Tag: Vinyl
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Kinks
Every Friday, I get a much-anticipated email from AllMusic. AllMusic is an online music database that notes all new music releases from the previous week and emails those new entries. Music is by genre, so I can dive into whatever mood suits me at the time. Since it is set to show every new release,…
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Reflecting on estate sales…and a visit to a car show in the park.
Since “retiring” several months ago, I have become increasingly addicted to estate sales. Unless something is urgent, that is where you will find me Friday mornings. I am generally in line before they open at 10 am, and even through there may be only 10-20 people in front of me, I worry every old guy…
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Age, struggle and the continuing joy of vinyl.
At what point do you accept your age, or do you? Sometimes I feel like I’m a kid (relative to 66, that could mean 30) hiding in an older guys body, and shocked by the weathered face looking back from the mirror. And like a kid burying his face in his hands when scared, the…
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Trying to chart a future course
I have started to think I have little control over events in my life. An analogy here: It seems reasonable to expect that if you exert directional force on a rudder or wheel to steer a particular direction, you should get positive results. The more energy you exert, the more likely you will head in…
a life always under construction 