the experience of music can vary widely from person
to person

consider, for example, these three reports:


When I listen to music, I think about grooves and
rhythms and bass, the sound of the synthesizer,
and what kind of microphone the singer is using.
                         - songwriter Sebastien Tellier


When I listen to music, I feel this physical feeling
that is quite indescribable. It is a high; one of ecstasy
and pure delight . . .
                         - DePauw University student


When I listen to music I want to move around and
jump about . . .
                        - Matt Schultz of Cage the Elephant


in the first report, music is described as a thinking/
analytic phenomenon, something that would seem
to be experienced in the brain - it's a "head thing"

in the second report, it is described in "feeling" terms,
an emotional phenomenon - it's a "heart thing"

and in the third, the effect is of music is described
in terms of action and movement; music would seem
to be experienced in the arms, legs and throughout
the body - a "body thing"


head vs. heart vs. body
thinking vs. feeling vs. doing


what is music for you?

where, in your body, are you most likely
to subjectively experience it?

and finally, does the way we experience
music relate to other aspects of our functioning
and our personality?


there are no easy or definitive answers here,
but these are questions worth pondering

does the state of your desk reflect the state
of your mind?

is a cluttered desk a sign of -

- a cluttered mind, or
- a mind that can bring order to chaos, and
a person who is doing his job?

for one answer, take a look at this photo of
Albert Einstein's desk

  
                        Princeton University, 1955

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                                                - Raphie's old lady                           
 

The Red Ryder BB Gun is a BB gun made by DaisyOutdoor
Products and introduced in 1938.

Named for the comic strip cowboy character Red Ryder
(who also appeared in numerous films  between 1940 and
1950,and on television in 1956) . . .

It is arguably the most famous BB gun in American history.

                                                              -Wikipedia


and, of course, the Red Ryder was the gun that Ralphie,
of Jean Shepherd's A Christmas Story just had to have

below is the kind of advertisement that had mesmerized
kids like Ralphie

it comes from Smash Comics, issue number 17, which
hit the stands in December of 1940


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Ralphie and Red Ryder

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