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Post by youneverknow on Aug 10, 2015 13:20:12 GMT -5
...and Harry Nilsson is definitely from my pop music era. Also loved Three Dog Night's cover of his song. : )
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Post by kora on Aug 10, 2015 13:23:08 GMT -5
Michael, I've been working on my gratitude too. I'm very, very grateful to have you as my friend. : ) The video reminds me of Lee Ann Womack's latest..."The Way I'm Livin'" Though she may have had a new single since I've been paying attention. I've been following Lee Ann for decades now. Jo you are sweeter than a ripe persimmon ...I too for you my friend.
I must post this and then geeeet!
It speaks for itself...
anyone please feel free to use this on the George thread! Hi, Love Lee Ann Womack. Always have loved her. I hear a fiddle. Love them, just like Jo does.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2015 8:08:35 GMT -5
Jo you are sweeter than a ripe persimmon ...I too for you my friend.
I must post this and then geeeet!
It speaks for itself...
anyone please feel free to use this on the George thread! Hi, Love Lee Ann Womack. Always have loved her. I hear a fiddle. Love them, just like Jo does. Fiddles and violins are like tattoos and scars...the same but different!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2015 8:10:14 GMT -5
If you don’t have a group of close-knit girlfriends — à la Taylor Swift’s Girl Squad — you’re not alone. When I was a little girl, I was kind of a loner.<<<NOT ME!
It’s not that I didn’t have any friends, because I did. I just always felt somewhat disconnected from the other girls.
And even now, as an adult, I’m not one for large groups of estrogen. I much prefer one-on-one friendships to spending time in a huge group of other women. My best girlfriend is my mom. And through the years, I’ve come to realize that it’s easier for me to relate to and have good conversations with guys, versus people of my own gender.
That’s why this “Girl Squad” phenomenon breezing through Hollywood and social media is completely foreign to me. The most elite incarnation is Taylor Swift’s squad, featuring a slew of bright, young up-and-comers like Karlie Kloss, Gigi Hadid, Cara Delevingne, and Martha Hunt.
And they’re not the only ones — there is an increasing number of high-powered young women getting together and making nice right now, and not just in the entertainment industry, according to Art Markman, a professor in the department of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.
“As women are achieving more power in the workplace, they are bumping up against a variety of issues including work-family balance, the glass ceiling, and harassment,” Markman says. “So when a group of powerful women hang out together, they are creating strength in numbers. They are also providing each other with mutual support.”
Exclusivity is also a factor in the Girl Squad’s appeal, Markman adds. “In some ways, the Girl Squad has the potential to rival the old-boy network in the workplace.”
So, Taylor Swift’s crew of fearless, young, high-achieving women — collectively worth hundreds of millions of dollars — is emblematic of the new direction of our culture. I so want to be empowered by this epic, tight-knit group of feminists, exuding the words girl power. But I just can’t relate. I have never melded into a group of girls like that — and may never, according to psychologist Karla Ivankovich, an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Where the Heck Is My Girl Squad?
While there are certainly exceptions, many women tend to gravitate toward other women friendship-wise because “gender shapes a lot of people’s experiences in both social and work life,” Markman says. “It’s nice to be among people who understand where you are coming from without having to have it explained to them — so, same-sex friends can often empathize more easily.”
Communication styles also tend to be more similar within the sexes. Women generally are more prone to in-depth analysis and emotional transparency, while men may approach conversations with a more “address an issue, move on, file it away” mind-set, according to Ivankovich. But ultimately, every single person is different. You can’t put people into boxes. I know that I, for one, don’t have this communication style that’s supposedly typical among females. “There are always exceptions to the rule,” Ivankovich says.
But it’s not like I don’t have any friends who are females. In fact, most of my close friends are women — I just don’t have that large group of friends who consistently spend time together. My female friendships never seem to expand beyond small groups of two or three.
Markman has a possible reason: My conversation style may not mesh with the “norm” for my gender. And the “larger the group, the more likely that group will fall back on stereotypical patterns of communication and behavior,” he says. And it’s true — even among my close friends who are girls, some of the things we bond over include shared interests and our blunter-than-average communication styles.
Related: Another Bonus of Best Friends: They’re Good for Your Health
How Do I Get Myself a Good Friend Squad?
