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This is about fixer-upper home ownership, neighborhood safety, discretionary income, credit cards and a new roof. Thank you for listening.

Continued in Part 2 about finding the right home to fit your needs right now. Thank you for listening.

Check with your fund managers and investment advisors for more information. Are your accounts growing? If not, why not. Ask questions. Thanks for listening.

Friends are not out to hurt you. Be the grownup, forgive and forget. Let go and let God. When that doesn't work, seek professional help. Thanks for listening.

Honesty, integrity and love of family best describe my father. He also liked to take my brother and I fishing. Learning about pension plans and investments came much later. If you are a writer and are at peace with your parents, friends and neighbors, consider keeping documents and handwritten notes for later use. Someday you'll look back and wish you could remember as but memory fails you. Accura...

Honesty, integrity and love of family best describe my father. He also liked taking me and my little brother fishing. Learning about pension plans and investments came much later. If you are a writer and at peace with your parents, friends and neighbors, consider this. Retain documents and handwritten notes for later use. Someday looking back you'll wish you could remember important details. Notes...

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Characteristics and flavor profile from Moonlight Packing Corp. in Reedly, CA: "hand picked, sweet and juicy with tints of red throughout." Yowza!

Shelves are fully stocked. Low prices on many major items like canned vegetables, paper products and Sangria. Thank you for listening.

Looking forward to snow storms, shorter daylight hours ... wait! A mature live holly tree with red berries on your front lawn could ease the pain. Thanks for listening.  

Born Robert Earl Clark in Newcastle, Indiana, in 1928, the famed “Love” artist changed his name in 1958 not long after moving to New York City—a way to pay homage to his home state, but also to help make him stand out in the art scene. And that he did: at his death in 2018, Robert Indiana held a firm spot in the art-historical continuum. The “sign painter” Pop artist had achieved international fam...

From broadband to bird bands, we are changing things up with new themes going forward. Listen to episodes about the art world, science, nature, literature, and current events. Thank you for visiting.

The term MIDI is an abbreviation for  Musical Instrument Digital Interface. MIDI keyboard pianos are actually part of setups used in music studios for producing music. Using a MIDI controller to play everything from piano pieces to bass lines, or even guitars or drums, gives a better feeling, a human touch. It’s far better than simply programming the notes with a mouse and a keyboard, althoug...

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year. Emerson. Because of her long life, Fanny Crosby had an extraordinary relationship with several United States presidents, even penning poems in their honor on occasion, and she was influential on the spiritual life of or a friend to Presidents Martin Van Buren (8th), John Tyler (10th), James K. Polk (11th), and Grover Cleveland (22n...

Kaleb Brasee has recorded 249 hymns for piano on YouTube since 2009. Blessed Assurance is one of them. Thanks for listening. PATRICIA STOTLER - I am chronically ill and housebound....this beautiful music with lyrics is blessing my life DIANA ARJUN - Thank you for such a soothing music especially to listen to before going to sleep. Very much helpful to think about the LORD JESUS and HIS glory. Keep...

The last thing on your mind during the purchase of a piano is moving costs. Then life happens. You sign the divorce papers, find a new place near the beach to live, sign the lease, walk the dog, hire movers  and take the piano. Read more about becoming a musician in my books available on Amazon and other online publishers. Titles: From Piano to Puccini and Songbird at the Shopping Mall. Thank...

Turn a major chord into a seventh chord in one whole step. That's what is heard in this episode for D7 and G7 chords. Thanks for listening. 

Turn to other musicians, music teachers and students for encouragement when learning to play a musical instrument. Not only will they be interested and willing to open up to you but may share their failures and successes. Hang on to their every word because hopefully they understand what you're going through. Music students need encouragement from trained musicians who are empathetic regarding you...

This message is for recent listeners and about learning to play piano. My early studies began when I was also in my 20's. Music store sales people advised me to invest in the John Thompson instructional series which I highly recommend today. Music means commitment. Keep up the good work. Thanks for visiting.

When you hear music in your dreams, rest assured it is taking hold in your brain. Keep practicing. Listen to new episodes everyday about music and entertainment with a food and wine theme. Thanks for visiting.

From Roger Evans' book titled How To Read Music. Don't rush. Take your time learning how music works. This is a Crown Trade Paperback Publication. Sale Priced at $10.00 in 1978. Check online for more information. Thanks for listening.

Fundamentals of Music Notation - Made Easy. Contains a guide to musical signs like codas used in Blessed Assurance. It also contains a selection of well-known pieces of music to read and play. Thanks for listening.

Wednesday Night Music Club participants are encouraged to play more than one song this week. Narrate one of those songs if possible. The next episode contains an example. Thanks for listening.

Chopin’s waltzes are written for the Parisian salon, for a sophisticated audience of artists and aristocracy. Though more “light hearted” than most of his other compositions they bear the unmistakable genius of Chopin: refined and exquisite pianism, brilliance and melancholy, sorrow and joy go hand in hand. Source: Brilliant Classics on YouTube. Thank you for listening.

Chopin’s waltzes are written for the Parisian salon, for a sophisticated audience of artists and aristocracy. Though more “light hearted” than most of his other compositions they bear the unmistakable genius of Chopin: refined and exquisite pianism, brilliance and melancholy, sorrow and joy go hand in hand. Source: Brilliant Classics on YouTube. Thank you for listening.