A few weeks ago, I talked about getting a new job at a law firm doing writing and editorial work. Well, after two days, I quit that job, and fortunately, my old job took me back.
The old saying, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” was the case for this one. It turned out that I would be doing more research, especially phone calls, and on the second day, I was sent to work from home and expected to use my personal phone for business work. Uh, I’m not going to have some angry client have my personal phone number and calling me in the middle of the night ranting. This was another lesson learned.
I should have figured out that it was a questionable job when they called me back only an hour after I took the writing test. The firm was probably looking for any warm body that responded to their initial requests. Alas, it was partly my fault for falling for the trap too easily. You live and learn, and I have lived a long life but still haven’t learned enough. My advice is to approach each new job opportunity with caution. I am way too old and have been through enough crap at jobs to keep taking it. While my current job is not the type of work I prefer doing, I am surrounded by good people, so that makes up for a lot of it. I walked back into the office on Friday, and dozens of people were hugging me and welcoming me back. That mean a lot.
Now on to music stuff …
While I have lived in the Detroit area all of my life, and I don’t think that I could ever permanently leave the city life, I do have a love for learning about life in the Appalachia area of our country. I recently came across two YouTube channels that have been on my watchlist for a few weeks now. The first is Celebrating Appalachia. Tipper Pressley is an award-winning blogger that invites viewers into her life, showing us how to garden in the hilly land as well as how to prepare popular and traditional dishes for breakfast and dinner. So many of the recipes are mouth-watering, to say the least! She has also spent a lot of time documenting the lifestyle of her area in Appalachia, especially curating the language of the locals. The slang and phrases of the people in the area is poetic in so many ways, and while some of it is familiar, much of it is strangely beautiful to hear.
Tipper is also documenting the history of her hometown of Brasstown, North Carolina, particularly of its musical heritage. This leads to the second YourTube channel you need to check out. Tipper is the mother of twin girls, Corie and Katie Pressley. They are known in the folk and bluegrass community as The Pressley Girls. Checking out their YT channel shows them performing a number of old-time fiddle and folk tunes, as well as clogging and dancing. They also post entertaining videos of their everyday life, whether it be thrift shopping, making soap, or hiking. All of the videos highlight their vernacular, which is musical in itself. The girls have that unique Southern charm, and you will enjoy every minute of their adorable videos.
Chew on it and comment.
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