Libertine

I don’t really have anything much to say.  I’ve been kind of down in the dumps in recent weeks as finances have become increaingly tighter.   I’m hoping that finally paying my car off by the beginning of the year will help to improve my outlook.
So, this entry will be random thoughts cobbled together.
Yesterday, I went [...]

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When I was a senior in high school, my band director urged me to try out for the All State band, which consisted of high school band members from all over the state chosen by audition. The band director’s main instrument was the French horn, and he told he thought I had a good shot [...]

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Lately, I’ve been turning to the library to fill in the gaps in my music collection. I’ve been borrowing CDs to take home to upload into my Windows Media Player and will, at some point, load selected songs into my MP3 player.  Money is tight right now, plus I’ve noticed that the places I usually [...]

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I used to be daily blogger,writing something every day, without fail.  But for the last several months, it’s been harder to come up with things I want to write about.  I’ve also been busier in my offline life, plus the heat of summer has pretty well sapped my motivation.
Nevertheless, I have no plans for giving [...]

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Recently, I acquired a used MP3 player to use while driving, so I don’t have to lug around dozens of CDs any longer, nor worry about changing them in traffic.
In preparation for loading it up with music, I ripped all my CDs to my computer’s Windows Media Player, cherry picking the songs I wanted from [...]

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Unless you’re living under a rock,  you’ve heard the story of Susan Boyle, a contestant who recently appeared on Britain’s Got Talent.
Because of the 47 year old’s unpolished, matronly appearance and manner, people in the audience openly mocked her as she took the stage.  Similarly, the judges on stage, which included American Idol’s, Simon Cowell, [...]

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