{"id":14312,"date":"2023-05-21T19:57:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T01:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=14312"},"modified":"2023-05-22T11:18:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T17:18:24","slug":"i-never-learned-how-to-openbook-blog-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=14312","title":{"rendered":"I Never Learned How To #OpenBook Blog Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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May 22, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

What skill do you wish you had, either as a hobby or career builder?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a teenager, I never got the hang of knitting. I learned how to crochet, but it wasn’t something I ever cared about. My thing was needlepoint, and I was good at it. But now that I am old, I have no desire to try knitting again.<\/p>\n

I tried to learn how to split logs, but couldn’t aim correctly. Now I’m no longer strong enough. Besides, the new house has a gas fireplace, not a wood one.<\/p>\n

Back in the days of singer-songwriters, I wanted to learn to play guitar and started teaching myself. That was in pre-internet days, and there were no YouTube videos to watch. It was a matter of looking at diagrams in books to figure out where to place my fingers on the strings. I mastered one chord before I had a bicycle accident and started to lose my hearing in one ear. I also had an arm in a sling and that made holding a guitar impossible. Then, I moved halfway across the country to go to college and my guitar got left behind.<\/p>\n

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But that’s what I’d like to do. Learn to play a musical instrument – even though my hearing is getting worse as I get older. I don’t know if there’d be something easier, but I’d be happy with a guitar. I’d start with “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay.” The chording for that is fairly simple. Even with my bad ear, I could play it. With today’s electronic tuners, i should be able to tune the strings!<\/p>\n

Of course, the hearing loss has also made it difficult to sing in tune. So, I’d have to be content is being the backup for people who can sing.<\/p>\n

I’m looking forward to hearing from the other authors on this hp about what skill they wish they had. You can find out by following the links below.<\/p>\n

Until next time, please stay safe.<\/p>\n

PS Don’t forget, The Rise of Jake Hennessey is now available!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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May 22, 2023<\/p>\n

What skill do you wish you had, either as a hobby or career builder?<\/p>\n

Rules:
1. Link your blog to this hop.
2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop.
3. Promise to visit\/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs.
4. Tweet\/or share each person’s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting.
5. Put a banner on your blog that you are participating.<\/p>\n

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