Analogue music is SO much better than digital

So many things happening in the world  . . too much to talk about.    

I see I had a blog 2/3s of the way done but never published it.  More on that later.  BUT FIRST!

Nothing beats the sound of analog music. PERIOD!  For DJs 60th birthday I got her a turntable.  When talking to her a while ago about senses she said if there was a choice she would take hearing over eyesight because she could not live without music. 

Like me she had a huge record collection but somebody else got those in the past SO - I did some research on "inexpensive" turntables.  Nothing that would make an audiophile flip out but a  good starting point (now I need an actual turntable for the the basement) . 

WELL - as a present Jenny got her a bunch of the albums she used to have and the first one to play was Cat Stevens. 

She literally had tears in her eyes, the sound was so amazing.  

I have always said streaming music sucks and I stand by that.  When Pandora says "CD Quality"  ummm  NO! NOT CLOSE. But then CD quality is not THAT good when compared to "album quality" 

It's just like the difference between analog film photos and digital photos.  Digital is restrictive in the number of colors you can create or the number of sounds you can recreate on an album

We put on Cat Stevens and O M G!  What a difference . . and I have a pretty darn good audio system in the basement. 

WELL - let the obsession begin LOL

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Remember my issue with 5Dimes Sports book?  WELL - I'm a BitCoin guy now . . . in theory.

I could not get $70 out of 5Dimes who are closing for Americans unless I did BitCoin (free) or Money Gram ($50 IF you can get a hold of anybody). 

I said screw it.  I ain't cashing out $70 with a $50 fee. So the Packers were playing the Vikings - I put all $70 on the Packers to win at +125ish.  

I WON - BUT wait.  The Packers play Detroit next - LET IT ROLL.  Put $170 (I had to cancel my Biden bets that would have won) on the Packers to beat Detroit - I WIN!!  

So now I have about $350 and called to cash out and was on hold for 1 1/2 hours and when I did talk to someone they said the time slot had closed and try again tomorrow  OR "BitCoin was a better choice".   
SO - I did research and figured out how to do bitcoin through Coinbase that is like a bank for the 25 other cryptocurrencies.  

I cashed out and am now waiting for the BitCoin to hit my Coinbase account and then IMMEDIATELY transfer it to by ACTUAL bank. 

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and speaking of money - sigh.    Seems Trump has $400 million in personal loans to Russian oligarchs that are coming due in a few years plus he owes the IRS $100 million.

The guy has not paid REAL taxes in a decade.  He wrote off $175,000 in HAIRCUTS LAST YEAR for Ivanka and himself.   It's seems to be how republicans do things. 

I remember a failed Columbus businessman telling me that if you did not have multiple lawsuits you were not a good businessman and if you figured out the loopholes it was a sign if intelligence - Cheating is how you get ahead.  Do all republicans follow the Trump doctrine?   

Sort of like Trump's money laundering scheme in 2015.  Buy a house for $35 million unseen, never even visit the house and then sell it to a Russian oligarch who buys it unseen for $125 million.  YEA - nothing shady there!   Nice Profit Donald!. 

YET - his Republican cult believe cheating is OK.   He will be in jail within 3 years of losing the election   

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        Meanwhile - there is a massive need for facemasks in hospitals which the Fed continue to ignore. NOT MY PROBLEM says Trump.

Before Covid a paper mask was used once per patient.  See someone contagious and you toss it.  NOW - paper masks are once per day or until the moist breath dissolves it.   The N95s that were a one pre day is now one per WEEK!  

YEA- who cares if health care workers get sick as long as we can buy more guns for the military to keep REAL Americans safe right? 

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My knee.  About a year ago I was in a bad way health wise.  PMR (Polymyalgia rheumatica ) which I had never heard of before, AND, a knee that kept me awake for 72 straight hours. 

NOW?  I'm down to 1.5mgs of prednisone (started at 5mg) and I started taking Glucosamine a few months ago and even stopped my knee pain charts on excel because   . . . . zero pain.  OH it hurts on longer walks and I limp a tiny bit but it's really a none issue for the most part.    

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I found out a friend also plays PGA2K21 - how awesome.  I came in 37th out of 475 on the Beer League Tour last week and I run my own society (like a small tour where I choose the courses and events) with 19 members.   It's an obsession where I finally have the clubs I wanted, the more you play the more "cash" you gain for buying clubs who all have different characteristics.

My bag 

Driver - Bridgestone Tour JGR - a forgiving driver that is not the longest but I do like fairways

Woods 2 & 5  and 3 hybrid are  Taylor Made SIM Max

Irons 5 through 9 are D7s 

Wedges are just forgiving wedges.  

Breaking par is still a victory for me in Professional settings.  

PGA2K21 is an awesome golf game/sim and I swear it has helped my real life putting on reading greens 

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Nuff said