The problem with hearing when a note isn’t right is that by the time you hear it you’ve already played it…

As someone who could never get used to just kinda eyeballing where a note is supposed to be, I strongly disagree about the trombone.

I only take on gross work, as per rhyming conventions gross work is your gross worth.

Something something bury that bone

Minimize the amount of things (as much as you can), designate specific areas/rooms for the piles of toys/ games where you can let things get messier and get rid of the ones nobody plays with that just take up space, get the kids into the habit of putting things back (if possible you can even have the oldest eventually ‘supervise’ the others as long as that doesn’t lead to even worse fighting), or just pick a weekend day that you just put everything back together so at least you know you can get it back to normal and feel less bad about it when it’s a horrible mess on a Thursday evening.

Also paper/plastic plates and utensils when it’s all just too much. Not great for the environment but the lack of a pile of dishes may be worth a lot of mental health.

Job #1 is researching all available disability programs you can apply for.

Cramming is a form of studying, and is still significantly better than my original strategy of “I remember what they said in class”.

Not quite recently, but after skating through high school and most of college I learned that if you read through your notes before a test you remember more things. I also learned that this is referred to as “studying”.

Is it me?

It’s not the best strategy, but if your holiday season is just a giant mess of chaos and stress the return to a normal schedule can be very welcome.

We like to brag about our ability to still pronounce the R sound.

Similar to why Brits say Happy Christmas, honestly.

I think for a great many artists being remembered after their death is a significant part of making art. So if the artist like tried real real hard to remain in obscurity but was nevertheless discovered (a reverse-Van-Gogh if you will) then maybe.

Unrelated by I also think the artist, what they experienced, how and why they made it, are all implicitly part of the work.

Privately inside your own head or from a book you already owned that you then proceed to never discuss, sure. But views, downloads (even pirated), word of mouth, all help promote the work.

The popularity of art can both increase it’s value and promote the creator, making their other works more valuable.

Super-hearing. Imagine if you really could hear conversations a block away, it can be hard enough discerning one conversation in a crowded room, imagine it being like that everywhere. All the rats and insects you will be hearing, the sound of people’s clothes rubbing together. Even if normally loud things aren’t deafening just focusing on one thing will be taxing.

Super hearing would essentially be tinnitus with some variety in the inescapable noise.

Not in this field anymore

but used to be a landscaper

Great line.

…and yet you’re all just going to work tomorrow.

Now that’s where you’re wrong, buddy. Tomorrow’s Sunday.