higher ground

at the northwest corner of 116th street & olio road in fishers, indiana, there sits a delightful family-owned coffee (and other incredibly good treats) joint that i'm a BIG fan of: higher grounds coffee house, owned by darin & lisa mitchell, two people of whom i'm also a BIG fan.

i'm here for the second time today - round two of "ryan teaches fishers high school how to play guitar" ;) i've really enjoyed the opportunity to share what i know about music, guitar, songwriting, music theory, etc. with three great guys who remind me completely of what it's like to be an 18-year-old dealing with calculus exams, girlfriends, trying to learn as much as possible about the guitar, big life decisions about college, etc. nate, todd, and alex are fantastic young guys whom i've gotten to know a bit better and truly enjoy the company of...that's hard to type and ignore the fact that i ended that sentence in a preposition. i owe THAT to the many - and i mean in the hundreds MANY - of proof-reading sessions i experienced with my dad as a high schooler when all i wanted to do was have him finish dissecting my papers with red ink and paragraph symbols and nearly illegible suggestions of dependent and independent clauses or broken infinitives so i could revise said paper and put my headphones and rock out on guitar, thus contributing to my most-likely-in-the-future slight hearing loss.

well, the fledgling rock duo just arrived. alex seriously brought his electric guitar. without an amp. now THAT'S dedication. gotta go teach some of whatever it is that i've accumulated on the guitar since those junior high days.

i'm out!