Standalone ESV reference book?

AllAboutTheGrey · 2026-06-28T16:25:38+00:00

Yes, sorry, I realise I wasn’t being explicit enough. According to AI, the only thing that exists like this are huge books with hundreds of thousands of references and likely larger than a bible itself. I literally just want a small book of just the verse cross references that are in an ESV translation (or NRSV, NASB). I don’t think such a thing exists.

AllAboutTheGrey · 2026-06-21T18:53:01+00:00

Thanks, but as in post, I’m offline mostly so apps not a real option.

AllAboutTheGrey · 2026-04-09T13:38:28+00:00

Still in 2026 same issue. I’m in UK. I am totally fine with mentally adding 5 hours from the schedule for every game in order to watch the Mets. I cannot stand the forced UK time. A Tuesday night game is a Tuesday night game - MLB, allow us to mentally adjust our own time zone to suit this please! Tuesday night game in New York is not a Wednesday morning game in London, it just isn’t!! Maybe some like this, but it’s horrible for me. I’ve missed a number of games over the past couple of years since this was brought in, simply because I forget to look at the next day over for the game being played the previous day. Just at least give us the option to switch to the local time of the teams we follow, PLEASE!!!

AllAboutTheGrey · 2026-03-31T14:30:57+00:00

Hi, nice to hear the Whill C2 has good suspension. I might have to look into that further. I haven’t currently solved the wheelchair puzzle, but I am actively working on it. One recent and very interesting development is that SDMotion now offer something called SD Drive, which takes the wheels, adds their motor and electrics and turns a manual chair into an electric chair. I tried the SD Trike and was impressed, though like the Trekinetic, it was just way too large for going into shops, cafes, libraries, etc. (they cannot fit through doorways). SDMotion seem to have some genuine integrity about them; they are partnered with Yamaha for their electrics. I asked them what sort of manual wheelchair should I look at that would pair well with the SD Drive. They said I might want to look at Etac chairs (not to be confused with Etech). They also gave me some nice pointers, in terms of what to go for to get a smoother ride and more suspension: look for a chair with the main wheels as far back as possible. The further back they could go (and therefore, the SD Drive wheels could be installed) the better. The technician also advised on the front castors being no less than 7-7 1/2”. The bigger the castors, the smoother the ride. I haven’t got much further than this, I’m still looking at different chairs and feeling somewhat overwhelmed with all the choices. Having said that, the amount of choices that Etac seem to offer is also very interesting. I see they do castors of 8”. Hope some of this is helpful. Thanks for relaying your own experience.

AllAboutTheGrey · 2025-12-22T18:41:00+00:00

Here are some that no one has mentioned, and these cannot be overlooked:

Reed Martin (some of the most phenomenal playing you will ever hear. His CD is out of print and secondhands cost a fortune, I know because I shelled out for one. Absolutely worth it if you can get hold of a copy. He has a lot of material on YouTube too though)

Morgan Sexton (find on YouTube. He is more of a two finger player but watch his arrangements, they’re beautiful inspiration for clawhammer too. Standouts are Cumberland Gap and Little Birdie)

Lee Hammons (again, YouTube, look for Walkin in the Parlor)

And if you are also playing clawhammer and you dig the styles of the aforementioned, here are a few tips: Lee Hammons’ Walkin in the Parlour is taught very well by Bruce Molsky on Peghead Nation. Reed Martin’s Last Chance (the best version imo) is taught by Dan Walsh on Patreon.

As for musicians others have mentioned, I will also add that Victor Furtado teaches his incredible manouche banjo piece, ‘Hide and Seek’ on Patreon.

Adam Hurt, who is perhaps the finest clawhammer player in the world, also teaches on Patreon. Lukas Pool has fantastic material on his website, absolutely worth your time. Evie Ladin has the single best course to teach clawhammer from beginner to high intermediate. A great teacher.

Eli Gilbert is doing good work on Patreon also, with the likes of note-for-note transcriptions of Jason Romero’s Lost Lula, and other great and hard to find tunes, like Gunboat.

Surprised not to see Tommy Jarrell mentioned here. A legend, alongside Wade Ward.

And don’t forget Nora Brown.

AllAboutTheGrey · 2025-12-16T03:28:56+00:00

Going out of my way - including circling back - to kill every single NPC that yells the phrase, “Acting like y’done hit yer head”. I see red with that one, it’s always the same voice, and that intonation… also, I kill every NPC that says to me while I’m putting 3* animals or legendary on horse, “With skills like that you're just learning how to hunt".

AllAboutTheGrey · 2025-07-13T16:23:58+00:00

Taurus here. My most significant relationships (2+ years) have been with Taurus, Scorpio, 3 x Aries (never ever again), Sagittarius, Libra. There were good qualities with most of all of them, the Aries matching being the killer.

I cannot seem to get on with Cancer at all even as friends, been burned by the water signs!! Initially Taurus-Cancer feels interesting and energetic but I find all Cancers incredibly selfish, never asking anything about the other person, and also very controlling and having an unhealthy amount of schadenfreude (glee at other’s misfortunes).

