Daily snapshots of life as an older creator navigating art, tech, and the digital horizon. This section also houses my personal challenge to write, at least, 250+ words every single day – separate from the main blog. I’ve already missed a few days, but I’m pushing on…
— Daily journal Entry 031 — My Father has been playing in bands since he was in high school, Spartanburg High School, and is still playing today in his seventies. After high school he attended a business school of sorts but never graduated from college. He has maintained jobs at companies like: Arrow Automotive, Circor…
— Daily Journal Entry 030 — I can’ t promise anything, but I think it’s time to dive in and learn a few things about filming videos. Sure, there’s the whole “What am going to talk about” question that must be dealt with first, but there’s also some basic film settings that I think I…
— Daily Journal Entry 029 — First of all, I DO NOT want to scare anyone away from buying and selling on eBay. Most of my experiences have been overwhelmingly positive. But when you have taken a break from a particular practice for some time and finally try it again, you might tend to forget…
— Daily Journal Entry 028 — When it comes to writing and recording music in the home studio, there are a variety of challenges that await each musician. Sure, there’s the act of creating and recording the music itself. But sometimes before even to get to that part, there are other things that can stall…
— Daily Journal Entry 027 — Having a plan to write 250 words-per-day is (I guess) a respectable goal. I mean, I’m certainly nowhere close to being a professional writer, but I DO like the idea of becoming a better writer. Even that notion seems a bit far off at the moment. But that is…
— Daily Journal Entry 026 — I guess what I’m wondering is can the 48 Volts that’s needed for condenser microphone phantom power destroy the mic’s circuitry if its applied in the wrong way. i.e., should the 48V be applied after the mic is connected, or before, or does it even matter? Turn on Phantom…
— Daily Journal Entry 025 — I know that music is extraordinarily powerful and an important part of Christian worship services, but I didn’t realize just how much it was referred to in the Holy Bible. According to where you look in your searching, who you talk to, and how you interpret certain versus of…
— Daily Journal Entry 024 — To be perfectly honest (not that I would normally be dis-honest, on purpose), I have complete faith in my ability to occasionally come up with a pretty good musical idea, whether on guitar, or piddling around on the keys; however, I still worry about the audio quality of any…
— Daily Journal Entry 023 — I’m talking about the old TDK, Memorex and BSAF cassette tapes that I used to use for 4-track cassette tape recording on my Tascam Porta 05 multitrack recorder. I mean, just taking off the outer plastic cover of one of these blank cassette tapes excited me and made me…
— Daily Journal Entry 022 — I wish I would have the same level energy in my would-be home studio as I used to have at creating potential “album art” back in the day. I mean, I had no problem spending time on the things that really just didn’t matter thinking the whole while that…