Just 4 Notes
What an amazingly beautiful story. Never underestimate the power of music.
Little Something I’ve Been Working On
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Social Media and the Future
Due to unforeseen circumstances (serious back injury) I was put into a position where I was absent from social media for the past 4 weeks. I. Loved. It. Not hearing the rhetoric and vitriol that the platforms have become was a very welcome change. I can honestly say I have not missed it in the …
Family History
Due to COVID-19 the Memphis Public Library website has extra access to the Commercial Appeal archives all the way back to 1894. Every issue from about July 1 of that year. The search feature of the Newspapers.com site, where the archives are actually held, is very good. I’ve spent some time on the site and …
Hacking Moods With Music
It should be no surprise that music can change your mood. It’s pretty hard not to tap your feet or sway a little when a catchy tune comes on the radio. Sometimes these are happy little coincidences. You’re driving down the road and a tune comes on that transports you back to a past memory. …
Space Between
I’ve always been one to arrive early and make sure I’ve not cut myself to close when it comes to the next task/meeting/event. That has the unintended consequence of my not starting anything if I don’t think I’ll have time. So I waste downtime that could otherwise be used for writing, reading, or doing other …
Jefferson & Claybrook – Circa 1976
The neighborhood I grew up in is called Madison Heights. I didn’t know that at the time and only recently learned that while researching other streets and neighborhoods for my podcast, Our Memphis History. I mention it to give you an idea of how much you probably do not know about where you grew up. You …
Comfort
“You have comfort. You don’t have luxury. And don’t tell me that money plays a part. The luxury I advocate has nothing to do with money. It cannot be bought. It is the reward of those who have no fear of discomfort.” — Jean Cocteau Photo by Drew Coffman on Unsplash
Day 3 – Quarantine – News – Is It Worth It?
Been reading more and more posts and news articles on whether this whole quarantine/shelter in place is worth the economic hardship that will most certainly come. In those articles I’ve seen some fairly lucid arguments for quarantining the groups of people who are most vulnerable and allowing the rest to use their judgement on how …
Quarantined Day 2 – Today In Madrid
With some funeral services halted in the Spanish capital and no space left in the morgues, corpses are being stored at the main ice rink. Intensive-care wards overflowing and new rules dictate that older patients miss out to younger people with a better shot at surviving, Bernabeu said by telephone. “That grandpa, in any other …