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Or your doggie!

@Steve-Miller I’ve never thought about mixing brown rice and quinoa before! Is there a reason? Aesthetic? Taste? Texture? Protein vs carbs?

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And use the forum on your new iPad! it’s great for forums.

@steve-miller do you have a National Parks Pass?

Love your list of questions.

Bob’s Red Mill is based here in Portland (Milwaukie), OR. My brother works for them.

Enjoying your travelogue! I haven’t seen Mt. Rushmore yet. Mr. AM has, but he’s not a big picture taker.

Zap!

I had it a while back; I think my only issue was a sore arm. I had a mild case of shingles a few years before, and I don’t want to get shingles ever again.

But I’m sorry it’s hitting you that way. Whine away!

@AndyD Thanks for the tour. That’s beautiful.

Location, location, location! It would cost a lot more elsewhere.

@Daniel that’s a very different kind of blue hair!

I used to walk my baby around the living room, narrating things that we could “see” and I remember mentioning all the blue haired ladies. Women used to use bluing in their white hair to make it look whiter. That was a generation ago!

My baby is 38 now…

Goosey

@jon-nyc Hey! My hair ain’t blue, but I love craft stores!

@ShiroKuro Honestly SK, I think it was you! Posting up about Wiosna, which I’ve played before.

It’s so nice to calm my monkey mind and be so totally immersed in something that takes all my concentration. I love the way it sounds, and the way the vibrations run through me. I don’t ever want to play publicly; I have terrible piano stage fright. I’m just doing this for me. (I can sing and play the guitar in public with no problem. Go figure.)

So thank you for the inspiration.

@Steve-Miller Exactly right! Very reliable.

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@kluurs said:
I still have no talent for music - can't sight read, memorize or count effectively, fumble over notes, and terrified of public performance - but I'm still hacking away at the poor piano and enjoying every moment more than ever.

Oh! This sounds like me. I started playing around at the piano again a few weeks ago, trying to revive pieces that I played before. I haven’t played the piano in at least a decade. It’s slow going, but I like the way the notes sound. (I remember how some of the pieces should sound, which helps me fumble my way through.)

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We bought our Whirlpool washer and dryer in 1995 when we moved into this house. They still run like champs. Had to replace a belt once, but that’s it. I’m not buying a new washer and dryer until these plotz. I don’t want electronic circuit boards and bells and whistles. I just want clean clothes.