According to Markman, true friendships are actually a lot harder to come by in this day and age than people may realize. “The hardest part for most people in this era is having friends at all,” he says. “In the United States, we work long hours and don’t often make time for our friends. It’s easier to exchange a few Facebook messages, a couple of texts, and then fire up the TV for a night of binge-watching the latest Netflix series.”
Friends take effort — but “it is effort worth making,” Markman insists. “Studies of happiness consistently demonstrate that strong connections to other people make us more satisfied with life.”
Ultimately, most people just want true friends in their lives — regardless of if they are male or female. There are a couple of big things that tend to draw people together. The first one: proximity. “We tend to choose our friends from among the people nearby,” says Markman. “That’s why we are friends with people from school while we’re still in school, and work when we work. Making friends outside of work requires picking up some other activities so that you increase the range of people you spend time with.”
Related: 5 Types of Friends You Need to Ditch
Another big connector: shared interests. “We tend to look for people who have some common interests and people we communicate well with,” Markman continues.
Simple enough, right? Yes. Just don’t overthink what a friendship or friend group should be. Sometimes we get the idea in our heads that a true friend has to be a lifelong friend. In actuality, your squad is probably changing with each passing year. “The friends we spend our time with definitely change with age, because our life circumstances change,” Markman says. “Things like getting into a long-term relationship, or having kids, often change our circle of friends because our concerns, interests, and free time change.”
And, hey, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Some friendships last forever, while others drift off. It’s natural. At the end of the day, you’re looking for a supportive, enjoyable circle of pals. “Quality over quantity, any day of the week,” Ivankovich says. “People who enjoy each other’s company are less likely to part ways.”
So while the concept of a Girl Squad isn’t exactly a fit for me, I still like it, because it works for a lot of other women. Meanwhile, I’ll be over here, working on my Friend Squad.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2015 8:11:39 GMT -5
5 Types Of Friends You Need To Ditch
Jealous, negative, and stressful relationships beware. (Photo: Getty Images)
Now’s a good time to spring clean your life. You might be looking forward to re-organizing your closet, opening up your windows to let in some fresh air, and re-committing to those New Year’s resolutions. But have you given any thought to making over your social circle?
While research shows that our friendships are super important for our health and well-being, not all relationships are created equal. “Negative friendships can cause stress, frustration, and even put you in harm’s way if their behavior puts you in situations that could jeopardize you and your loved ones,” says sociologist and friendship coach Jan Yager, PhD, author of When Friendship Hurts ($13, amazon.com).
Investing time and energy into people who don’t pay it back—or who only have toxic contributions to offer—can have a negative effect on both your physical and mental health. In fact, a recent University of College London study found that close relationships that cause stress or worrying may even contribute to faster cognitive decline as you age.
Related: 17 Ways to Age-Proof Your Brain
On that note, here are five types of friends you may want to sweep out of your life.
The negative Nancy Moods—both good and bad ones—are contagious: Research has shown this to be true in both real life and online social networks. And while there’s nothing wrong with venting to coworkers or crying to your BFF when you’re feeling low, it’s still important to balance those lows by sharing happy experiences, too.
“When you talk on the phone with your friend, exchange e-mails or text messages, or get together in person, do you feel positive and optimistic—or does a particular friend make you feel bad about yourself, agitated, or even physically ill?” asks Yager. If that friend is going through an especially trying time, it’s normal to feel pulled into the drama. But ask yourself, she says: “Is this an occasional thing, or a chronic pattern that’s making it too difficult for you to handle your emotions or your own life?”
If the latter’s the case, it’s time to seriously consider phasing them out.
Related: 12 Ways Pets Improve Your Health
The nit-picky neighbor You live next door to her so you’ve tried, on many occasions, to be nice: You’ve had her over for dinner, carpooled, and encouraged your kids to play together. But if your friendly gestures are mostly returned with complaints about noise or the look of your lawn, her constant demands could be harming your health.
A 2014 Danish study found that frequent arguments and conflicts within a person’s social circle, including neighbors, were associated with an increased risk of death in middle age. Conflict management may help reduce these dangers, the study authors say—so the next time she picks a fight, try sitting down and hashing out your differences (or at least agreeing to ignore each other) once and for all.
Related: 17 Surprising Reasons You’re Stressed Out
The backstabber So a friend let you down in some way, but she’s promised to make it up to you. Everyone deserves a second chance, but maybe this isn’t the first time you’ve felt betrayed by her. Where do you draw the line? Personal relationships are complex, so there isn’t a clear-cut way to decide.
