Rhapsody is still going, but not necessarily strong

Rhapsody predated Spotify by at least ten years but somehow it never really caught on. I still like it especially the radio stations, which have introduced me to lots of new music I never would have found.

 

My laugh for the day and the month and maybe the year

It's been a tough season for my Man United but this was priceless.

New Venture from a Former Colleague

A former colleague who decided to get out of the book business has started an interesting new enterprise. http://local-expeditions.com/    I have an acquaintance who would make a perfect guide so have put him in touch with her.

Gig this Saturday Night

Our one and only scheduled 2016 gig is this Saturday night. I may try to see if I can figure a way to live stream it from the band web site. I will have to do some searching around though I would bet that it is possible on YouTube.

Happy New Year

2016. Thirty years ago doesn't seem that long ago but thirty years from now will be 2046. Even ten years ago doesn't seem that long ago. Ten years from now I am hoping that I can still hike to such beautiful places like Joshua Tree and run 13 miles in less than two hours.

The New Band Site

We kicked out our drummer because he just couldn't the songs right. He was a nice guy but never remembered when to start and when to end. he'd also change the beat every time he'd play a song. He had been with us for a year and there was no improvement. He was maintaining the band site so now I need to do it. Luckily, class # 9 of 10 ended so I have more time to do it.

Still Haven't Quite Lost It

There are certain advantages to turning the decade including moving up an age group in half marathons. I was reasonably pleased with my result as I was still under 1:50. If the race had been held a month earlier, though, I would have been in a younger group and finished 50th. But since I was older, I finished 20th in my age group, or top 10%. I was about a minute slower than #19 and two minutes faster than #21, so stopping to tie my shoe didn't really affect my finish. I think I am running about as fast as I ever will, unless I decide that I want to hire a trainer. There are certainly good and not so good ways to run a race, which a trainer would no doubt help with.  I just usually run at a comfortable pace and don't pay attention to my watch. Anytime I race, I see runners glancing at their wrists during races to see how they are doing . I prefer the "enjoyment" of just running. I also never turn it on at the end, since I read about a New England Journal of Medicine study on runners. It found that most heart attacks after races occur in men, (and it's usually men,) who over exert themselves at the end of a race. I figure that I am not setting any records or trying for a prize so the extra few seconds I take off my time are not worth the risk.