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Quote To Ponder ~Clint Eastwood
“I don’t believe in pessimism. If something doesn’t come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it’s going to rain, it will.” ~Clint Eastwood Continue reading
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Colours ~Resurrection Band | Then and Now
Music Review Series: Looking Back On The 80’s Music | 1980 Then and Now Colours ~Resurrection Band Released: 1980 Genres: Hard rock, Blues rock Producer: Resurrection Band Purchase On: iTunes / Amazon A cousin of mine let me borrow a couple of Resurrection Band cassettes, which were definite products of the 70’s. I liked a few of the… Continue reading
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Looking Back On The 80’s | Music
Lately, I’ve found myself listening to and even buying albums from the 1980’s. When you mention music and the 1980’s in the same sentence, people either remember, fondly, some of the great bands and great music that came out of the 80’s, or they remember the many one hit wonders, the cheesy glam bands or worse.… Continue reading
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Boy ~ U2 | Then and Now
Music Review Series: Looking Back On The 80’s Music | 1980 Then and Now Boy ~U2 Released: 20 October 1980 Genres: Rock, post-punk Producer: Steve Lillywhite Line up: Bono – lead vocals | The Edge – guitar, backing vocals | Adam Clayton – bass guitar | Larry Mullen, Jr. – drums Purchase On: iTunes / Amazon In… Continue reading
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Breathe. Exhale. Repeat: The Benefits of Controlled Breathing
Breathe. Exhale. Repeat: The Benefits of Controlled Breathing ~New York Times |Repost By LESLEY ALDERMAN NOV. 9, 2016 Take a deep breath, expanding your belly. Pause. Exhale slowly to the count of five. Repeat four times. Congratulations. You’ve just calmed your nervous system. Controlled breathing, like what you just practiced, has been shown to reduce stress,… Continue reading
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The Snow Leopard ~Peter Matthiessen | Book Review
The Snow Leopard, by Peter Matthiessen Originally published: 1978 Genres: Travel literature, Natural history Awards: National Book Award for Contemporary Thought, National Book Award for General Nonfiction (Paperback) Description: In the autumn of 1973, the writer Peter Matthiessen set out in the company of zoologist George Schaller on a hike that would take them 250… Continue reading
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1980 Music | Then and Now
Music Review Series: Looking Back On The 80’s Music | 1980 Then and Now It was nineteen eighty. Pat Benatar was telling us to hit her with our best shot, DEVO wanted us to “Whip It” and The Cure was lost in “A Forrest”, while Squeeze were “Pulling Mussels”. I was in Jr. High and didn’t own… Continue reading
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Permanent Waves ~Rush | Then and Now
Music Review Series: Looking Back On The 80’s Music | 1980 Then and Now Permanent Waves ~Rush Released: January 4, 1980 Genres: Progressive rock, hard rock Producer: Rush, Terry Brown Purchase On: iTunes / Amazon Permanent Waves was my introduction to Rush. Actually, it was a couple of the singles released that were my introduction to Rush. If… Continue reading
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