Yager says that in her research she’s found that what’s considered a “deal breaker” is different for everyone. “One person said that for her, it was when her former friend was not there for her when her mother died. Another woman didn’t see it as a deal breaker when she walked in on her roommate and found her kissing her boyfriend…but she ended that same friendship years later, over a work-related betrayal.”
Before deciding to immediately cut out a friend who’s done you wrong—or to immediately take them back—sit down and consider all aspect of this breach of trust, including how bad it made you feel, Yager suggests. “Can you [honestly] forgive them? Do they even ask for forgiveness or apologize? Is this a one time thing or a pattern? And what does your gut tell you about this friend, and about the future of your friendship?” These questions can help you decide whether mending the relationship is possible or if it’s time to let the friendship fade out.
Related: 13 Ways to Beat Stress in 15 Minutes or Less
The chronic canceler If you spend more time waiting around for this person to show up—or trying to schedule and reschedule plans—than actually hanging out together, you may want to let this friendship run its course.
First, take a careful look at why your friend has such trouble keeping plans; if it’s truly a good excuse, like a new baby or an ongoing health issue, ask if there’s anything you can do to make staying in touch easier. Yager also recommends weighing what you get out of the friendship against what it’s costing you. “If the cost is minimal in terms of occasional aggravation, but the benefits are huge—like the laughs you still share on the phone and the fun nights out at the movies you still have—don’t be so quick to end it.”
On the other hand, if you’ve done all you can and you’re not getting much in return, it’s time to stop wasting your energy. We’re all busy. Constantly being put last by a “friend” can only lead to negative feelings that you don’t need.
The bad example She drags you along on her smoking and heavy-drinking nights out. She scoffs at your new healthy eating and exercise plan and shoves the Cheetos in your direction. Whatever this friend’s fault, if you feel yourself getting sucked into bad behavior whenever you spend time together, it’s time to back off.
Research shows that, in addition to bad moods, plenty of other qualities can spread among friends—including loneliness, obesity, and even divorce. Even your dietary choices can be affected by your companions: In one University of Illinois study, people were more likely to order the same foods at a restaurant as their lunch partners.
You may not need to ditch these friends entirely—especially if they also have good qualities you value, or if you know they have the potential to change. But be aware of how their unhealthy habits are rubbing off on you, says Yager. Try talking to these friends about why you can’t be around them when they act a certain way, or avoid situations that enable that side of them.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2015 8:12:55 GMT -5
Who are we without our best friends? After all, they’re our support systems, biggest defenders, most constructive critics, shoulders to cry on, and sources of laughter. And, science is increasingly showing, they’re some of the biggest boons to our health.
In honor of National Best Friends Day, read on for some of the biggest (and best!) ways our friends make us healthier:
Friends encourage you to kick nasty habits. Like smoking: Researchers from Harvard Medical School found in 2008 that if your friend, coworker, or spouse quits smoking, you’re more likely to quit, too.
Connecting with friends helps lower the stress hormone cortisol. Chronically high levels of stress are known to negatively affect several aspects of health, from the immune system to the heart.
Friends seem to help you live longer. Research shows that those with strong social ties have a higher rate of survival than those with weak social ties.
For cancer patients, they also seem to be vital in beating the disease. A study shows that social quality of life is a predictor of the recurrence and survival of breast cancer.
Related: What Your Friends Think About You Could Predict How Long You’ll Live
Having friends can help lower risk of developing dementia. Research among elderly people shows that staying in contact with friends and relatives is associated with low dementia risk.
Close friendships are good for the heart. The physical one, we mean— research shows that heart attack and coronary artery disease risk are lower among people with close friends. Having friends is also associated with better blood pressure levels, compared with people who consider themselves lonely.
They make you happy through their happiness. A study of more than 4,700 people showed that when you have a happy friend living less than a mile away from you, you’re more likely to find personal happiness.
For kids, having even just one friend can help protect against depression. Kids don’t have to be popular — all it takes is one friend to protect against depression in pre-teenhood, research shows.
Related: Think Your Friend Is Depressed? Here’s What To Say (And What Not To)
Plus, having friends helps kids deal with negative experiences. “Having a best friend present during an unpleasant event has an immediate impact on a child’s body and mind,” explained study researcher William Bukowski to HealthDay.
