My other mystery blogs

This one, and most of the others, are under a sign-in of my regular email address: bsherny@earthlink.net

But when I sign in as bsherny@gmail.com I get 4 others.

And I have a feeling fippolola will yield some surprises as well.

Note to self on planning

Action, as Goethe tells us, has magic in it. I do agree.

But, remember, action can be very small and it still qualifies as magic. Action of any kind is the polar opposite of speculation.

Creating plans is lots of fun, like fantasizing or telling a tale. But, if action is your goal, be alert when you begin to plan. Some planning creates action, but lots of planning doesn't; it avoids and replaces action.

If you just want entertainment and a little brain exercise, however, drawing up a plan is more fun than a bucket of ants.

Just signed up for something I can't find

From Webware (I love their newsletters) and it's got 'snooze' in it. But I signed up to be reminded of things at about 4 a.m. so I don't remember where I put the link so I can tell you about it. Hold on, I never throw out my Webware newsletters. (Son Matt turned me on to them and I thank him for that.)

Here it is: resnooze! It sends you reminders of things you want to do, and you can either do them or send them to the next day, week or month. I live in iCal, but I'm not as efficient about it as I could be, and I have two desktops so I have two different iCals and they don't talk to each other. And dotmac isn't really my friend. We've tried, but somehow...but that's another story.

All I know is that they have it set up so it's SO EASY. And if I can remember the word resnooze and go to resnooze.com, my own page with all the reminders comes up. Maybe I'll remember the name of this blog and come here and find it.

Ah, so many toys and so little brain space.

I've had this piece of paper for 4 years

and every time I go to toss it out I give it a quick little read and I realize I have to keep it. But where to put it so I can find it again? Impossible.

But, I have too many like that. So I'm going to give this a try: just put them here, and then toss them out. I'll have a little room on my horizontal spaces. Worth a try.

Like this one. I'm not a musician but both my sons are. I keep forgetting to tell them about this particular scrap of paper. I do have iPods. I record my workshops and retreats on them. So I have all the equipment mentioned here. So I'm going to type this up and throw the damn thing out:

LAY DOWN TRACKS ON YOUR iPOD
Using the barely noticeable lin-in jack [I actually never noticed it until I read this] on Belkin's TuneTalk accessory, singer-songwriter Jimmy Camp recorded his entire 'Captain America' album on his iPod. You can use your pocket player as a recording studio, too. Just remember: Camp's technique mixes straight to stereo, meaning no overdubs or samples. So you'll need to play guitar or keyboards while you sing (or invite someone over who does). Here's what to do:

1. USE THREE MICROPHONES: one for the main instrument, one for your voice, and another to pick up ambient room sound. Connect them to a simple mixer and route its output to the TuneTalk's stereo input.

2. DO LOTS OF TAKES: You're not paying for a studio or engineering help--the trade-off is tons of trial and error.

3. TRY DIFFERENT ROOMS: Record all over the house (including the bathroom) and experiment with adding or removing rugs from a room's hardwood floor.

4. GET IT OUT THERE. Camp recorded all 10 songs and submitted them to iTunes within three days. He insists you could really do it in one.


There. Now that's useful! Wish I knew which magazine I cut it out of.

Goodbye scrap of paper.