| Brenda: I understand completely about the music thing. I see what you mean and yeah anything else would really do for me. As I said music is so woven into my life almost from the start that I can't stand not having it at my finger tips. Like anything else everyone has their own thing about music. |
| Brenda: Yeah, that saying of Yoda's is good to remember. That's my mantra at times for sure. |
| Brenda: It is nice when I know what I am suppose to be doing. Especially with my writing but I learned years ago the value of lists and still make them out for various things. |
6ixStringJack: Yeah.... See... I can't agree with you on the music thing. Give me a curated digital playlist that I don't have to think about anyday over the way we used to do things. But that's what I meant about you having and being able to maintain that intimate connection with music you love. It's BECAUSE you would not want to listen to them outside of tapes, CDs or vinyl. I envy that. I can't even be arsed to rebuild my digital collection which really wouldn't be hard to do. There's no way I could go back to loading up a CD just to listen to the one or two good songs I'd want to hear on most of them after tasting too much of the forbidden fruit.  |
| 6ixStringJack: It's one of those Yoda things... "Do or Do Not. There is no Try". I know as long as I keep saying things like "should" that things I need to get done aren't going to get done is all I'm saying. |
| 6ixStringJack: Yeah. Woulda, coulda, shoulda. I stopped doing lists around 6 years ago. Still got a lot done without them for a long time, but never was as on top of things after I let that list slip away from me as I was when I was on point. With the work I do it's kind of the same thing, where i can usually find stuff because it's all there "somewhere". It really was nice always knowing though, wasn't it? |
| Brenda: Yeah, I've got the odd song on tape that my mum liked. But I can't listen to Hank Snow or Wilf Carter. I have a friend who in her last move got rid of all her music. Everything she listens to now is on YouTube or she has one of those SIRI things. No thanks. I want my tapes, CDs and vinyl. |
| Brenda: I know about lists and I should have been doing it from the beginning. Luckily I have all the material I wrote out for the publishers with their names on them. So, that is a help. |
| 6ixStringJack: I used to have tons of classic rock and everything I grew up with, along with the Billboard top 100 from every year back to the 30's and a bunch of other stuff but I didn't have it backed up and I lost most of it when I had a hard drive failure. Never bothered to try to rebuild any of that. Miss having it though. |
| 6ixStringJack: Making a to-do list is always a great idea. When I do one and keep up with it, it's a great motivator and helps me keep track of what I've already done. |
| Brenda: Another thought about M. Riel. I wonder what would have happened if he hadn't come home. Would or could he have become the catalyst for uniting the Metis in the US? |
| Brenda: Are we off to war THG? |
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| Brenda: I've heard a variety of music growing up from classical to rock and roll. 50's to country and western. Cassette tapes created from recording off the radio, tapes and records from the library. Then the bands that came in and some disco. |
| Brenda: Well, since you've read about the hard time I can have getting help. I need things to help me able to do what I need to do. |
| Brenda: Oh, I know SIG is doing great in spite of everything. And that's good to see. Though I think she's only 10years older than me. Makes me feel a little lazy too. I do need to make a list of publishers I have sent too because with out knowing the who I did, I can't figure out the next lot. |
6ixStringJack: I've never actually used those pads myself, so you'll have to let me know what you think of them. I've always either muscled something alone or had help moving it. The closest I've gotten is putting the small sticky pads on the feet of everything after I restored the hardwood floors. They work pretty great, although I still only move the heavy stuff if I've got some help. Even with the pads, I remember I did move something really heavy and it did scuff up my finish a bit, even if it didn't gouge anything or break through the finish. But they're great for moving things like my couch when I want to vacuum under and behind them.  |
| 6ixStringJack: You've never been tainted by having all the music at your fingertips. I remember how much more music meant to me back when you had your dedicated albums and you actually had to go to the trouble of loading them up to give them a listen. And how important your cassette tapes were to you because that was your means of customization. I don't even have any of my old albums anymore after I went digital. |
| 6ixStringJack: If you need a kick in the ass, I'd look to Sigs for it. She's getting so much done right now despite her health and age it's making me feel pretty guilty about how I'm spending my time still slaving away on that project in the A/C instead of going outside and getting what needs to get done finished. |