Here's some pictures from recent trips, as well as a few (a lot) from Lillian's trek at Philmont.
Venturing crew 342 @ Philmont, NM
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| ICOM Camp 2009 |
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| AquaticsCampout 09 |
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Well, I've been awfully busy recently. Terribly awfully dreadfully busy
Classes started at SFA three weeks ago (ONLY?!), and I'm taking dual credit - English, Calculus, and Political Science. It's enough to drive me quite crazy trying to keep up with all that homework alone, and then adding on top of it apologetics and debate... I'll never have a boring day for the next 4 months! :)
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Ok, a couple theories about that strange combination of waves in the air that form something reasonable to our ears and brains, especially those that come in the form that we know as music :)
* Music has a profound effect (and I do believe effect is the appropriate word) upon its listeners. This comes in many different forms, sometimes merely a subtle change in attitude, sometimes prompting a particularly long musing, quite often even changing a persons view of the world in 5 minutes. That being said, be careful what you're listening to :)
* It's a proven fact -- people who listen to or play a lot of music will start to 'hear' mentally music that isn't being played and sometimes can't even willfully stop doing so. Sure, some of us get a particularly annoying song get stuck in our heads, but it just might become incessant.... (or how about waking up thinking of some song? Not just thinking *about* it, but hearing it... is that normal, or do I fall under that classification? :D )
* Tastes are mostly acquired through long periods of hearing some one particular style. I mean, how many clerks at walmart, kroger, hobby lobby, and so on can not get used to Christmas music playing *over and over and over again* all season long??! (Pet peeve of mine)
I can name probably a few people who at one point couldn't handle some type/style of music, but through hearing it over and over again against their will, decided either to ignore or come to like it. Yes, I'm referring to country music, those who know me that well. I couldn't stand country music probably 5 years ago. Now, it's not quite so bad... I could even like some, depending on who is doing the singing!
Anything I forgot?
* DON'T try to foist your own opinions about any particular song/album/group on somebody else. They'll come around eventually if you make a reasonable case :)
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I know, I'm probably on one side of a fence here. Or sitting on it? Man, I just can't get away from life sometimes...
Anywho, here tis the conclusion of one more night's typing away at a keyboard. If you absolutely must hear something from me, send an email, send a comment, or just look around in the archive, I did write things in the past :)
So, folks, I'm off. Goodnight, God bless!
-Petr
