or sometimes the algorithm we need to break out of is ourselves. One of the reasons I picked DJing as my first retirement hobby was to dive deeper into my massive music collection (1,200+ CDs). While my music consumption is mostly associated with this collection (i.e. no streaming, radio), for the last 20 years or…
DJ Chasing 10K – 1% Completed
If you’re here for the running content, feel free to skip this post. If you’re here for the DJ content. . . LOL. Nobody’s here for that. When I retired, I decided to pick up DJing as a new hobby. Since I have pretty much zero musical talent (I played cymbals in my high school…
The Three Stages Of A New Hobby
I decided that my first retirement hobby was going to be learning how to DJ. I’ve been a lifelong music listener, especially electronic (or EDM as the kids are calling it now), and thought this would be fun. I waited to try it out until I retired and literally started from square one. I should…
The World’s Most Expensive MP3 Player
If you’ve followed this blog for a while, then you’ll know that I’m a planner. I don’t do the spontaneous thing very well. That’s not to say I can’t adapt when things go awry. This is definitely a skill ultrarunning has forced upon me, but I don’t begin by having a plan to be unplanned.…
DJ Chasing 10K
My first new retirement hobby: DJing. Yes, this is as ridiculous as it sounds. I’ve loved listening to music virtually my entire life. Over the years, I have built up a massive CD collection (~1,300) and typically add 4-6 new albums a month. Probably half of them are electronic or EDM adjacent with the rest…