They’re so much better than fake Facebook friends. Sure, they may be called “friends” on Facebook and you may know all about their lives thanks to the newsfeed, but your happiness levels are so much higher when you talk to your real friends face-to-face (or even via webcam).
They can help you eat better. Research shows we are happier when we make similar dining choices as our friends sitting by us (so just make sure your friends are setting a good food example!).
Friends are a great addition to your workout. Your results will be better — thanks to the added accountability.
Your ability to be a good friend is also good for your health. It’s not just your friends being there for you, that has health benefits — research shows that when you’re able to give support to your friend, it’s also good for your well-being.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2015 8:37:39 GMT -5
Wow..this video is still up!!!!!
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Post by youneverknow on Aug 11, 2015 15:47:48 GMT -5
Michael, Happy, happy best friends day. I also love, love, love, love, love the violin. Fell in love with it when I was in first grade. Someone who hoped to sell violin lessons came to our class in school and played a couple of songs. I was instantly and permanently in love. My ex (the guy I lived with from 18 to 25) had a music scholarship to college, toured Europe with American Youth Symphony (they made an album) and would substitute for First Chair in the (Topeka) city symphony. He played the viola. Now I need a viola fix...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2015 9:47:16 GMT -5
Michael, Happy, happy best friends day. I also love, love, love, love, love the violin. Fell in love with it when I was in first grade. Someone who hoped to sell violin lessons came to our class in school and played a couple of songs. I was instantly and permanently in love. My ex (the guy I lived with from 18 to 25) had a music scholarship to college, toured Europe with American Youth Symphony (they made an album) and would substitute for First Chair in the (Topeka) city symphony. He played the viola. Now I need a viola fix... Nothing like the feeling of wishing someone best friends day and then nothing...
Just like my recent windows 10 upgrade...I don't know what happened.
The hard drive went whirrrr whirrr whirrr my screen would blink just enough that I had no control.
Windows is the blame that I spent hours trying to straighten things out...like they were before.
Now I know how the folks up North feel with all their outages and such.
Lost my contacts and favorites somewhere in space...probably gone like that meteor shower last night.
I will be back this evening...to talk with my besties...plus I have a fiddle tune I would like to share!
Like everything and everyone else I suppose that I have to change sooner of later...I prefer later.
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Post by youneverknow on Aug 13, 2015 10:02:13 GMT -5
Michael,
Sending hugs. My windows 10 upgrade took forever.
My computer is old now and freezes up ten or twenty times a day. I know my problem has something to do with saying no when it asked me to set up the cloud but I seriously don't trust the cloud so oh well
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2015 14:31:46 GMT -5
Michael, Sending hugs. My windows 10 upgrade took forever. My computer is old now and freezes up ten or twenty times a day. I know my problem has something to do with saying no when it asked me to set up the cloud but I seriously don't trust the cloud so oh well
I think the whole mess is just to keep I.T. guys busy.
I am fine with simplicity...I don't care for change anymore.
First I just get a bit familiar with Amazon Fire...then bam Windows wants to do this.
I think the computer got mad because I did not want to talk with "Cortina" or use the new edge.
I was able to reset the settings...with Firefox as it's browser.
I especially do not like linking everything in one basket...in the cloud.
I found this about the cloud that I would like to share....and understand myself!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2015 14:33:00 GMT -5
“Cloud” is a buzzword that vaguely suggests the promise and convenience of being able to access files from anywhere. But the reality is that the cloud is hardly floating like mist above our heads — it’s a physical infrastructure, its many computers housed in massive warehouses all over the world. And yet as long as it’s easy to read email on our phones and watch movies on our laptops, we generally don’t take the time to wonder where our data actually goes, how it gets there, and what happens to it on its way.
What is actually happening when you punt your files, photos, and videos up to servers owned by Apple, Google, and Amazon? Let’s peek behind the cloud, and face reality.
Origins of Cloud Computing
While the term “cloud computing” has only entered the public’s lexicon in the past 10 years or so, the idea’s been around for decades. Cloud computing basically refers to a process of sharing resources to optimize performance. Practically speaking, that means using a network of computers to store and process information, rather than a single machine.
The early days of computing actually leaned heavily on a pretty similar concept. Back in the 1950s, when computer mainframes were the size of a room, users would log on to a dumb terminal to take advantage of the machine’s processing power. (They’re called dumb terminals because they can’t really do much of anything without the mainframe.) This time-sharing model is pretty analogous to the way cloud computing works on the internet today. But instead of one massive mainframe in the middle of a room, we rely on a global infrastructure of servers and data centers to do the heavy lifting.
