We are re-configuring our bedroom for a new bed. Most everything has been removed from the room. ...

I've been edging toward retirement since receiving my first pension check from Northrop Grumman ...

I come from the woods of Western Washington. I work with wood. I am a piano technician.

An unexpected treasure in an unusual place.

Alexa and I are getting along better now!

Found a round-to-it. Moved into the 2nd quadrant.

Stephen King speaks to me!

Ed Lueders, jazz and Antelope Island!

Of my numerous piano tuning stories, this one is always a favorite. That is, of course, because ...

It's been a long while since I've woken to the sound of Sheb Wooley singing "It was a one-eyed, ...

Welcome to Duane McGuire Blog Version 2020. If you've been here before, it looks a little ...

I grew up along the Willapa River in Western Washington, where I was born 100 years after the ...

This is not satire. One could only hope that some competition for broadband existed at this ...

Our house was built 17 years ago. A look around the neighborhood will tell you that the roofing ...

As Terri and I were enjoying another of her fine meals on the deck, we talked about how ...

Over the years, I've created lots of content on Facebook. In the past few days, I've spent time ...

I bought a collection of quick change driver bits: square, phillips, hex, torx, and straight. Some ...

Yesterday I got an oops text from my wife:

In 2019, a neighbor can appear at the door and ask to borrow a cup of sugar!  It happened ...

It was just four notes that did it; my mind skipped a track from Shenandoah to The Ballad of ...

Recently, my friend Terry Greene posted this evocative photo work on Facebook.   This piece ...

It is spring. Daffodils should be here.  But I am waiting and watching, as my daffodils are moving ...

The shop was right next door to Orville Ekman's shoe repair shop. It was somewhat smaller than ...

For my piano rebuilding business, I do not work by the hour!  I am working on spec projects, or on ...

My morning walk often passes by

A theory on the learning of complex manual tasks suggests that we need 10,000 hours of practice to ...

This morning, I got up at 5:20 am, then went downstairs to practice jazz improv for an hour at the ...

I still haven't gone horseback riding. If I had a bucket list, surely I'd have to put it on my ...

I'm a technologist.  And sometimes I have more fun with old technology than new technology.  For ...

Where's the worst air?  Oh.  Right here.  In the little known State of Utah.  Also known, ...

Sometimes, the little joys in life just sneak up on you!  And while reporting today's little joy, ...

Admitting my amateur status, woodturning is new to me! I'm going forward boldly, and I can see ...

I don't do movie reviews. Ordinarily. But, my family has just voted this film to be the best for ...

Good grief.

Hibernation? Death? Disaster? None of the above. Distraction.

My Grandpa Henkel was born in 1873. Yes. 133 years ago.

I went off early to the golf course this morning. I talked Wade in the pro shop after I was done. ...

My son, Ryan, a student at Southern Utah State University, said he was interested in getting a new ...

A new branch campus of Weber State University sits just 600 yards from my office window. After the ...

... the sight of a new barn at Menlo. It's a fairly modest structure, but truly sweet.

She said, "I thought you'd like to know. I stopped at China Lily for dinner tonight."

Recently, I've been reading

I play the clarinet. Well -- at least that was true from age 10 to age 18. In the several years ...

The building falling down was a chicken house. In about the 30's there were a lot of that style ...

I'm a theatrical guy. But a lightweight, I must admit. Driving down the road, and hearing that ...

Golf is a social sport. Course operators like to have foursomes on the course. It's the ...

The first car I worked on was a 1948 Plymouth. Technically it wasn't my car. It was Dad's car. But ...

Music has always been a huge part of my life, but for the most part I've done my programming work ...