This third week of September started my fourth year of weekly guitar lessons with my instructor ;a weekly hour of expanding my ability to extend my fingers over the fret board and coordinate my strum rhythm to the down beats of a time signature. There is something to be said for the challenge of trying to nail down a syncapated strum with just the right amount of lilt while not stretching each measure to skew the timing of the lyrics. It was a first lesson that reminded me about what I strive to be - a better guitar player. It isn't always easy, but it drives my interest and my motivation.