Deciding on Marshall Amps

The Marshall Amps that I have been looking at lately online are now being offered at a much cheaper price then they were a couple of weeks ago. I have always been told that “good things come to those who wait” and maybe this would be considered one of those times. With the holidays just barely right around the corner, prices will be fluctuating and it will just all become a real challenge when life becomes so demanding with the arrival of the cold weather. Not something I am looking forward to at all.

We were robbed of our normal summer weather and I hear that this will be one heck of a winter season, one that folks won’t forget any time soon.

Happy 4th of July!!

Well, another year has rolled around and in a few days it will be time again to celebrate the 4th of July. This has always been one of my favorite holidays as I love to see the fireworks go off and explode in the sky! It’s also a great day to cookout and spend time with the family.

This year we plan to go watch the big fireworks display given at a local park. My only worry is that traffic will be bad and parking is always a problem. I hope we can find a good spot not to far away from the park. Anyway, I am sure we will have a good time as usual. I hope everyone else has a great time as well and remember to be safe!

Girly Things

Sometimes it is nice to step back and appreciate the girls for being girls. When you grow up with sisters, you probably take a lot of things for ranted. Then when you  just around a lot of guys, like in a college dorm, you start to understand that girls do a lot of nice things and you start to miss them.

I like the way girls fuss with their hair and makeup. I especially like nail polish on their fingers and toes. And they smell nice. I would much rather breathe deep and take in a nice floral fragrance from a girl than the smell of a dorm room with a bunch of guys dirty clothes, leftover food and stale smoke.

Battery Blues

One item that was recently in the news was all about button batteries. This type of battery is round and looks similar to a penny or other small coins. These batteries can be found in a number of products such as toys and cell phones. The problem is that they can be very dangerous to children.

Everyone knows that kids can get into everything. They also like to put things in their mouths. The problem is that these batteries can be a choking hazard to kids. They also pose a serious threat to your health if swallowed. Acids in the battery can become caustic and actually burn a hole right through your body. Notify authorities immediately if you suspect someone has swallowed a battery!

Jamming to a Great Playlist on Spotify

All this work on web sites can get really tedious, but it helps to have some good music playing while I’m slaving over a hot keyboard! I’ve been jamming to a great playlist on Spotify. I’m not even sure how I found this playlist, but some chi calling herself Leathrn has put together an “Adult Contemporary” playlist of great songs.

They are all relatively current songs that are easy on the ears. It’s not easy listening – that’s a different style. I mean that there is not disco, no teenybopper and no rap on the list. It is all stuff that you an sing along to, chill on while you are driving, and in my case, you can listen while you work.

She has so many excellent songs on her playlist that you can listen to this all day long and not hear the same song twice. About 300 tracks, each at about 3 minutes means about 15 hours of music. And I really like her picks of the songs. She has a great ear for music and I wish she would put together some other playlists, like country songs or even jazz, for the nights at home.

Spotify is really great – much better than Pandora. On Spotify, you can pick the exact songs you want and in the order you choose – or you can do a random play, too. There is a free version, but I believe in supporting business that I really like, so I subscribe for just $5 a month, which lets me access my playlists from any device, not just my home PC.If you have not tried it yet – give it a go and tell me what you think.

Colt Ford

This is hands down the best version of this song. Don’t get me wrong, I like Jason Aldean as well, but Colt definitely did this song much better. It personifies the country lifestyle where I am from, to a T! There isn’t a “good ole’ boy” alive that can’t identify with it. Listen closely, and you will see what I mean.

 

Music

People say that money makes the world go round, but I don’t believe that. I think music makes the world go round. Music is in each of us in some way or another. Some of us just listen to it  and some of us make it, but it touches us all in some way or another. If you play and old song, most people will tell you what they were doing or what was happening in their life at that time when the song came out. I am no different. I can hear a song and automatically it triggers memories of days gone by. So embrace the music and let it guide your memories.

A little blues

Even guys have to clean house sometimes. Mine is in desperate need of it, so I have kicked on a little blues and am cleaning the house from top to bottom. I am not one of those guys that likes for someone else to come in and clean. Then I can’t find anything. That is okay though, because my mom gave me really good home training as she says. My place isn’t a wreck or anything, it just needs dusting, vacuuming and such. The kind of cleaning I only get around to once in awhile. It will be done by the end of the day though. I am determined.

Concert Tickets

Post contributed by Leonard Phelps

My husband’s and my favorite band came to our neighboring city recently, and we were so excited to snag some tickets! The concert venue offered online ticketing, fortunately, since we heard that a lot of the people who showed up to purchase tickets were turned away. Evidently our favorite band is a lot of other people’s favorite band too, and a huge crowd gathered. I would have been so upset if I’d driven all the way in to town just to be turned away. Luckily, a few simple clicks delivered some tickets right to our email! I don’t know what I would have done otherwise. A while ago that wouldn’t have even been an option for us—until recently we didn’t have a home internet connection! Based on our location, which is very rural, we did not have many options for the service. Luckily my husband discovered hughesnet installation specialist in our area, and we were able to sign up. It’s made our life so much more convenient. It seems like such a small thing, but having access to the internet when you need it is huge!