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^^ enjoyed. 50yo Paul Simon Paul Simon 1972 https://album.link/i/380588824 Example: Well, not a great album. I really like Example track or course, but pretty thin beyond that. It does not seem that he found his solo voice until later on.

watch/clock "humor".

50yo Young, Gifted and Black Aretha Franklin 1972 https://album.link/i/934216863 Example: Just a good album.

^ I cannot read that label very well. But I may have a version on Tidal to follow-along with. Conductor and Orchestra?

Cheers and Happy Birthday -

50yo Superfly Curtis Mayfield 1972 https://album.link/i/1048472205 Example: This is a killer set of Curtis cuts for your cool Christmas.

Holidays Around the World Pentatonix 2022 https://album.link/i/1645380889 Example: I thought that they ran out of Christmas albums. I was wrong, and I am happy about it. Not all a cappella songs.

Cheers Brother Ric. May you get all the lenses and old camera bodies that you would ever want. Happy Birthday -

Merry Christmas?🎄

Cheers Sir Ken! Happy Birthdays -

After watching this last night, I wanted to listen to some more ELO: I didn't know this one that well. I don't think I ever owned it. Not 50yo yet - but close. Electric Light Orchestra II Electric Light Orchestra 1973 https://album.link/i/1054523017 Example: Longer songs than most, but they also have the classic Jeff signature. From Arguably an honorary Beatle.

A Deep Dive into a great car MP4/4.

Also it does have other uses.

^ literally, just one of my favorite albums of all time. When it came out in the early 80s on Windham Hill records, it blew my mind. I didn't know that music like that could exist and be played by one person on one piano. Same thing happened when I heard Michael Hedges playing the guitar. Happy to have had the chance to see both of them live back in the day. Thanks for the reminder Ric.

Okay after 'on earth' I had to wrap up the rest of my Cunk saga.

Zero She Flies Al Stewart 1970 https://album.link/i/340107757 Example: Not an album I knew from Al. There is another album other than 'Year of The Cat'? Yup. Simple and layered songs, with some having a Jethro Tull feel.

As all things Cunk, chefs kiss - 🤌 <that is the one series of hers that I have not watched yet>

Oh Julie Around Midnight Julie London 1960 https://album.link/i/716392554 Example: A song for Summer - but one of my new favorites. Just a lovely crooning album from Julie. Beautifully recorded and performed.

50yo Talking Book Stevie Wonder 1972 https://album.link/i/1440485202 Example: He had two albums in '72 - This one is the one to listen to (the other Music of My Mind). Two big hits on this with You Are The Sunshine Of My Life and Superstition with the latter being a killer track to this day. But, I definitely been missing out on some additional sweet tracks. It is a mix of good funk (example track that I wanted to share) and super soft tracks (You and I), showing future directions into 'I just called to say I love you'. I don't mind the mix, but I would have had different order of the tracks. The slow downs are too slow, it takes the energy out of the flow, where it should just give you a break and transition into the next track. Superstition should be on a rise to a peek, not the start of a rise. Small complaint, enjoyable album. And of course it ends with a track from one of my favorite movies: There are a lot of rules.

Okay Colin - we get it, you got a new toy.... undefined - Imgur.mp4

good thing you had too many chocolate chips as well. 😋

Acoustic Sessions EP Morgan Wade 2022 https://album.link/i/1636955701 Example: Nice little EP. Strong voice and a new artist to me. A good find that I will check out a bit more.

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson - Fun bit of pop science. I enjoyed it. He went into topics that I don't follow and gave them some history and context with humor. and another Short (Brief) history book. A Brief History of Black Holes by Dr Becky Smethurst Dr. Becky is someone that I follow on YouTube to keep me updated on my Astronomy news (all things JWST). And she wrote a book. It is overall a good read. It only suffers, like most physics (astro or otherwise) books, for me in that there is a lot of time spent in history and background before getting to the few new ideas and concepts. Like the Katie's book above, I did get a few new things and I enjoyed her writing. She writes as she speaks, which I always enjoy. An example of a recent post. So, I mostly read non-fiction. I don't mind novels and can enjoy them now and then. I tried to read this the other day: (no pic) To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway This came after watching - Midnight in Paris (2011). It got me thinking, how much Hemingway have I read? Not much. So I picked this at random. And I have to say that I didn't get very far. The writing and voice were okay, but the use of the term, nigger, was so pervasive and derogatory, that I just couldn't continue. I thought of it is this way, what if he was saying, 'filthy whore', over and over, would I continue? Nope. I may try something else at some point, but I was done with that book. So, now I am reading: If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! The Pilgrimage of Psychotherapy Patients by Sheldon B. Kopp Good luck all..

50yo Foxtrot Genesis 1972 Example: I was trying not to play too many 50yo albums that I am familiar with {wanting to still discover new albums to myself}, but once I played the first few seconds of this album, I could not help it. Just so good. Michael's bass is killer on this album.

After two pounds of coffee, I am starting to get the hang of the Oracle. The new portafilter helps with being about to see the flow and distribution. I am on my third new coffee now. And I am able to get it dialed in with about three shots. I seem to work best starting with too much flow {a bit sour} and then work towards making it stronger and more extracted. My palate can detect that easier than starting on the bitter side. I wanted a bit more coffee in my latte, So I have increased my dose up to 22 in and 45 out, right at 35 second. I will probably decrease my milk volume a bit to give me a little more coffee ratio. Still a few things I may change, the burr set is a little worn {rough cutting edge}, and they are relatively cheap to replace. It was a used machine. But overall I am becoming more happy with it as I use it more. Surprise, good coffee makes me happy. cheers