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Fingerless Whistling With and Without Partial Denture Revisited
About two weeks ago now when I started this fingerless whistling project, I said that wearing my partial denture didn’t really make a difference in the sound. That was back when I couldn’t do much more than hiss. Now that I’m actually whistling, I practiced a little more while wearing my partial denture. I made…
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2 Person 5 Ball Pass Juggle Redux!
Sena mentioned wanting to do a repeat of the 2-person 5 ball juggle we did about 3 years ago. So, we did. It’s a hoot. It’s like playing catch, only more complicated because we pass 5 balls back and forth between us. One of us passes straight across and the other passes diagonally. You can…
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More Fingerless Whistling Practice for Your Listening Pleasure!
I’ve been practicing fingerless whistling for a little over a week now and I think I’m getting past the always hissing and alkalotic stage. I’m working on getting a more solid whistling tone and I’ve got another YouTube video up. Please remember I’m giving a shout out to Kevin Kanzelmeyer, who gets the credit for…
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Walking to Autumn
About 3 days ago, Sena drove over to Terry Trueblood Recreation Area and got a few video clips as well as a photo of the sculpture Walking Man, a work by v. Skip Willits. Sometimes the overall feel of the approach of autumn can be a little somber. The days are less sunny, there may…
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Walking Man Sculpture and Other Sights at the Iowa City Sculptors Showcase
A couple of days ago, Sena was out and happened to be driving by Terry Trueblood Recreation Area. She saw some guy doing something with a greenish scarf on Walking Man sculpture. She couldn’t tell if he was trying to put it on the sculpture or take it for himself. By the time she got…
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Sena’s Wildlife Lore
Sena has been getting videos of animals lately, specifically a squirrel, a red-tailed hawk, and a hummingbird. At first, I wasn’t sure that they were doing (or not doing). Starting with the squirrel, an animal who stores nuts in our yard and then seems to forget just exactly where. Depending on the web sites I…
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It Matters Where You Whistle
So, I’ve noticed that it matters where I do fingerless whistling. I think I sound better in the shower. Sena and I tested this out and recorded how I sound in various rooms in our house. You still need to crank the volume to hear me, but I think I’m making progress. Cameras make a…
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Reblogging “Stop Me If You Heard This One Before”
I’m reblogging the post “Stop Me If You Heard This One Before” because making the same mistake over and over and over again is so common. That’s why you see this joke so often: I don’t ever make the same mistake twice. I make it 4-5 times just to be sure. It’s sad but true—this…
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Fingerless Whistling Practice Perseverance
I’m still practicing fingerless whistling. I recorded my progress in the lower level of our house where I think the acoustics might be better. I also used our Nikon DSLR camera. Try cranking the volume and see what you think. See this helpful YouTube on how to whistle.
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Fingerless Whistling Update
Well, it’s been a few days and I thought you’d be interested in how much progress I’ve made so far with fingerless whistling. Actually, there’s none, but what the heck? It seems like my mouth gets dry as the desert after only a few minutes of whistling. I keep water handy. I’m unsure of the…