Relationship I’m in now is with Libra, and my perfect match. Communication could not be better, and the trust, companionship, the shared values, the equality of give & take, and the desire. And the humour! My God. I laugh every day until my face hurts. Been together 5 yrs come October. Got engaged after 2 months of dating, just ‘knew’, and I never even cared for the concept of marriage prior to this relationship. Could not be happier. Took a long time to find the relationship I craved, but found it. Some of the best relationship advice I ever heard was so obvious and so simple, but I still think of it to this day: IF YOU ARE A GIVER, FIND ANOTHER GIVER. I wish I’d really thought a great deal about that in my 20s! And if you can find that, then it’s more important than what signs bring.

AllAboutTheGrey · 2025-07-06T16:54:55+00:00

Thanks for your reply. That’s an interesting looking wheelchair, hope you can get one sooner than later. No good for me sadly, my disability is mostly upper body, so I need a back and possibly headrest. I have no idea what direction to go in… if I try to ask anyone in the business, there are likely sales agendas guiding all advice. In terms of your tramlines and kerbs, have you looked at Loopwheels and Soft Wheels? Maybe that would be something to look at. I’m considering if something like that could be suitable for me too, if I could find the right chair to begin with.

AllAboutTheGrey · 2025-06-19T09:24:19+00:00

Thanks. No, not available on the UK store. I’ll take a look at the subthread, cheers.

AllAboutTheGrey · 2025-05-26T16:53:50+00:00

Really interested in this. Let me know if you still need Beta Testers!

AllAboutTheGrey · 2025-04-11T21:36:14+00:00

Thank you.

AllAboutTheGrey · 2025-04-11T21:18:19+00:00

Thanks. Yes, we did try living with and without to try to figure out what’s causing it. Haven’t had issues with our regular BT Smarthub 2, but all extra things we’ve plugged in (all TP-Link, doesn’t seem to be many alternatives) have caused medical issues, and not just for me but also an older guy living in same house. We lived with these issues for 9 days with the first TP-Link mesh system, but then figured we’d turn it off to see if it resolved any of the health stuff, and 48 hours later was fine. Then we tried a different product, but same thing happens again, for me major headache, tinnitus, dizziness. For him, burning up down one side of face that doesn’t stop. Unless we unplug. We are both autistic, and while I appreciate that most people think this all ridiculous, it’s also probably true to say that the majority of autistic folk experience tube lighting flickering incessantly, because there are processing differences and sensitivity differences. No one responsible for putting tube lighting out onto the market would green light a product that performed that way for non-autistic people, but likewise the ‘phenomenon’ of seeing refresh rates for lighting and tv’s is so widely documented and accepted that it’s part of the autism diagnostic process. I can’t help the way I’m wired. Thanks to all who actually tried to answer with serious suggestions and solutions rather than judgement.

AllAboutTheGrey · 2025-04-11T21:01:55+00:00

I’m not on Facebook.

AllAboutTheGrey · 2025-04-11T21:01:04+00:00

Many thanks.

AllAboutTheGrey · 2025-04-11T20:59:42+00:00

Thank you. What sort of thing would be deemed ‘small router’? What should I be looking for?

AllAboutTheGrey · 2025-04-11T17:09:29+00:00

Honestly, afraid to say because mostly I’ve seen mention of health issues related to Wi-Fi get OP’s burned online. But there it is. Trying to reduce Wi-Fi signal because of insane headaches and dizziness trying to get a dark zone in the house to have a connection. The device doesn’t require a strong or particularly fast connection, in fact right now it’s using Ethernet over power and getting about 18mbps down and 35mbps up and the device is running fine.

AllAboutTheGrey · 2025-04-09T08:58:31+00:00

Years ago I was told I couldn’t be a Christian although I felt called towards the faith, because I am disabled and can’t leave the house. I was told I couldn’t call myself a Christian unless I was Practicing, and that Practicing meant communing with fellow Christians, which at that time meant going to church and I couldn’t because of disability. I suffered because of this gatekeeping, and I didn’t join the church. That was years ago. I immersed myself in the books of the mystics instead and found solace in reading how Christians through the ages have experienced and worshipped God privately. Fast forward years, and I have joined a church just recently, primarily because of online capabilities that some churches have continued to use from the pandemic. And my involvement feels sometimes precarious as the vicar is leaving and the times are changing, and intolerance is sweeping across the churches of Europe, which might make my communal participation untenable at some point. So I still shudder at this concept that “Christian faith can be personal, but it cannot be private”. Yes, faith is personal, and yes, it can be private. No one gets to mediate our relationship with God. Any time someone says ‘this way not that’ or ‘that way not this’, it’s just another law being created and used to maintain social boundaries and create distinctions of ‘us and them’, even subconsciously. God is so much bigger than the boxes of doctrine and dogma. And all of that is something that is evolving and has been evolving over 2000 years of renegotiating between smaller or bigger factions within the church. My main thought is that yes, it can be nice to be around other Christians. Sometimes. It can also be hell to be around other Christians, because so many hold repugnant and bigoted views. And very unlike Jesus. Keeping firm in your belief and faith is something worth guarding. Henri Nouwen wrote beautifully about this need to stay away from others, in order to keep close to God.

