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eBay Got Hacked
FYI in case you have not heard: eBay got hacked
Details: http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/21/technology/security/ebay-passwords/index.html
They are recommending users change their passwords so you can continue to safely add to your Rare-Vintage-Ukrainian-Thimble collection.
Shop Safe.
Can You Hear Me Now?
Even if you can hear with your ears it is important to learn how to truly listen with all of your senses.
I lost all of my left side hearing as a result of craniotomy surgery because I was diagnosed with Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome (SCDS) a few years ago and have screaming tinnitus all the time and have been fitted with special “BICROS” hearing aids to help my right ear hear things going on to the left of me as well as take care of some minor high frequency loss on the right side. It has been an ongoing tweaking process with my audiologist to get the programming just right. I have hearing aids that have 4 programs for specific types of audio environments and they can listen and switch automatically to the appropriate program. Unfortunately, even with all of this technology, they are still a double-edged sword and at times go into feedback in response to some particular sound. There are days that I like them a lot and other days that I can’t stand them and I leave them on the shelf. I was quite depressed and frustrated with my hearing loss at first, but then I became more hopeful later as I accepted it as a new aspect of who I am. In addition, listening to the story of Evelyn Glennie, a deaf classical percussionist who lost her hearing when she was a child, inspired me a lot to really listen with all of my senses and I feel that today I am a better listener that I was when my ears were 100% functional. Besides Evelyn Glennie, another inspiring deaf musician for me is Hector Tirado, a deaf double bassist. I have included videos of both of these people below to help inspire you.
If you are losing your hearing, I recommend first of all having an exam by an ENT physician to evaluate you and then get a referral to some reputable audiologists. If you are also a musician, explain in advance that you are a musician and ask them if they have experience in working with issues unique to musicians.
Hector Tirado
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDdU2xUs4XQ[/youtube]
Evelyn Glennie
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU3V6zNER4g[/youtube]
The Orchestra
Well I’m back in the orchestra world again as I joined the Everett Music Hall Orchestra today.
Getting ready/setting up
Happy Easter
| John 20: 1 – 9
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| 1 | Now on the first day of the week Mary Mag’dalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. |
| 2 | So she ran, and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” |
| 3 | Peter then came out with the other disciple, and they went toward the tomb. |
| 4 | They both ran, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first; |
| 5 | and stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. |
| 6 | Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; he saw the linen cloths lying, |
| 7 | and the napkin, which had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself. |
| 8 | Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; |
| 9 | for as yet they did not know the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. |
A Quick Intro to Christopher J.
I am Chris Hartzog and this is my website, Christopher J. Music. I live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest in the Seattle, Washington area.
I’ve loved music as long as I can remember. During many years of being a special needs parent to a very high needs child with autism, I started playing guitar again and started writing music. And through that experience I learned that music not only transcends languages, it also transcends disabilities.
Today my music covers a variety of styles and instruments from folk to blues/jazz, and classical to pop-rock. I am a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, bass (electric and upright), ukulele, keyboards, and a singer and songwriter. I also enjoy playing classical music on the double bass with my local community symphony orchestra. And, I write, arrange, record and produce songs and put them on this website for people to download and hopefully share and enjoy.
Some Music
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