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Hey Caromshot welcome to Chordie. I hope your jouney takes you where you want to go.
     Dedicaton, and persistance Scott! The same goes for learning the guitar. You are in
     what I call the "classic mode". Most will at some point in learning get frustrated and
     lay their guitar down for awhile usually in the begining and that makes it "classic".
     Don't worry about getting better at first. Just learn even if you don't pick it up you
     could read up on music theory, how guitars are built, favorite players etc. You'll
     get back into it. Yes, personal lessons are the best way to go but at a cost. Hang in
     there and remember a lot of great players are self taught. I've been at it for many
     years and I also still get frustrated at times and put it down but.... I know right where
     I put it down.         Good luck Scott,   Mike

Fun had by all!! If you have more don't be shy. Most of us can very much relate. Glad you
   had fun.

Great story Old Doll. I can relate! So in essence you created a diversion. Hopefully it is
        still working. Have the same problem as you do Toots with squirrels. They raid the
        bird feeders that my GF has out. They've even chewed through the plastic window
        on one of them. They manage to get on the hanging one and swing it about
        until food falls out on the ground. We've got two large English walnut trees here and
        they still go out of their way. BB gun? Hmmmm. Be my luck to miss and hit a passer
        by as we live next to a street.lol We are short one squirrel tho as of recent. Seems
        our power went off and well... you guessed it. Not a pretty sight.        Mike

Good to hear that Papa-T. I'll bet you'll have lots of fun along with the work. Like you
        say it is good to get back to work. Good for ones self worth. Good luck!   Mike

Hey PapaTom, Like they say hang in there. Alot of us are in the same boat. I've been out of
        work also and it's been raining here almost every day. Fishing is slow, outdoor activities
        slow, and my creative side likewise. Realizing I don't have it as rough as others helps and
        as corny as it seems try-- "Somewhere over the rainbow". Things WILL turn around for
        you in time. GF has been out of work also but landed a job last week after a year and a
        half. I got a call to go back to work on the 1st of June. Sitting around wondering is the worst
        part but never give up.      Mike

This is a sore subject with me also. These guys got the world by the gonads and blow it. Money can
      make a person do really dumb things and one of the reasons I believe is that money can buy
      a way around these dumb things. Why not axe these guys on the very first offense with no
      buy-outs? Maybe they would think twice? Sorry to say, but,.... their big monies come from our
      wallets. Can't help it but I like to watch MLB on TV. I still have the need to watch sports. College
      is a good alternative but even they get into trouble.            Mike

Terrific story Pete! I live in Washington and didn't know of Andy til now and found out via
            Uah. Amazing how small of a world we live in? Wayne knows one of Andys' buddies
            .....amazing and way cool! I live in the southwest of the state and Andy must be up
            in Jeromes' neck of the woods? Love to get up there. Might go soon as my daughters
            live in Olympia and I could visit them on the way. Thanks for sharing this wonderful
            story Pete.    Mike

Hey Bodie, Welcome to Chordie! This is the place to get help for questions like yours. Other

Chordians will probably give you a link to help out but I don't know of one myself. However

my advice is to try getting an "anchor point" on the pickguard area just below the high E

string using your pinky and ring fingers. This keeps your hand centralized in just that area.

Later on in the learning process you'll be able to use the right hand anywhere you want

thru practice! Good luck,     Mike

Toooo funny Deadstring! Sitting here just yesterday thinking the exact same thing while trying to
           get the new router configuered. Technology is a whirlwind of info. Thinking to myself...(except
           for the loud outbursts of frustrations,lol), how simple life use to be and how much more laid
           back I was. Technology I thought was suppose to make life less complicated? Seems to me
           in a physical sense maybe but not mentally. Way too much info. Thanks to people like MEK,
           Doug and other Chordians I have a chance at skirting insanity..lol.
           Has anyone ever put the musical fruit words to song? Someone at our wed. jam sang about
           pooh in a jar...... too many cold ones or perhaps technology claimed a "win" with this guy?
           Mike

Hey all, Okay.... after talking to HP and a service dealer, this model laptop(notebook pc), like Amy says

            has an incompatibility with the "N" router. Also if I were to plug in a usb adapter the internal

            parts(guts) as I call it, won't recognize the adapter. Too, the "N" card has not been tested by

            HP as yet so they can't give an approval. THanks for the help, getting a 'G" router as of today.

            Anyone interested in a good deal on a "N" let me know.      Mike