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People underestimate the importance of diligence as a virtue. No doubt this has something to do with how supremely mundane it seems. It is defined as “the constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken.” There is a flavor of simplistic relentlessness to it. An if it were an individual’s primary goal in life, that life would indeed seem narrow and unambitious.

Understood, however, as a prerequisite of great accomplishment, diligence stands as one of the most difficult challenges facing any group of people who take on tasks of risk and consequence. It sets a high, seemingly impossible, expectation for performance and human behavior.

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June 14th - Flag Day for alot of you, BIRTHDAY FOR KEN MILES! Happy Birthday Dad!

June 14th - Flag Day for alot of you, BIRTHDAY FOR KEN MILES! Happy Birthday Dad!

People in and from Oklahoma like country, bluegrass, and folk music. I am not one of those people. Except for a few songs, that is. Those exceptional tunes have to have something special: banjo helps, so do tight harmonies and fiddles. But sometimes all it takes is a skilled guitar picker and a fun hook. My latest personal discovery is the late John Fahey - I know, everyone surely knew about him already, right? With over 35 studio albums and almost half as many live recordings, Fahey was the definition of prolific. So if you’re needing some rooty, twangy music for your muggy summer adventures check out these links. See you soon.

Pardon My Absence, The World Beckoned

Hey to the one person reading this! Just checking back in for my quarterly post. Ha, I kid, I kid. Really, though, things have been busy all around.

 “Busy with what?! You’re just a student!”

Woah, hostile reader. Student I am, but think back to when you were in school and about all the stuff crammed into the March/April/May months. You’ve got midterms, spring break, and finals. Couple those with warming weather, residing in NYC, and most of your favorites living in the Pacific and Central Time Zones and it makes for a perfect storm of crazy business. Or, in your and this blog’s case, neglect.  So apologies to the faithful reader. If you’re still faithful at this point then you deserve a hug, a bag of gold coins, a bigger bag of oreos, a palate of cherry coke, unlimited upgrades to first class for life, or even something you yourself consider to be a just reward for such diligence.

“Thank you. I will continue reading your posts now.”

Well thank you too then. I don’t want to promise you regular updates – ever. Henry Ford said,

“Life is a series of experiences, each of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this.”

The grounds for the entire 7x7 idea was to experience more and thus to live more. My location, both geographically and along my walk, presents an array of experiences to be had. (Too many, probably.) But that’s not to say that the last few months have been without effort toward completing the remaining three goals. Why, just this week a great amount of work has gone into one of them, though how and what that is I cannot say just yet. Give me a week or three and you’ll see… all of ya. Though it took different forms of action, both you and I have been diligent these last months. And that is what’s always necessary. More to come on that note. Glad you’re still with me. Hope you’ve been doing some good living. See you soon.

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