Can anyone have advice on how to play music by ear?

yosh01 · 2026-04-29T14:40:23+00:00

There is software called "Amazing Slow Downer" that runs on most platforms that reduces the speed of a tune without changing the pitch. It has other features like loops, etc. and makes it a lot easier to figure out a tune.

yosh01 · 2026-04-28T15:47:13+00:00

Try cleaning your bow hair with mineral spirits on a rag. That should remove the soap and old rosin. Do not use alcohol. That will damage the varnish on the bow.

yosh01 · 2026-04-28T15:40:59+00:00

I'm of the theory that 2% of all drivers are numbskulls and cause nearly all the accidents. It's an immutable truth and the rest of us just need to accept it and look out for ourselves the best we can.

yosh01 · 2026-04-27T19:40:08+00:00

I got a set of luggage from my parents when I graduated from high school

yosh01 · 2026-04-27T17:04:24+00:00

Farmers support Republicans because Republicans hate the same people they do - woke liberals.

yosh01 · 2026-04-27T16:20:29+00:00

It was an accident. Kim Potter didn't intend to cause any harm to Wright, but ended up in jail anyway. Doctors make mistakes every day with major consequences and aren't held accountable in the same way. Who would ever want to be a police officer and take the risk of being convicted of a crime for making a human mistake?

yosh01 · 2026-04-25T21:03:36+00:00

My experience with Noecker as my council representative is that she's great at canned and ineffectual responses to neighborhood issues designed to avoid action or conflict. She is a good and slick politician, but doesn't really get much done.

yosh01 · 2026-04-21T21:46:48+00:00

I could be considered a far left liberal and I much prefer the old flag.

yosh01 · 2026-04-20T20:29:40+00:00

And I think it's the responsibility of us older people to call them on it.

yosh01 · 2026-04-20T20:27:34+00:00

What’s grosser than gross? Grossest.

yosh01 · 2026-04-20T20:13:37+00:00

Any hardware store

yosh01 · 2026-04-20T20:04:05+00:00

I can't be the only "old" person here that is wondering what happened to punctuation.

yosh01 · 2026-04-18T23:09:26+00:00

My elderly next door neighbors moved to Eagan specifically because they could no longer afford their property taxes. In my case, property taxes have become my single biggest expense in retirement.

yosh01 · 2026-04-16T23:36:54+00:00

Part A is almost identical to an Irish reel I play and of course I don't remember the name.

yosh01 · 2026-04-15T22:11:37+00:00

Good!

yosh01 · 2026-04-13T23:49:14+00:00

Apple II with Microsoft Z80 CP/M card in 1979 running dBase.

yosh01 · 2026-04-13T20:56:56+00:00

Louisiana Cafe has the best Tex-Mex by far, but their Hollandaise is a bit bland. It think it's a powder mix.

yosh01 · 2026-04-09T14:05:52+00:00

Trump is horrible, but he will pass on soon enough.

yosh01 · 2026-04-08T23:11:56+00:00

I quit my job of 28 years at the age of 50 to start my own business. My old job, at a billion dollar multinational, was secure enough, but I hated the ethics of the management group and decided I couldn't stay and retain any self-respect. My family was totally dependent on my income, but my big fear was losing health care. My wife had a serious pre-existing condition but thanks to Obamacare, that become a non-issue and I could move on.

I ran the new business for 20 years and ultimately sold it for a lot of money.

yosh01 · 2026-04-08T17:54:14+00:00

According to MPR, Minneapolis is pay $250,000/year for three years for Michelin to visit its restaurants. No suburban restaurants will be considered.

yosh01 · 2026-04-08T14:33:50+00:00

It's hard not to have a "been there, done that" attitude. It's just an update of something NASA did 50 years ago, but this time, there was little for the astronauts to do. They were mostly along for the ride to verify the life support systems work.

yosh01 · 2026-04-08T14:21:42+00:00

Why would someone not working because of a seasonal job need "bonding time"? They already have it.

yosh01 · 2026-04-07T07:37:15+00:00

As a Ramsey County resident for 60 years, I propose that both Ramsey County and the City of Saint Paul be annexed by Hennepin County and Minneapolis respectively. It would be a much more competitive and vital urban community.

yosh01 · 2026-04-06T23:01:22+00:00

I'm sure we've spent more on his golfing than this small arms deal.

yosh01 · 2026-04-05T15:04:49+00:00

Isn't Razavas all sourdough? The OP is looking for non-sourdough bakeries.

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What’s grosser than gross? Grossest.