I learned years of playing fretted basses helps a little when you play a fret less.
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What did you learn today?
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I wouldn't dare to attempt it! I did have a cat that mistook my bubble bath for a solid substance and jumped right in with me. It was a miracle that I escaped unscathed...
That the more things change, the more they stay the same.
I finally read through the parable of the Sword of Damocles. Realized that it the genesis of many popular phrases in our society. I also realized just how true it is.
I finally read through the parable of the Sword of Damocles. Realized that it the genesis of many popular phrases in our society. I also realized just how true it is.
Wonder Bread: The Most Famous White Bread
Wonder Bread was first made by the Taggart Baking Company In Indianapolis in 1921. The advance ads promised: "Wonder was coming." And it did.
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many here like to jump on a post they don't agree with, to a point of insanity...thus not posting here anymore is best for me...just learned, again, peace out homies
Common expressions that originated from the Bible | adefenceofthebible.com
The Bible was so much a part of people’s lives that many of the expressions it contained, became a common part of speech. As shown, some going back to Wycliffe’s Bible of 1382.
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www.redeemingmoments.com/2022/06/11/over-100-common-sayings-found-in-the-bible
TIL that "burrito" translates to "little donkey." I had never before made the connection with burro.
It's what's in a burrito (don't tell anyone that, we'll keep it our little secret).
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Mexican restaurant that was my first job (sopaipilla and tortilla chip maker) was staffed mostly with persons who spoke little or no English.
When a customer would order a burrito, this girl who worked the serving line would yell "burro" to the kitchen and then the other girls working the line would all giggle. Took me a while to figure out that burrito and burro were related lol. I was 17.
Staying fit & strong as we age is about maintaining a consistent baseline of activity, and not occasional spikes in activity.
Physicists determine the optimal soap recipe for blowing gigantic bubbles
Study reveals that polymers of varying strand lengths are the key ingredient.
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Where were they when I was a kid?Physicists determine the optimal soap recipe for blowing gigantic bubbles
Study reveals that polymers of varying strand lengths are the key ingredient.
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I learned a very cool tune called "Mambo Influenciado" by Chuco Valdez.
And I'm learning a lot more about Quantum physics as I read a book called "Helgoland" by Carlos Rovelli. I'll start with the startling fact that Heisenberg was only 23 years old when he had the insight (and wrote the paper) that laid the foundation for Quantum physics.
And I'm learning a lot more about Quantum physics as I read a book called "Helgoland" by Carlos Rovelli. I'll start with the startling fact that Heisenberg was only 23 years old when he had the insight (and wrote the paper) that laid the foundation for Quantum physics.
Playing the walking pattern Root, ascending 2, drop 3, ascending 5 (below the root) through the form of "All the Things You Are".
Man, I should have focused more on note location and reading and walking and fluency and counting and and when I was a kid and what was I talking about?
Man, I should have focused more on note location and reading and walking and fluency and counting and and when I was a kid and what was I talking about?
