
The Thoughts On Life Blog – From Where I Sit, are Richard’s written thoughts, looking at life from a retired point of view. He talks about how things have changed, both for the good and bad, since he was a younger man and how he sees things going forward in the future. Topics include music, songwriting, finance, technology, and as the title says, thoughts on life.
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Your Finest Musical Hour
The longer you play your instrument, in my case the ukulele, the more chances will come that there will be an important event to play

Music Technology – Part #2
No Wifi A few days after I got the iPad home, it would not log onto Wifi in my home. That’s strange, the Wifi in

Music Technology Part1
Paper Music Problem I have been playing in ukulele circles groups for about 9 years now. The music we use is a copy of the

Easy Post Hole Digging
Digging 18 Post Holes I undertook a recent trellis project that required me to dig 18 post holes, install fence posts and cement them into

Trying Out Artificial Intelligence
I was working on trying to improve my song lyrics for an upcoming song. I thought I should try this AI stuff, Artificial Intelligence that

What’s My Genre ?
I have been a musician since I was thirteen years old. I was a typical teenager growing up in central Canada, listening to the radio

Global Freelance Hiring
I have a website that I built for my songwriting and music a few years ago. It has been working well, but I have been

Fraudulent Credit Card Charges
Online Purchasing I can say that I am making more purchases online as time goes on. It is a convenience that many of us appreciate.

You’re The Change You Seek
Speak Well As a young businessman, I needed to speak to people everyday, and occasionally do public speaking, I knew I needed to be able

Identity Stolen With iPhone Passcode
A World of Convenience We now live in a world where we can pay for convenience. Like I’ll order a pizza instead of cooking dinner.

Develop Big Ears
Hearing is one of our senses. Most of us take it for granted. We use our ears everyday in conversation. For musicians hearing is the

Long Train Running 50 Years Ago
Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary Concert I recently watched the Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary concert recorded at Radio City Music Hall. Michael McDonald joined them and

The Soundtrack Of Your Life – The Songs Of Your Life
From Chords to Songs After you can play a few chords, and have learned a number of easy ukulele songs, you will start to think

Where Will Your Ukulele Take You This Year ?
After starting the Mission Ukulele Circle in Mission, BC, a member who was a long time player, asked me to go to an ukulele educational
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The phrase is simple and the words are few,
but behind them is a whole lot of appreciation.
Thank You’s from the Mission Ukulele Circle
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