The best thing about a glue gun is that you can use it as a way to prototype assemblages. Once you like the composition, you can commit with two part epoxy or super bond wood glue.

I like the basic idea – but I need to down scale it. Its thrown together and is only the start of where I’m headed with this, but its a ton of fun. As I look at the prototype over the next few days, ideas will flow.

All of a sudden the haunted grandfather clock is becoming my favorite theme this “Halloween Month”.

Help wanted:
No more clowns
No more laughter
Only frowns

We pay well
And benefits you'll see
We lost our staff
To Washington, D.C

Everyone gets paid 
To do nothing
Can't find help
So we'll be shutting

We have a couple “volunteer” Smoke Tree seedlings that started when my neighbor’s tree went to seed, and blew into our yard. They are super nice and interesting trees, and while they are tiny seedlings, they have great fall color.

The fall colors here are much more subtle here in Northern California, but there are plenty of really nice fall color trees if you keep an eye out for them.

Facebook isn’t the cause of our social unrest – but its been a tool to let miscreants foment hate and misinformation. Twitter is no better. I deep sixed my social media accounts years ago. It was obvious to me back then that these unsocial networks were making money off of their users woe. The more scandalous – the better.

Today’s song is just a little ditty. I’ve really been enjoying trying simple songs but where I can concentrate on writing melodies with the piano or organ. Its very much a musical exercise and practice.