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Technics, check DJM-600, check CDJ-800MK2, check Ortofon, check V700DJ, check No Serato though. Those Sony headphones are the only ones I have ever needed. They are the bomb.
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
The Greatest of All Time
Heh, this reminds me of photo gear discussions...lots of model names, numbers, randomness that only people who use the same brand would get... Marcus, you've got great perspective on things and a healthy way of handling the sort of injury that would be seriously crushing for a lot of folks (I know I'm not dealing particularly well with my forced downtime. Not sleeping well, starting to panic about whether I will be able to run my race or not). I hope your doc can figure out the true cause of your injury and repair it. Not knowing why something hurts is beyond frustrating, since it can't be treated.
But I don't live for running and never have. Maybe it's the Buddhist in me, but I don't ever need or want something so bad that my life is a wreck if it's taken away from me or I can't have it. Read that sentence three times and let it soak in. It's so simple but if you can live this way it's a very good thing. My personal relationships are a bit different obviously, but you get my point.
Oh Mighty Wing
My personal relationships are a bit different obviously, but you get my point.
I think that's a really healthy way for anyone to live. Not a very "American" mindset, though (which is a good thing).
In a similar sense if you realize you have nothing and only need the minimal essentials to live on, then everything else becomes window dressing that if need be you can do without.
There'd certainly be a lot fewer people with massive debt and more mortgage than they can afford if everyone thought like this.
I agree Zoomy. For some reason it's a status symbol in this country to have the really big house and the expensive cars. But I wonder if having all of those things brings happiness? Don't get me wrong, I appreciate nice things, but only to a point. I would rather have my Accord than my old law school beater. So I am part of mass American consumerism, but I try to keep it at a minimum. What was that line from Forrest Gump.."there's only so much fortune a man needs; the rest is just for show." Very true. I have found that material possessions only bring me temporary happiness. Inner peace and healthy personal relationships is what generates sustained happiness and will always be there for me when things go wrong. A big screen TV can't make me feel better after having a bad day at work, neither could a Corvette. But my wife can, but even without her I could make myself feel better. I have the ability to make myself happy and it's something that took a long time to develop. But anyone can do it. Ok, I am preaching big time.