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HIS SPIRIT LIVES ON! ... BONER, THE PIANO DOG ... November 27, 1994 ... February 20, 2010
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June 11, 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada
It was so very difficult to vote today with questions like why? Some reasons were the same old but we all need to do it anyway. I don't have time, I don't want to, it will make no difference, they are all probably asses, wasted effort, I don't know who I am voting for because I did not learn about anyone, it always feels uncomfortable, its a waste of time, it doesn't matter, I give up, civil service has ended. I always say, don't be complaining if you did not vote. You had a chance for a say in the matter, you chose not to take advantage of that and now you have no say. The act of voting is more important than knowing who you voted for. Thats where a high-power enters the picture with trust and faith in that you do the right things and the right things will happen. The act is first, the "who" is second. Taking a chance on picking the better name on the ballot is better than having no chance as in living under a dictatorship. I'll dictate my own life, thank you.
| June 9, 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada
So it is! I found ice pops on sale cheap and could not resist. They are frozen, wet and fun, kid like, something different for those on the streets in these incredibly hot days of between a hundred and a hundred ten. When it comes to liquid I've gone from carrying 32oz frozen gatorades on my back to regular bottles of water to ice pops. Lol, that is a reflection of my strength these days. Something is better than nothing. I need to keep extending myself outward in every way possible and as much as possible. There are the cops out humiliating and creating suffering for those living on the streets everyday in a myriad of ways, and then there are those like myself giving out and sharing some validation and worth as a human being. I am by no means alone. There may be more individuals helping people on the streets than ever before.
| June 08, 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada
| June 7, 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada
Traveling Piano Pup Mo and I with people, we had three different modes of behavior. When with the piano truck my focus of course was always with people. Mo did whatever he wanted on top of the piano when it came to paying attention to others. He usually was all over the place pacing back and forth checking everything out from all directions. When we were in a public space off truck, we both stayed consistent in work/service dog mode where neither of us looked at people. When out to dinner I would ask friends to ignore him so he could be in his working mode. While walking down a street people would stop us and so it was a mix of ignore and acknowledge as people walked by but I never initiated interaction.
| June 6, 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada
With Mo, I rarely actively engaged with people's eyes because then we would never get down a street. People would always want to stop and engage so, I consciously ignored most people. Then of course there was play mode when there were no restrictions what-so-ever for anything. As Mo was off leash for most of his life, when walking down the street people would ask, "can I pet your dog" and I would always say, "if you can catch him." He never stopped moving except to smell something or go to the bathroom. When people called him he would always come to them and I would have to say, you need to hold him and give him a hug, thats what he wants or he will just say hi and leave without you being able to pet him. Now, without Mo in public, I need to retrain myself to look people in the eyes when they walk bye to say hello.
| June 5, 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada
I find myself ignoring everyone I encounter without Mo whether they want to acknowledge me or not. It seems surprising to find how many people want to acknowledge me as we pass. Most people want to be friendly. Many know me from my work but I hardly know anyone and so I must begin to consciously practice to acknowledge everyone. I do not want to seem put-offish or rude. Aside from that it is just a good thing to smile at a stranger or say hello when passing. Of course I need to be careful with that but I would rather make a mistake then lose a friendly interaction. We all need to validate and reassure each other right now when it comes to respect, worth and friendly relationship. When I hear people say I love dogs more than people or, they do not like people and how much better dogs are, that makes me angry. I say everytime, you are "people." They do not respect themselves. You do not have to discount humans in order to convey how much you love dogs with a comparison. Sometimes people just use dogs to say they hate people.
| June 4, 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada
The 4th of July is a month away and I want to both celebrate and protest. The heat may be too much to celebrate outside with the Traveling Piano truck. And then there is the energy to make a sign and decorate the the truck. I have little energy now. And then there is the idea of celebrating when protest needs are acute. Many people do not understand how the USA has been built on ideals. Our Constitution is an experiment concerning the best and worst in order to find, choose and create better... for all. It is meant to both fail and succeed. That is how life works.The ideals are what makes American Democracy unique and the best form of Government ever created. I want to celebrate our 250th 4th of July. Celebrate the best. That would be the ideals of American Social Democracy. The ideals cannot and will not die if we all make it clear they are alive in our spirit, hearts and minds. That, while denouncing republican fascism, the dictatorship trump has been creating. Denouncing the worst must in todays world must be part of the dream celebration or it all becomes worthless ideology in denial of reality.
| June 3, 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada
The temperatures have been up to 110ยบ everyday already in June and so I cannot work with the Traveling Piano truck. Not creating music is taking a toll on my well being as is the lack of interacting with people in the ways I am accustomed. In my studio apartment there is no room to set up a keyboard and then put it away without a lot of effort and time. The piano's I put out on the streets to play on at night last June, they have all finished their life span. I'm constantly thinking of a solution. The piano on the truck and the speaker does not work in this heat. I can go out at nights but by the time the sun sets I do not have the energy. I could live as a night person and sleep all day but right now I need the sunlight for emotional stability without Mo. Even with a small break in the journey, I feel like people will think it has ended and I do not want to beholden to the idea of what others think.
| June 2, 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada
With whatever has been going on physically prohibiting my ability to function well, I've been getting x-rays, mri's, blood work, been visiting with specialists and am about to see a neurologist. It all is taking time away from my life. I'll do all these tests now being diagnosed by AI once... if nothing comes from it I will not be doing a repeat. AI is NOT to be trusted. It was released before it was ready and there are no guard rails on it. For profit whether the information it gives right or wrong, that is what it is about and that has been made clear straight out, up front past the propaganda. Unconventional healing methods is where I will turn. I've always suspected for years now that I have been suffering from long term covid. That is something just now being explored medically.
| June 1, 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada
During my last doctors visit I was asked if I had covid in the past. Then I came home thinking about that. Then an article appeared in front of my face online that opened up a huge amount of understanding and validation about it. Then someone brought it up unsolicited in conversation. That all needs to be paid attention to as spirit is trying to tell me something. I am being lead as God speaks through people for my life. This, I have always known. Of course concernment is needed when other people are involved, a trust. I'm not a hundred percent sure but it is in the high eighty percentile range that what has been going on with me is related to covid from several years ago. I want to look into how others have had success in dealing with what I've been going through... for years. For the last two months I've thought it could be grief internalized concerning Mo's passing, it could be my age, my being overweight, long term covid maybe, the disease of alcoholism working on my brain, maybe it is all of that. Learning to focus on recovery is what I must begin focusing on and nothing else. Finding the desire to do that is always a challenge.
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