Music is a huge part of my life. It brings me great joy, peace, fun, relaxation and of course entertainment. I bought some music last year. We won’t talk about how much, ok? But i can say that this is easily the favorite musical thing I bought. CSNY 1974 If you are of a similar age to me, I don’t need to regale you with the awesomeness of Crosby Stills Nash & Young. They are an ingrained part of our high school and college years. You get three distinct things with CSNY: beautiful harmony, moving acoustic music, powerful electric rock. […]
Watches
You can’t read anything on the internet or view a TV show without being continously assaulted by advertisements, reviews, comments and hype about the Apple Watch which officially enters the world of reality today. I have no interest in the Apple Watch, but not because i think it isn’t an interesting or intriguing product. I don’t like watches. Any watches. Smart watches. Dumb watches. Beautiful watches. Collectible watches. I haven’t worn a watch in more than 20 years. You see, i have a touch of OCD. Not the overwhelming kind, but the slightly inconvenient kind. I tend to count things. […]
Can Music, Art or Books be “Christian”
Formulating my thoughts on this topic in a coherent way has been a struggle. My gut tells me the answer to the above question is NO. However, explaining what i mean by that and why the answer is no is a very complex thing. I asserted my position on this in a Facebook post back in October of 2014. A friend challenged me to explain and i promised him an answer. I’ve been putting this off for 6 months because i am fully aware that many will not understand what i am trying to say, and i am struggling with […]
Music File Differences
This post is information about the types of music files we all use for listening on our portable music players, phones, tablets and stereos. Fasten your propeller hats. Does the kind of music file we listen to really make a difference? It depends. Ok, now that we’ve settled that issue we can all go back to surfing the internet and texting each other. Depends on what? I hear you asking (in my head). Well, since you asked, here goes: If you only listen to music with earbuds or earpods then skip the rest of this. It won’t matter to you […]
About John
Well, here i go! I grew up in upstate (central) NY in a small town called Oneida. Winters were cold with lots of snow, which was pretty awesome for kids, but not so much for grown ups. Fall was the prettiest time of year with beautiful rolling hills covered in brightly colored trees, Summers were hot, but not as humid as I’ve come to experience while living in the south. I grew up in the 60’s and went through High School and College in the 70’s. I got married in 1980 while living in SC and we then moved around the […]