By the time the 90s rolled around, it was pretty clear to the cyber-prophets of days gone by that the future would enable the whole world to share resources. Engineers started using a drawing of a cloud to refer to this network in patent drawings in the mid-90s. Compaq engineers coined the term “cloud computing” in late 1996, and less than a year later, Steve Jobs described a proto-iCloud at WWDC:
It was pretty revolutionary at the time. You store your files one place and you can access them from any device. Fast forward to the iPhone era, and it’s easy to forget the dark ages, when you actually had to burn CDs and tote around external hard drives. Now you start watching a movie on your laptop, switch to your tablet, and finish it on your phone without missing a scene.
Let’s back up for a second, though. The idea of cloud computing is almost metaphysical. In more practical terms, however, the applications of cloud computing tend to revolve around one key feature: storage.
Life Without a Hard Drive
A wonderful thing happened about a decade ago. Thanks to a confluence of factors, lots of computers started getting persistent, high speed internet connections. Not long thereafter, mobile devices started getting the same thing. So if devices are always online, and data transfer speeds aren’t abysmal, why not just store all the software and storage online?
That’s essentially where we’re headed with the 21st century notion of cloud computing. Cloud computing means that your laptop works less like a standalone computer and more like a dumb terminal. Ever used a Chromebook?
From a technical point of view, leaning on the larger network of computers in the cloud makes great sense. Suddenly, you don’t need to worry as much about hardware specifications, like RAM or hard drive space, because the network can do the heavy lifting.
Distributing the load across lots of powerful servers means web-based applications can run more dependably and efficiently. These servers are constantly updating, and those web apps more or less always work. If one server crashes, there are others to pick up the slack. Your IT department at work probably loves this idea.
Those are the broad strokes of cloud computing. What people sometimes blindly refer to as “the cloud” is something a little bit different.
The Truth About “the Cloud”
Cloud computing is wildly popular at the enterprise level, where IT managers are focused on maintaining stable systems that are used by hundreds or thousands of employees. Most consumers encounter the cloud on an individual basis, however, with cloud storage. Where’s that sex tape? It’s in the cloud. But wait, what’s the cloud? It is not a giant hard drive in the sky.
When you store something “in the cloud,” you’re actually storing it in a very physical space. That file slides across the wire and then lives on a physical server—usually more than one—in some far flung place. And depending on which cloud storage service you use, that file is now in the possession of a giant corporation to whom you probably pay a monthly fee. Anybody who’s ever used Dropbox knows that this makes it incredibly convenient to access files or to share files from any computer with an internet connection.
In the past, you just bought a computer with a hard drive inside and stored your files there. Now, you pay a company like Apple or Google to store the file remotely and provide you with access when you ask for it.
If your data lives “in the cloud,” it actually lives on a company’s server, and you more or less pay a membership fee to work in that company’s sandbox. Depending on that company’s terms of service, you may or may not actually own or control that data once it lives in cloud storage. This raises a few glaring concerns in terms of security and privacy.
Storms Ahead
The Sex Tape example is a terrific analogy for how helpless you can be once you’ve uploaded something to the cloud—terrible movie, terrific analogy. Once your data’s in the cloud, you’ve lost some basic control over it. If you upload a file to a cloud storage service like iCloud, Google Drive, or Amazon CloudDrive, you’re actually making copies of that file. The file likely lives on several servers in case Godzilla attacks one of the data center or something, so if you want to delete that file, you’re trusting the company to delete all of the copies.
As we’ve seen in the past, this doesn’t always happen like it’s supposed to. So you’re not really in control of your data if you’re not in possession of it. You’re just not.
Let’s say the police want to have a look. Depending on its particular privacy policies, the company you picked for your cloud storage can actually hand over your data whenever the authorities ask them. Sometimes, the cops don’t even need a warrant. Companies like Google publish transparency reports on a regular basis that show how many hundreds of times this happens every year.
So just keep that in mind next time you’re uploading something to Google Drive instead of storing it locally. The cops would need a warrant to break down your door and go searching through your personal hard drive. The process of getting information from Google is somewhat more streamlined.
