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The Power of Sound: Emotion and Memory
Yesterday, a comment made by my husband gave me pause. He was telling me about his reaction to text alerts. That got me thinking about the power of sounds. Until recently, like him, I had a very negative reaction to hearing my phone ring or my text notification sounding. Quite honestly, the sounds would give… →
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That’s Just Good Music
I’ve been driving my husband’s car lately because mine is being held hostage by a Kia dealership 4 hours away supposedly getting a new engine (side note: don’t buy a Kia!). My car did not have a fancy touchscreen display on the dashboard like my husband’s newer car. Mine only displayed text in very small… →
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“Inspirational” Playlist
Teenage me from the 90s would have loved to have an iPod. As someone who bought c.d.’s for just one song, it would have been amazing to build playlists based on different themes and emotions. Mix tapes, and later, burned c.d.’s with a variety of music were definitely in my wheelhouse. Granted, middle-aged me has… →
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Christmas Nostalgia
Johnny Mathis is Christmas, to me anyway. Apparently he has albums that aren’t full of Christmas music, but I wouldn’t know anything about them. My parents had every single one of his Christmas albums on cassette tape and they played on repeat in the background of every Christmas throughout my childhood. It was the soundtrack… →