More calcium gal. Milk, cottage cheese, cheese.... yogurt....

Take care of yourself. Remember what I said about those angels sometimes taking the day off, and remember the body is a machine, and you need to take care of it.... since it's the only vehicle we are issued.

Trying to do too much with too few resources.

I intentionally slow myself down sometimes.... because I am incredibly selfish (tho not at the expense of others.... I'm just an introverted selfish monster over here in my own corner hurting no one) I'm so selfish I take care of myself because I want to see my grand daughter grow up and become a young woman.

It snowed today, and there is something very wonderful about watching your grandchildren with their little bottoms up leaning over the couch and looking out the window at the flakes falling down.

Meditate. Assess your resources, allocate them accordingly, to quote Mae West "Take it easy you'll last longer" Haste makes waste.

So many things to enjoy in this world without going OCD on some dude with a blonde mop on his head. (As nice as he is.)

If you don't believe the angels take days off, you're not watching the news.

Ah well you are a grown up and can lead your life as you choose, or so our form of government tells us. I did have a pen pal a few years go, she is/was a medical tech, she was trying to just work part time, as she enjoyed her trade ( medical technology is really fascinating IMHO) and wanted a little extra cash flow. Her employer kept insisting she work more and more hours, dumping the overtime on her, until she buckled, stressed out and finally quit. I don't know if she works now or not.... I'm in a perfect place, I can work or NOT as I please. I usually please to work every day if I can, as I love to rack up bills on my cards.

Some of us ARE stress addicts. I could have hidden today and slacked off but I'm dedicated, so I wound up organizing a supply closet that was a real mess, and then put together a notebook for the office. Took an hour break as per union rules I needed that, the class following was a real zoo. Wrote up two hooligans today, I never do that... rather impressed with my own grumpiness.

Well write 'em down... you can score music I'm sure. I've found if I sit down at the piano and start scoring, everything else leaves my brain. Quite nice actually.... I haven't written out a score for a while now.

Yes I've done that on occasion, dreamed lovely music, woken up and it evaporates. The temporal lobe just sorta does its own thing, and you have to shut down the frontal lobe in order to get temporal to speak up... Frontal lobe is a big loud mouth analytical beast that takes over conversations in your head, drowns out less developed bits of the brain. Like the temporal lobe.... music central. If you lay down, close your eyes, and "let go" sometimes you can hear the music that's trying to come through.

There that's as "logical" as I can make it. In answer to your question, music is the LEAST studied cognitive function of the brain, because research points toward only 50% of a general population being about to hear music as music. Most just hear clanks and thumps. Seriously. I tried to research it when I cared, and got no where, no data, and what there is, is full of hot air. Musicians who can really do music, tend to be pretty non-analytical, and scientists who study such stuff tend to be tone deaf. Too much frontal lobe activity. Music is more in the world of mysticism I'm afraid.

I often wonder if dogs can smell in harmonies. Or if bumblebees can see harmonics in rainbows and flowers.

The smell of chocolate, frosting and nuts all blending into a lovely melody. What a thought.

I know it's hard to believe but we found some people just can't hear music. I suspect a lot of people go to church because they get to sing with others, my Aunt Nancy was like that. She was all about the music, the spiritual stuff was just a side line. And to visit with friends of course.

I don't know if others can do it, but I can hum the words to a song I've never heard, and more or less stay with the melody in church. Caught myself faking it last time I went with my cousin. Didn't know the songs! Music often has a predictable structure.

Gotta go find some dinner. Egg rolls maybe....

I don't practice or I would be a better musician. I wander off and read a book. I suspect Julie busts her buns to practice, she's very good at what she does. I can listen to stuff and pick out melody lines, no problem...

Guitar I can lay out the chords with no sheet music or anything. Piano not so much. Lazy musician HERE or I'd be better. Much rather read or write. Or sing, you don't have to tune a voice, or practice.

Heh! We read a story "Dear Diary" in class today, and you bet I was singing the first verse to the song. The kids liked that.