magic music

I was trying to say the word "magician" this morning and couldn't get it out. So I told Stacey my magician/musician story.

When I was a kid I would say either word for either meaning. I could not distinguish between them. That is, to my ear, they sounded the same. The one I said was just an accident of speech.

I still have trouble with that pair. There are other pairs, too, but I can't think of them at the moment.

Stacey immediately said, "Oh, that's Auditory Processing Disorder." Stacey is an expert in many fields and learning disabilities is one of them. I've always known I've had trouble understanding what I'm hearing. I often require someone to repeat things if I need something exact. Plus, I can't make out a word in a noisy environment. That's one reason I never liked the bar/club scene. There is no way I can carry on a conversation. I might as well be deaf.

Speaking of which, I'm practically deaf in my right ear again. Time to get my eardrum punctured again. sigh.

The only value in knowing about APD is that I know I'm not the only one with this problem. No matter what Mr. Rogers said, I've always found uniqueness a bit uncomfortable. :)

Love.

Rain King

I adore Counting Crows music. I am especially fond of Rain King. Stacey and I have matching copies of the Saul Bellow book. I'm only 20 pages into the book and I'm hooked.

Go Bears.

Speaking of music

Naked Voices has covered "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence. I don't listen to music radio so, like most of their music, I'd not heard the song before.

I have to say, this is the sexiest song I've heard in years. It goes right to the dominant in me. Every time I hear it I want to drag Stacey off to a private room. :)

Quite by accident, I heard the original artist's version recently. It's good, but Alexandra Moffitt put a lot more passion in her version. And Alex's voice is far cleaner.

I recommend the album "Between the Sheets". Unfortunately, it isn't available on line. I might be talking to Alex about that. Maybe I'll put up a store for them.

In my youth

In my youth, my passions were inflamed. Now it is my joints.

pools

The pool is 86 degrees. It is almost too warm. But inviting. Some exercise that didn't threaten my back!

Love.