August 25 - They'll Be No One to Stop Us This Time

Walk the nearest-excuse-for-the Pony Express Trail,

from the intersection of Weber and Byrnes

northward to the

next sign, on the 141st day of summer, high inching up 3 over the century mark again to 102 (tying with June 10 and July 24-25 as the 4th highest of the year) -- composing, upon return

Macbeth, Op. 328
    Act II
        Scene IV. Outside Macbeth's castle.

(5 pages total)

August 24 - Cue the Balloons

First time to the pool this season, on the 140th day of summer, high back up 1 to 99 (ABAB of 98-99-98-99 last 4 days), and home to compose

Macbeth, Op. 328
    Act II
        Scene III. Court of Macbeth's castle.

(23 pages total)

August 23 - Elevated

First Diablo Valley College Music Department meeting of the Fall 2019 semester, on the 139th day of summer, high back down 1 to 98 (ABA of 98-99-98 last 3 days... Pleasant Hill, 91), and home to compose

Macbeth, Op. 328
    Act II
        Scene II. Court of Macbeth's castle.

(13 pages total)

partially over Maurice Jarre's score to No Way Out (1987)

August 22 - Handel on the Situation

Goat Hall Productions / San Francisco Cabaret Opera meeting with Teressa Foss re possibilities for upcoming Fresh Voices XIX show (8pm, November 23, Community Music Center, San Francisco, CA), including Helena Michelson's This Quilt of Life, Zachary Watkins's No Exit (after Jean-Paul Sartre), and Mark Alburger's The Bald Soprano, Op. 94: XVIII. The Fire.  Upon return, compose

 Macbeth, Op. 328
    Act II
        Scene I. Court of Macbeth's castle.

(11 pages total)

on the 138th day of summer, high up 1 to 99...

Fairfield, 100
Vallejo, 97
American Canyon, 89

August 21 - Turning Corners

The Pony Express analog route, walking to the intersection of Weber and Lewis,

from Solano Brewing Company --

on the

137th day of

summer,

high up

8 to 98 --

composing

Macbeth, Op. 328
    Act I
        Scene VII. Macbeth's castle

August 20 - Productive

Pedrick Produce,

after another drive-by viewing of the Pony Express Silveyville Station / Halfway House Monument enroute,

following yet again stroll on the aforesaid,

now from the intersection of Byrnes and Weber,

east

on the latter to

Solano Brewing Company

and back --

on the 136th day of summer, high up 5 to 90... composing

Macbeth, Op. 328
    Act I
        Scene VI. Before Macbeth's castle.

(9 pages total)

August 19 - To a T

Walk the Pony Express proximate from the intersection of Weber and Byrnes,

south on the latter back to

Gibson Canyon Creek

Bridge

and

return --

same

re the

Silveyville Station / Halfway House Monument --

on the 135th of summer, high again 85, composing

Macbeth, Op. 328
    Act I
        Scene V. Inverness. Macbeth's castle.