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Guess what I like listening to when I work on things online or on the computer.

I’m actually a fan of all types of music. R&B, Motown, heavy metal, rock, country, jazz, ambient, as you can see all types. It’s difficult for me to write or type and listen to spoken words so I don’t listen to audio books or something like that. I find that ambient and jazz are my favorites but recently a different favorite genre has come into the mix: dubstep. Yeah I know. How can a 45 year old black fella, be a big dubstep fan. Heck if I know, I just do. My first official experience with dubstep without even knowing it what it was s the Go Pro Video with the guy kayaking down the rapids. The soundtrack in the background is the song Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites by Skrillex.

I think this video came out during the 2011 or 2012 Superbowl and I liked it the first time I heard it. I looked up who the song was by and found the above name and artist. I thought this was rave music at first. Shows you just how little I knew. I’ve since learned it is DubStep and their is this entire culture attached to the genre. Now I don’t think I will become a dubstep dance artist or be seen walking around pop locking and moving like a robot. I just find the music interesting.

When I was doing the Brooksie way Half marathon a few weeks ago, a group of youngsters were playing some Skrillex at their water stand at mile 12. I was bopping to the beat, but I bet they would have been shocked if they knew, I knew, who they were listening to. It surprises me, I’m certain it would surprise them as well. Just goes to show me that I’m not done learning and experiencing different things.

I guess that is enough of that constant reader. I’ll be doing a little robot…exit stage left. Until next time.

A little vacation with the family

Well that is what I was saying on the post that I had to do. Or should I say we had to do. We didn’t really take any type of a vacation last year and were really looking forward to the trip this year.

Our destination: Mackinaw, MI. It’s a lovely, quaint place at the tip of the mitten in Michigan. We call it our “Martha’s Vineyard”. It is a wonderful place to unwind and recharge your batteries. The water is blue and it’s just a beautiful place to be.

                    

We also went with the kids to the Detroit Jazz Festival to catch some great music and relax a bit. We had a special treat this year. We were able to secure a room on the 63rd floor of the Detroit Marriott Renaissance center and on Saturday night we enjoyed a great fireworks show from the comfort of our bedroom. Watching over the Detroit river and seeing most of the fireworks exploding at eye level from our vantage point was something else.

 

               

I have to say that while we were gone, I couldn’t wait to get back to the business and get back to work. Actually one morning while we were eating breakfast in our room, we got into an informal conversation on several things that I could do with Paracordsandmore.com. My wife and daughters were extremely helpful with their suggestions and I can’t wait to put some of the ideas to work. Speaking of work; back to the regular post tomorrow. No rest for the weary.

See you then constant reader.