Broadening Your Horizons: Why It’s So Important

Broadening Your Horizons: Why It’s So Important

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Broadening your horizons is something we hear a lot about these days. In a modern, multicultural world, that’s more connected than ever before, we have the chance to live with more knowledge than ever before. Taking the time to learn more and more is incredibly easy thanks to modern tech - you’ve really just got to grab the opportunity.  Above all else, getting to know the world around you, and how full it is with art, music, and culture from all over the planet, is an amazing way to enrich your life. It ensures a lot of things about you,…
In A Silent Way is the semi-overlooked Miles Davis masterpiece you need in your life

In A Silent Way is the semi-overlooked Miles Davis masterpiece you need in your life

Posted inMusic, Random Musings, Videos, Works by Eric
When I first discovered the music of Miles Davis in the late 1990s, it was something of a musical awakening for me. It came during a time when I was setting aside the strident music "purity" of my youth -- you know how some people will only listen to a specific kind of music and ONLY that kind of music? -- and exploring new frontiers in sound. Miles Davis certainly provided that. His personal story was compelling, but he was more than an intriguing figure. He had the tunes to back it up. LOTS of them, an ever-shifting career filled…
BLOGGERS BEWARE: Green Cap Marketing, Aldwin Sturdivant, and the photo credit scam

BLOGGERS BEWARE: Green Cap Marketing, Aldwin Sturdivant, and the photo credit scam

Posted inRandom Musings, Rants
Oh, the lengths scammers will go to. I received an email recently about a photo used on my site. Specifically, it was about a photo used in this article. The photo in question is this one, a photo from Wikimedia Commons which can freely be used, with proper attribution. The email came from the photographer, asking for a link back to his site. Here is the email, in full: Hi I hope you are the right person on this., I hope you're doing well. I am very pleased to see that my creative work in https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Running_Man_Kyle_Cassidy.jpg is being used on this article…
How to Get the Most From Your Local Live Music Scene

How to Get the Most From Your Local Live Music Scene

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If you’re someone who loves music but hasn’t really spent much time interacting with the local music scene, you should change that. As we come out of the pandemic, the live music industry is in need of support more than ever before. If you want to get more out of the local music scene in your area in 2021, we’re going to talk about the best way to do that. Keep reading to learn more. Image Source - CC0 License Get Involved Via Social Media The best way to start interacting with your local music scene is by engaging on…
How To Maintain Healthy Nails

How To Maintain Healthy Nails

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Nails are essential parts of human anatomy. Their functions are not limited to aesthetics, it also borders protection of tender nail beds as well as sensitivity. In its healthy state, the nail plate is pinkish-white and clear. Other signs of healthy nails are the existence of cuticles, even lengths of nails and white tips, and prominent lunula (a half-moon shaped white section at the base of the nail). Over the lifetime of a man, nails encounter a wide range of problems that can compromise its integrity e.g. nail fungus, curved toenails, ingrown nails, black nails, etc. The most common among…