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Doctor Q

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Music (pieces of music) that each of my parents (respectively) had loved is what is on my mind just now.

Sometimes I find myself humming a song and wonder how that particular song got into my head. If I think about recent events, I can often figure out what the trigger was, such as something I read that had a phrase from the lyrics of the song. Our brains work by making associations, whether or not you're aware of them.

If someone said "I feel stupid," would your brain fill in the rest of the sentence? "I feel stupid, and contagious, here we are now, entertain us." Or if you read the phrase "happy little bluebirds," would you think of "Over the Rainbow?" If somebody mentioned a TV show, do you later find yourself humming the show's theme song?
 

Herdfan

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would you think of "Over the Rainbow?"

Many years ago our neighbor sang with a local women's choir so we went to see her.

So they start singing this song and I turned to my wife and asked "Why does this song make me think of midgets?". I seriously had no idea why.

Guess what song they were singing?
 

chown33

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... Or if you read the phrase "happy little bluebirds," would you think of "Over the Rainbow?" ...
If I read only that phrase, I'd think of Bob Ross, despite him painting mostly landscapes, not wildlife. I vaguely recall him once painting a "happy little squirrel", but I could be misremembering. Plent of happy little trees, happy little clouds, etc.

If I read "happy little bluebirds fly", then I'm much more likely to think of "Over the Rainbow". To me, it's not just the words but the meter. Without the "fly" it doesn't have the same rhythm as the song lyric.
 

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Sometimes I find myself humming a song and wonder how that particular song got into my head. If I think about recent events, I can often figure out what the trigger was, such as something I read that had a phrase from the lyrics of the song. Our brains work by making associations, whether or not you're aware of them.

If someone said "I feel stupid," would your brain fill in the rest of the sentence? "I feel stupid, and contagious, here we are now, entertain us." Or if you read the phrase "happy little bluebirds," would you think of "Over the Rainbow?" If somebody mentioned a TV show, do you later find yourself humming the show's theme song?
Actually, it was nothing so subtle, or convoluted.

Rather, it was prompted by a post (extolling a piece of classical music, while tagging me as the person who had originally recommended that particular piece of classical music) in the "What are you listening to?" thread, and by my own subsequent response, - posting a piece of music which I recommended (the stunning Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov) which - after I had posted it - served to recall to mind, to remind me, of just how much my father had loved that particular piece of music.
 

rm5

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Decided to rip all my CDs, cause I’d rather have them on a hard drive now. So I’m using two optical drives (the internal one on my 2011 15” and an external one) to copy the data. Seems to be going well so far!!

EDIT: Should note that I have six full-height spindles.
 

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Lioness~

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Decided to rip all my CDs, cause I’d rather have them on a hard drive now. So I’m using two optical drives (the internal one on my 2011 15” and an external one) to copy the data. Seems to be going well so far!!

EDIT: Should note that I have six full-height spindles.
I did that ages ago when I did listened to music, which I hardly ever do today. My 'emotional body' don’t require it anymore after all meditation.
But I have some full hd’s and a NAS with the files on as well, if I’ll want to listen to it.
But this far, I’ll rather go through YouTube Music when I want to listen to something today, as I get that ’free’ from being a paid subscriber to YouTube.
However, this reminds me that I have to connect the NAS again, I even forgot that, as I haven’t had any need for the files on it in a while, but it might be good to check it up and upgrade its drivers.

What else is on my mind this fairly warm day is again the very disturbing the chairman of the condo-association.
I’m collecting data of her wrongs for the future. No doubt they will be needed.
I haven’t encountered her myself before yesterday. I was coming with my electric-bike and was driving up to my port. I was just driving past her in the corner of the house. She however was taking a few steps back and watching where (what port) I stopped at. She’s even creepy showing 'stalking-issues’.
So I will just totally ignore her if/when she appears further on my path.
I also realised she have already abused the rules for living in a condo association, as you can’t require any unpaid work from the members. Which she already do.
I felt sorry for the young man here today out doing the lawn, for free I assume.
 
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VulchR

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wonderful cherries and ripe apricots at the grocery store today
I live in a part of Scotland where soft fruit agriculture used to be king (You haven't lived until you have tasted fresh Tayberries...), but now I can't find so much as one decent raspberry in the store. Not one. Can't tell if it is the wonky weather, Brexit labour shortages, or both.
 

Macky-Mac

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I live in a part of Scotland where soft fruit agriculture used to be king (You haven't lived until you have tasted fresh Tayberries...), but now I can't find so much as one decent raspberry in the store. Not one. Can't tell if it is the wonky weather, Brexit labour shortages, or both.

My father was an avid gardener and his raspberry patch was his greatest success. They're fantastic at that moment of perfect ripeness.
 

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I live in a part of Scotland where soft fruit agriculture used to be king
Brilliant.
(You haven't lived until you have tasted fresh Tayberries...),
Tayberries are terrific (but difficult to obtain, agreed).

Last year, in central Asia, I gorged on fresh apricots - amazing - I had no idea so many varieties existed - and tart mulberries (my driver grew them, and used to bring me baskets of fruit from his garden).

Absolutely wonderful.
but now I can't find so much as one decent raspberry in the store. Not one. Can't tell if it is the wonky weather, Brexit labour shortages, or both.
Perhaps you may need to patronise a local farmers' market, or a good local deli.

That is what I do, but I will readily grant that it is not always successful.
My father was an avid gardener and his raspberry patch was his greatest success. They're fantastic at that moment of perfect ripeness.
Agree completely; when ripe, raspberries are absolutely fantastic.
 
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