Marta and I have always thrived on new adventures that complement our ongoing interests. It's as simple as that. Cheers, Bill
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And the end of the fight is a tombstone white, With the name of the late deceased, And the epitaph drear, "A fool lies here, Who tried to hustle the East." --Rudyard Kipling
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Date Jan. 6 2013 21:29:36
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