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weekender, ten
I had done a long walk on Friday midday (see my fifty walks posts) so I was content to crash and watch some television that evening. But the weekend got a bit busier. The Kid and I followed Karin over to South Common. She was doing a fitness class over in that part of town,…
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hobbi-fication
I resist the label of dilettante. That said, it may just be the most accurate representation of my entry-level approach to many of my artistic pursuits. It is, after all, the goal of most anyone to rise above what is largely considered to be a negative branding of one’s effort towards any creative interest. Is…
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hobbies defined, or why investing in things you love is not wasting your money
I keep telling myself I am not a musician. Call it imposter syndrome, but despite having all the music-connected skills that I have, I still just think of it as eclectic side-hobby. Here’s the thing tho. I’ve been playing in a real orchestra for the better part of my 40s. (Second violin, in case you…
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media review: weird al
I don’t even know what prompted it, but last night turned into Weird Al night at our house. I wandered upstairs to the teevee room and the Kid had started watching the most recent of his movies, “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” which I had added to our digital collection a while back when it…