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Summer plans? -
May 8th, 2012, 07:25 PM
Well I'M graduated, so summer break ain't what it used to be.
For my wife, however, it's her next-to-last one, so it's time for vacation time planning.
My wife and I are taking Jillian Michaels' Thirty-Day Shred challenge, attempting to lose at least ten percent of our body weight in a month, starting June 1st.
We've also decided to learn to play the guitar, an instrument neither of us has any experience with, and which my wife hopes to master before me because our current instrumentation tally is
Me:3
Wife: 2.
(We both sing and play piano, and I play trombone. She's hoping to even up the numbers for at least a little while before I raise mine to 4).
What about ya'll?
Any trips or special activities on the calendar this summer?
Vaya con Dios.
Dieu est l'amour.
Allah bidabbir.
“In many ways the evidence of our faith is found in our ability to control our tongue (or our keyboard)."
-Adam Hamilton, Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White
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"Clichés are the bane of educated mankind."
-P.C. Cast
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May 8th, 2012, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Newman
I've got a summer research fellowship at the Mises Institute, which is a dream come true. I can't wait to get started.
Awesome, dude!
I'm having one of those as well (dream come true).
I've been commissioned as an editor for a local novelist's third book, the manuscript for which should be finished and on my desk by the end of the summer.
Getting paid a dollar a page.
Vaya con Dios.
Dieu est l'amour.
Allah bidabbir.
“In many ways the evidence of our faith is found in our ability to control our tongue (or our keyboard)."
-Adam Hamilton, Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White
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"Clichés are the bane of educated mankind."
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May 8th, 2012, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Maximeee
Have a baby. It's a fun thing to do.
Only if you have the time, money, and desire to do so.
Lacking all three at the moment.
Vaya con Dios.
Dieu est l'amour.
Allah bidabbir.
“In many ways the evidence of our faith is found in our ability to control our tongue (or our keyboard)."
-Adam Hamilton, Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White
Rev 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
Joh 4:23 "But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers.
I graduate in July so i'm gunna make the most of it
Probably going to stay with my student job or a while and earn some money, hopefuly I'll get some work at the Download and Reading festivals so I can see bands for free.
Overall it's gunna be an awesome three months with pleanty of pubs, parties and road trips.
I also want to have some sort of big adventure, some wya of really remembering the summer. I thinking of traveling around mainland Europe but i'm not sure if i'll have the money.
Might also steal your idea and learn the guitar haha
Work through "Reading Greek with Plato"
Work on my French
Read "De Civitate Dei" by St. Augustine
Read Proclus' "Commentary on the Parmenides"
When a Man Lies He Murders
Some Part of the World
These Are the Pale Deaths Which
Men Miscall Their Lives
All this I Cannot Bear
to Witness Any Longer
Cannot the Kingdom of Salvation
Take Me Home
This summer like most of time will be spent at the retirement/healthcare center 5-6 days a week. That is our life's joy and service to the Lord as He has given it.
We don't travel much, still we are planning to make a trip to Denver to see our son's and their families along with a host of friends. We'll drive, with health restrictions we don't fly, it takes us two days to get to Denver from Houston and back, it's steady drive each day but not a forced drive.
.....O LORD my God, in You I put my trust. Psalm 7:1
.....To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul. Psalm 25:1
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. ~ Leo Buscaglia
Well I'M graduated, so summer break ain't what it used to be.
For my wife, however, it's her next-to-last one, so it's time for vacation time planning.
My wife and I are taking Jillian Michaels' Thirty-Day Shred challenge, attempting to lose at least ten percent of our body weight in a month, starting June 1st.
We've also decided to learn to play the guitar, an instrument neither of us has any experience with, and which my wife hopes to master before me because our current instrumentation tally is
Me:3
Wife: 2.
(We both sing and play piano, and I play trombone. She's hoping to even up the numbers for at least a little while before I raise mine to 4).
What about ya'll?
Any trips or special activities on the calendar this summer?
Great, over 30 years a go I learned to play the guitar, stated with an acoustical six-string guitar and within the first five graduated to the 12-string guitar. The 12-string guitar has richer fuller sound, though keeping it tuned right can be a challenge, it also has little wider neck than the 6-string guitar.
You might like the 3/4 size 6-string "S" size, it is easier to handle. The guitar style/size is to be considered as well, "S" size has the slimmer body, and "D" size (D is for Dreadnaught size) is the wider body, the "D" size is popular with C/W and folk music singers and players. Most guitar players consider the Martin guitar the top of the line, they are well made, however the older Martin's are of a better quality than the newer ones.
My first guitar was a Harmony Stella 6-string, then a Harmony Stella 12-string, the 12-string guitar I have now is a Fender, Fender great guitar, it's my second Fender 12-string guitar in 30 years. I have not had a solid body guitar as yet and probably will not.
My next guitar purchase will be 4-string tenor guitar, 4-string guitars have a smooth upper tone quality and are easy to master, I believe a baritone ukelele is the same size and sound except the ukelele uses nylon strings and that's easy on the fingers.
I'm also going start leaning how to play glass bottleneck slide style on the 6-string then the 12-string guitars, that is similar to playing a steel guitar, but on a standard acoustical guitar, like a Dobro guitar that is played similar to a steel guitar, but sounds great with a glass bottleneck slide.
Also give thought to playing style, there is the strumming style which requires less techno work and is great time and rhythm; the finger picking style is more involved and can be a bit challenging, for instance 3 finger style picking involves the thumb, index, middle fingers.
Enjoy learning to play the guitar, you'll like it.
.....O LORD my God, in You I put my trust. Psalm 7:1
.....To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul. Psalm 25:1
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. ~ Leo Buscaglia
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Reason: ing, in, same, simple word additions.
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"Clichés are the bane of educated mankind."
-P.C. Cast
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May 9th, 2012, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Psalmist
Great, over 30 years a go I learned to play the guitar, stated with an acoustical six-string guitar and within the first five graduated to the 12-string guitar. The 12-string guitar has richer fuller sound, though keep it tuned right can be a challenge, it also has little wider neck than the 6-string guitar.
You might like the 3/4 size 6-string "S" size, it is easier to handle. The guitar style/size is to be considered as well, "S" size has the slimmer body, and "D" size (D is for Dreadnaught size) is the wider body, the "D" size is popular with C/W and folk music singers and players. Most guitar players consider the Martin guitar the top of the line, they are well made, however the older Martin's are of a better quality than the newer ones.
My first guitar was a Harmony Stella 6-string, then a Harmony Stella 12-string, the 12-string guitar I have now is a Fender, Fender great guitar, it's my second Fender 12-string guitar 30 years. I have not had a solid body guitar as yet and probably will not.
My next guitar purchase will be 4-string tenor guitar, 4-string guitars have a smooth upper tone quality and are easy to master, I believe a baritone ukelele is the size and sound except the ukelele uses nylon strings and that's easy on the fingers.
I'm also going start leaning how to play glass bottleneck slide style on the 6-string then the 12-string guitars, that is similar to playing a steel guitar, but on a standard acoustical guitar, like a Dobro guitar that is played similar to a steel guitar, but sounds great with a glass bottleneck slide.
Also give thought to playing style, there is the strumming style which requires less techno work and is great time and rhythm; the finger picking style is more involved and can be a bit challenging, for instance 3 finger style picking involves the thumb, index, middle fingers.
Enjoy learning to play the guitar, you'll like it.
Wow, thanks for the info!
Vaya con Dios.
Dieu est l'amour.
Allah bidabbir.
“In many ways the evidence of our faith is found in our ability to control our tongue (or our keyboard)."
-Adam Hamilton, Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White
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