u/TromboneAl

72M. ​I've has some serious muscle strains in the past. The first happened 35 years ago after I carried a heavy box up several flights of stairs.

​Because I spend hours practicing piano, the back now ​sometimes feels as if it's "going to blow out."

To avoid that I've been doing core exercises, and one recommended one is the suitcase carry.

The thing is, this exercise is very similar to the movements that caused back strains in the past.

Why isn't it dangerous?

Let's say you've been playing a passage for a while. It's not perfected, but it's working well.

Then you discover a fingering that's much better.

I know it depends, but do you change to the better fingering, or stay with the old, figuring that it might be confusing to your muscle memory?

I exercise to feel less old and tired, but I usually feel old and tired from having exercised recently.

Yes, I have recovery days in there, but the schedule is usually hike, strength, jump rope, rest. 72M.

I find the Nuri spiced to be so much better than anything else. I get 10 cans for $65 on Amazon. Is there a source that's cheaper? Thanks.

As I'm trying to improve my enclosure soloing, I use this trick to make it more fun: I record at a slow tempo, then play it back at a fast tempo. This is encouraging, because it gives me a feeling for how I'll sound when I get better.

This is a demo of how to do that with Autumn Leaves.

Any comments on my enclosures or playing would be appreciated.

I'd appreciate any advice you have on my playing. Thanks!

I couldn't figure out whether the grammatical errors in this book were intentional. For example, the author writes:

"Kind of like my Aunt Helen and me. I'm sorry. My Aunt Helen and I. That's one thing I learned this week."

But he got it backwards. Just as you would say "Kind of like ME," it should be "me" not "I."

If it's intentional, that's bad because the kid is supposed to get straight As. And he makes the same error multiple times in the book.

Do you think the author of the book just doesn't know basic grammar?

Can Justwatch show me a list of comedies sorted by their imdb rating that are available on Netflix or Prime (free)? If so, how? Thanks.

A month or two ago, after a wash, there was a lot of water underneath our KitchenAid KDTM354DSS5 dishwasher. You can see from the rust that water has leaked out here in the past.

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I diagnosed a stuck float. I found a lot of gunk in the float, cleaned it out, and I've done about 10 loads with no problems.

Today, there was once again a considerable amount of water under the dishwasher. There was a small amount of gunk at the base of the float, but I don't think enough to be an issue.

I had it run a light cycle, and while I was watching, about two tablespoons of water suddenly dripped down at the right front of the dishwasher (at the start of washing), shown by the red arrow here:

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Aside from that, the cycle finished with no leaking. I plan to leave the bottom panel off and run it only during the day when I'm home.

Any tips on what's happening? Thanks!

I pulled a calf muscle after about a minute of slow, easy jumping. I started jumping on one leg and BAM!

I guess I need to warm up longer and with some walking. Age related. I'm 72, but I've been jumping 800 jumps (HIIT) a few times a week for at least 10 months.

In the past, the watch would track my naps perfectly, now not at all. Software change? Something else?

(from Randy Halberstadt's book Metaphors for the Musician)

Back when playing with a bass player, I memorized the above rootless voicings in all keys.

They're so ingrained in my fingers, that I never have to think--I just play them. I also use them when playing solo.

I also have the shell voicings in my muscle memory.

Here's my question: Is there a great rooted voicing, one hand or two, that I could similarly memorize so that I can play it automatically? Thanks!

I've reported this before and you've acknowledged that it's a bug.

Activities are often out of order. That is, they aren't shown in reverse chronological order. How hard can this be? Thanks for looking at it.

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Yesterday I did an out and back hike. Before I turned around, I stopped, sat on a log, and had lunch. I didn't pause it. My phone was in my pocket while I ate. Probably off, but sometimes it turns on because I push the power button when I put it in my pocket.

After about 10 minutes, when I'd finished eating, I took the phone out, and the hike was no longer in progress. I had to start a new hike to have a full record.

How did that happen and how can I prevent it from happening in the future?

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When I tap on a post and unjoin the subreddit, this popup appears with no exit button. Is there a quick way to dismiss it?

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I've noticed in both "Tenderly" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in Eb, there are places where instead of Fm7, Bb7, Ebmaj7 there's an Fm7, Db7, Ebmaj7. It sounds good, and can you explain the function of the Db7 in this context? Is there a name for it? Thanks!