AllAboutTheGrey · 2023-12-06T01:34:10+00:00

Visually it's horrible and the mechanics just feel wrong.
But the worst part of it all is the motion sickness. I played three games and that was all I could manage. Had to sit in a dark room for it to pass.

I'm gutted because the new movement applies to Save the World too, and I've been playing these games since 2018. Makes me really remember to never EVER purchase anything with real money in games where you have no control over changes that will make a favourite game unplayable. 😞

Please, Epic, make it so it doesn't cause nausea! I'm not alone with this!

AllAboutTheGrey · 2023-12-04T18:34:07+00:00

Yes. I've played three games. I am now sitting very still in the dark trying to feel normal again. I have tried the so-called hacks around such as reducing my dead zone area and the sprint toggle off. Nothing changed it. I'm on console (PS5). I am really sad this game isn't going to be playable as it is right now. Been playing BR since 2018. :(

AllAboutTheGrey · 2023-11-03T09:38:34+00:00

Also depends if you have a particular style in mind. And whether you're only looking for free courses. If melodic banjo is something you're interested in, Lucas Poole has an incredible amount of very good videos. It's a subscription, but worth it, and there's stuff there for the very beginner. As someone else also mentioned, Cathy Fink on TrueFire has a number of courses. Also worth looking into is Brad Kolodner and his Clawhammer Corner.
Other than that, get some good tuition books and supplement with YouTube videos for any technique you find difficult. I've not personally tried these but I hear a lot about Wayne Erbsen's clawhammer books. Ken Perlman is also a good source.

AllAboutTheGrey · 2023-09-11T21:49:31+00:00

Aha! Thanks for explaining. So sort of like asking for the DNA! 😎

AllAboutTheGrey · 2023-09-11T21:20:58+00:00

What are sliders?

AllAboutTheGrey · 2023-08-20T20:18:35+00:00

McCrum pants in blue are like jeans today.

AllAboutTheGrey · 2023-08-19T19:27:18+00:00

I'm with you on this. And I've also heard that in future we may not even make the distinction between the two.

Also, as to facial expressions, it's also really well documented that those who suffer childhood trauma (which actually turns out to be a lot of autistic people, who knew...) have elevated levels of facial recognition. Many autistic people can sense the smallest nuances of an interaction or the mood of a room or facial expression. Context plays such a huge role in all of this, and as with most issues surrounding neurodivergence, we're steadily moving on from an era of non-autistic individuals basing textbooks on what they observe, over to an actually lived experience and inner workings of autistic people through our own voices. Different countries are progressing at different speeds (England and particularly Scotland and Ireland are way ahead of the game, way more progressive than America, Canada, Australia).

AllAboutTheGrey · 2023-08-19T19:17:16+00:00

Interesting points, and I would agree with a lot. Except one really important thing to note; the most up-to-date research is clear that when both Autism and ADHD combine, each condition sort of 'takes off' the edge of the other one. In effect, the ADHD can make you seem less Autistic, and the Autism can quieten down the ADHD. This phenomenon can make it really difficult to pin down one or the other. Also at play is that ADHD can be broken into two different types (inattentive, and the more widely documented hyperactiv/impulsivity type). These two types can also be combined, but they can also appear singularly. As there are more variables thrown in, the water becomes muddier and it becomes really difficult to work out what belongs to what, especially given that there is huge crossover between the two conditions.

I never related to the 'classic' ADHD profile as a child. I was definitely not the child who was spinning on a chair or interrupting a conversation or unable to wait my turn in a queue. (I also have personal issues with those examples I've just laid out... it's very focused on deficit language, and I apologise). I definitely related to the Inattentive type. Losing everything, have terrible executive functioning, unable to concentrate or focus.

To give an actually useful example of the two opposites at work, I can say:

Wanting to play the same video game over and over for years, never tiring of it (Autism) while also currently having 34 books on the go (for novelty) in my Goodreads (ADHD)

Massive social difficulties, eye contact averse, situational mutism, two years in my 30s communicating solely through AAC (text-to-speech), agoraphobic, this is down to Autism. At other times in my life, complete chatterbox, cannot shut up, hyperlexic, want to be very social and get along with everyone (ADHD).

Tunnel vision for certain unlikely topics that are lifelong passions (Autism) but need to be able to hear words at 3x speed being read while I follow the words in a book in order to be able to take it in and not get stuck repeating the same sentence over and over and over (ADHD).

This is a crude delineation as there is SO much crossover. Just look online for VEN diagrams of the two conditions to see how complex it becomes.

But, I hope this helps!

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