At the lower right of the video window, there's a little gear symbol. Click that and then choose playback speed. Voila! You can also speed them up, but I have no idea why anyone would do that.
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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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Maybe confusion with the actor Jack Cassidy who passed away years ago. Father of David Cassidy of Partridge Family fame.Agreed. They're on tour now. Must be a halogram!
Speed up to get through a boring presentation.
I had my second round of infusion therapy on Friday and have subsequently out of commission due to some hellacious headaches.
I love the nurses and caregivers at the infusion center. They are very good at what they do and they have a musician’s sense of humor.
While I was there, they had a harp player. She was very good but she was playing funeral music (e.g., Nearer My God to Thee, Rock of Ages). It struck me as the wrong kind of music to play given that most of the patients were receiving chemo therapy for cancer.
At one point, I needed to use the facilities so I dragged my IV pole along and made my way to the restroom. The harp player was in the path I had to traverse.
I stopped to speak with her and asked her if she took requests. She said that she did but only for songs she knew. I was kidding with her when I asked for “What is Hip?”
I finished my trek and as soon as I stepped out of the restroom, she started playing “What is Hip?” and she did a great job!
When she finished the song, I fumbled around in my pocket, found a $20 bill, and put it on her music stand.
She told me that she was a volunteer and that she didn’t ask for tips. I told her that I am a bass player and that any harp player that can play that song deserved tips.
Even though infusion therapy is not fun, it ended up being a great day because of the kindness of a musician.
I love the nurses and caregivers at the infusion center. They are very good at what they do and they have a musician’s sense of humor.
While I was there, they had a harp player. She was very good but she was playing funeral music (e.g., Nearer My God to Thee, Rock of Ages). It struck me as the wrong kind of music to play given that most of the patients were receiving chemo therapy for cancer.
At one point, I needed to use the facilities so I dragged my IV pole along and made my way to the restroom. The harp player was in the path I had to traverse.
I stopped to speak with her and asked her if she took requests. She said that she did but only for songs she knew. I was kidding with her when I asked for “What is Hip?”
I finished my trek and as soon as I stepped out of the restroom, she started playing “What is Hip?” and she did a great job!
When she finished the song, I fumbled around in my pocket, found a $20 bill, and put it on her music stand.
She told me that she was a volunteer and that she didn’t ask for tips. I told her that I am a bass player and that any harp player that can play that song deserved tips.
Even though infusion therapy is not fun, it ended up being a great day because of the kindness of a musician.
^^^Helluva good story, told well!
Best Beams, from my home to yours...
Best Beams, from my home to yours...
Did someone say Blues Monday?!
...my souvenir(s) from our daughter’s trip to The City Of Big Shoulders...
...my souvenir(s) from our daughter’s trip to The City Of Big Shoulders...
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City of big shoulders - Sandburg? People read that?
"Chicago is Oz for Midwesterners," Horace Heidt, Jr. told me. He is right. It's even got the train that runs in a circle.
By chance, I've no mean experience with Chicago.
"Chicago is Oz for Midwesterners," Horace Heidt, Jr. told me. He is right. It's even got the train that runs in a circle.
By chance, I've no mean experience with Chicago.
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Folks with visual impairments, for instance, might wish to speed up videos with spoken words. They learn to listen faster and can access books on tape more quickly... just as an example of someone might want to speed up a video....
I like hospital humor. Two years ago, I spent 6 days in bed in a cardiac wing waiting for an open OR. I was in good shape.. low weight, low cholesterol, low BP, exercised every day....just needed a triple bypass. Night before the surgery, the surgeon tells me, "I want you to know that if things go sideways tomorrow, you'll be the healthiest dead guy in the building."
In time for Blues Monday?......
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Speed reading crazes were in vogue in the 70s.
In school we were regularly tested for reading speed and comprehension. The social stigma of being a "slow reader" made for easy marks.
I would be one of those slow readers. But I have good comprehension. I haven’t had the need to read much in years. Musicians that don’t like it know where the stage door is.
Makes sense. Never thought of it that way. Normally when I'm watching video on Netflix, etc., and there's a scene I want to forward through I just keep hitting the button that forwards ten seconds.
I bought two packs of CR2025 coin batteries. Put them in my bag. I now can't find them anywhere. I'm going out later today to buy another couple of packs. 
I bought two packs of CR2025 coin batteries. Put them in my bag. I now can't find them anywhere. I'm going out later today to buy another couple of packs.
The replacement spatula for the one that mysteriously disappeared in my kitchen is arriving today... Yay? How long will the new one stay?
I bought two packs of CR2025 coin batteries. Put them in my bag. I now can't find them anywhere. I'm going out later today to buy another couple of packs.
Maybe they’ll fit in a pill bottle.
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I suppose a picture, or two, is out of the question?
You may have made a mistake mentioning this slide thingy....
Here's how it works in "slide mode." Thumb behind the neck as usual though.
The replacement spatula for the one that mysteriously disappeared in my kitchen is arriving today... Yay? How long will the new one stay?
Some folks misplace things in the freezer.
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