Category: Thoughts
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Planets from my house part 5
It’s been fun following this celestial ballet the past month. Our dancers are getting closer. #Venus & Jupiter
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Plants from my house part 4
I was afraid I missed my chance to see them because they slipped past the horizon. But Venus was so bright, I saw it through the trees.
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Plants from my house Part 3
Today is the longest day of the year. But the summer solstice is not why I’m excited. I’ve been following these planets for about a month now.
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Planets from my house part 2
earlier I shared a picture of Venus and Jupiter. Here is an other image as the two planets get closer in our night sky.
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BuzzFeed Made Me Cry
Generally I go to BuzzFeed to laugh at something or checkout something related to music. Then they hit me with a video about kids of asian parents thanking them for the sacrifices they made for them. I couldn’t help but to think of my parents and grandparents. The bit about students loans hit me the…
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Auto Correct…!
Originally posted on Humorous Dispassionate: Hey auto correct, quit tampering with my curse words you mother forklift !?
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MTV, Grief and My Grandparents
I’m sitting at home enjoying episodes of Ridiculousness on MTV and missing my grandparents. I realize how odd this must sound, but this show was put in front of me after my grandmothers funeral. After spending a week with my grandmother, where I watched as she slipped away from us. I boarded a plane hoping to just be…
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Title Change for this Blog
Sometimes I have ideas that I need help with. I’m hoping some of you can help with this by participating in this poll. I think the name of this blog could use an update, these are my ideas. This is my coffee cup. I just had a sip and thought about adding a picture of…
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Clark Terry RIP
One of my favorite moments as a trumpet student was listening to Clark Terry warm up back stage before a performance. He is also responsible for helping to shape my view of music and becoming a musician. In a master class his quote to the class about improvisation was “first you must imitate, then you…
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The Mouthpiece Question
I know what your thinking, yet another trumpeter writing about the importance of mouthpiece selection and striking the perfect balance between back-bore and throat size. I happen to follow all those trends religiously but this isn’t another one of those rants. Coincidentally, I currently play a Laskey 75C with a standard throat and back-bore, not…
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