https://newtheory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Audio-Technica-M50XBT-Gear-Patrol-lead-full-300x201.jpg 300w, Have you checked your email lately? How about your SPAM folder?
Chances are there are an incalculable number of pitches and links to articles (gift guides?) in there hyping the latest and greatest gift ideas. Well, this is another one!
Gaming Lets You Be Who You Want to Be
By: Andy Marken
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“People come to the Oasis for all the things they can do, but they stay for all the things they can be.” – Parzival, “ Ready Player One,” Amblin Entertainment, 2018
Our daughter was disappointed when Game of Thrones came to a close – didn’t like the way it ended and was disappointed there wasn’t going to be a season nine.
But according to Comic-Con previews, she does have Paramount’s Terminator: Dark Fate and Netflix’ The Witcher to look forward to late this year.
Until then, she’s back to being a sneaky, aggressive, give-no-quarter gamer.
Documentaries Let People Look Back, Forward with Optimism
By Andy Marken
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“It was this shear positive humiliation of suddenly just realizing that not only I, but most of us, have just a conventional wisdom about it, kind of a superficial knowledge.” Ken Burns on making “The Vietnam War ,” American Documentaries, 2017
History was one of our favorite subjects in high school and college. Actually liked almost every subject except science.
We even had a passing thought of becoming a teacher until we found out how poorly they’re paid – even though they’re responsible for enlightening the next generation. So, go figure.
Give Your Old LPs a Spin with this New Turntable
Sometimes being older than dirt can work to your advantage.
Case-in-point: The folks at Audio Technica just sent us their new turntable to play with. And, being older than dirt, we happen to have an extensive collection of what were once called “vinyl records” (or LPs) collecting dust on a shelf in the basement. Yes, I know vinyl is making a comeback, but it spared us the expense of overpaying for new LPs.