This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
All in LONG PULLS
“I would say find an instrument you like to interact with and spend a little time with it as often as you feel like it. I mean, hell, get yourself a kazoo and hum on that sucker in the car on the way to work. We should all be remembering to have fun, while we still can.”
After watching the Leaders Debate, I figured this weekend would be a good time to officially work out where my head was at with this HOPEFULLY pivotal election… and what better way to work out where my head is at than by running it thru a blog post that other people might read so I’ll have to overthink things even more than usual?
I got my 2nd vaccine shot and I guess one of the side-effects was feeling the urge to write an Instagram post that used up all 2200 characters that Instagram allows — which made me think: might as well also make it a blog post!
“Let me tell you to pick up that instrument you’ve always had the desire to learn to play. For some reason you think you can’t do it. You can! It’s fun.”
For the past year or so, I’ve been posting a new Mixcloud mix EVERY Monday AND Thursday, but after hitting episode 200 of The Mix Tape Radio Show last Thursday, I figured it was time to re-evaluate my mix making/posting schedule.
“Silent meditation for as short as 5 minutes or as long as wished. Simply sitting in silence and following/noticing your breath. It can be a game changer of how to navigate the daily busy life.”
“Do not argue with people on social media. Do not get your news from social media. In fact, turn off the news for a while. If something is truly worth immediately knowing, you will find out rather quickly from those around you.”
My iPhone 6’s battery has completely died & doesn’t even work if plugged in. So, until my diy battery replacement kit arrives in the mail, which lines up nicely with my nieces being in town for vacation anyways, I will be taking a break from new blahg content until early July, 2021.
“We can now learn how to change our oil, or code, or play guitar for (almost)free and build community far and wide. It allows anyone to be seen for making comedy videos, or showcasing their music to a massive audience, or spreading their personal experiences and helping others empathize. It can really be used to bring humanity together... or tear us apart.”
“Move to another country (preferably one that uses a different primary language than your own) for an extended amount of time. Sounds crazy, I know! But the benefits and life-enriching possibilities are endless. And it may be more do-able than you think.”
“We loved watching it in the original French, with subtitles so that we could feel our French was improving. You’ll start talking around the breakfast table in hushed French accents as if you are spies.”
