A new semester underway, and I'm happy to report all's going quite well. At this very moment I'm sitting in the living on our brand new used couch (formerly owned by a folklorist who currently works for the state of Kentucky). Butch is entertaining our two guests with his splendid tales of mystery and magic from South Street, Philadelphia. Here we have Stuart-- he's a recent grad of our folklore program-- and a new friend named Amanda who's really a kickass bass player but is currently playing the student game at WKU. Coincidentally, Amanda's a friend of the Olwell family, the family of the flutemaker who is really to blame for introducing me to the dulcimer in the first place. Not to mention another wild full-circle story... I live for those.