Once you’re at the stage where you’re uploading files to Apple’s servers, you’ve already agreed to the company’s terms of service. (By the way, those terms of service probably failed to clarify who actually owns the data in the cloud.) The shitty part about this concern is that you can’t do much about it, except trust the company storing your data and hope nothing bad happens.
Granted, tracking down deleted files and worrying about warrantless police searches don’t necessarily affect the average person on a daily basis. However, the concern that a hacker could get ahold of sensitive information should be. Look no further than the catastrophic iCloud hack to understand how this is a very real concern.
What you can do is encrypt data before you upload it to the cloud. Here’s how.
What’s Next
The cloud is convenient. That fantasy that Steve Jobs described in 1997 is now a reality for a lot of people, and that’s awesome. The cloud is so awesome that the world’s biggest technology companies are scrambling to find out how to make the most money they can off of it.
For now, the monthly fees you pay for cloud storage are comparable to what you’d pay for an external hard drive back in the day. The advantage is that you can access the data from anywhere and never have to worry about the data disappearing—probably. The disadvantage is that you don’t have as much control over the data and never really know what’s being done with it, and could be hard-pressed to make it disappear if you want it to go away.
Google was already talking about how to put advertising on the cloud nearly a decade ago. The dystopian future in which you’d have to watch pre-roll ads just to update your resume is not as dystopian as you might think.
Cloud storage is just one aspect of cloud computing, though. While the promise of this very 21st century technology is exciting, the reality of living in a world where we all carry around dumb terminals and depend on a for-profit entity to manage our data is sobering. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use iCloud or Google Drive or Dropbox or OneDrive or CloudDrive. It just means you should know what you’re really doing when you’re using them.
The cloud isn’t magic. It’s a business.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2015 14:42:54 GMT -5
Now here are a couple of fiddlers that should make everyone just happy!
It covers the rock field that Kora likes so much...and the different kind of fiddle...kinda like Jeff.
Jo...this is something that I hope you like too...I should title it...Classy...like me!
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Post by youneverknow on Aug 13, 2015 15:51:02 GMT -5
Michael,
Now those are some busy strings. Love it. : )
Some of my old Itunes music was stored in the Cloud without me realizing it along the way. I spent hours and hours and hours recently recompiling a master music file for the music I've owned and wanted to keep and then transferring it to a thumb drive. Believe me, they didn't want to make it easy to do that. It required copying one album at a time to make a physical master for me. ...and it's my music. I bought it.
Sigh.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2015 9:11:36 GMT -5
Michael, Now those are some busy strings. Love it. : ) Some of my old Itunes music was stored in the Cloud without me realizing it along the way. I spent hours and hours and hours recently recompiling a master music file for the music I've owned and wanted to keep and then transferring it to a thumb drive. Believe me, they didn't want to make it easy to do that. It required copying one album at a time to make a physical master for me. ...and it's my music. I bought it. Sigh.
This band...2 Cellos is amazing....they have a version of "Hurt" that is so so sad.
Jo...for some reason I feel very lucky and proud to be here on this forum.
Not just because of all the great people here but because of the new operating system.
Had to reboot several times...finally I gained control of the system.
Let me explain...while others are amazed with the new Dick Tracy wristwatch...
You know me...I went the other way...I went big...no mobility for me.
My hard drive is huge...a very fast gaming computer with 2 Terabyte of storage.
I have a 32 inch HD screen...looking to get a 50" screen...that way I won't have to getthisclose.
I pump the thump through my stereo with these huge Peavey speakers on both sides and bass on the floor.
The way that I have it set up ...you can actually feel the music...when tuned just right.
It kinds feels like walking in mud with these birds chirping in your ear...with a creek in the background.
Oooops that is exactly how I felt about a month ago...that was meant to be funny and by golly it worked!
Now they are cornering me into a corner here...where else could you corner a person.
I hope that you know me well enough that I am not going down easy...I am not getting an I phone or whatever.
I hope that this last statement does not make me eat my hat...I have came close before.
My latest statement against technology is giving up my cell phone...you should see the looks I get.
Most people think that I simply don't want to give my number out...the ones who know the truth are simply silent.
I am a strange cook in that department...if you roll out the red carpet and hold the door open...I run.
That's what windows 10 and the clouds seem to me...a one world server...that the world serves.
As you know ...or may not...we are headed for a 1 world community...which actually is a good thought.
There is just a bad moon rising when we give up our freedom...and trust people in power.
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