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A Note of Celebration

All music is folk music.  I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.  ~Louis  Armstrong This year marks a milestone for me towards which I have strained for several years.  On August 18, I will have worked at my main Music Therapy job for 20 years.  At one point, I had thought I would celebrate all month long by planning programs around "Milestones", and "Celebrations" or the" Like".  However, as it turns out, I will be on holiday for much of the month and my official working celebration will be cut short.  So I begin here on this post.  Mine is the kind of job that few would consider "Bread and Butter".  When push comes to shove, and money is tight, mine is a job that could be cut because I don't provide 'hands-on care'. For this reason, I do not take my work for granted.  Every day that I am there, I am grateful for another day to ply my trade.  [I do feel a little like Wesley from "The Princess Bride", whos...