There is a mournfulness in listening to yesterday’s music; of evocative memories and places we have been, the person we once were, the relationships previously haunted. The clutter of a busy life barely allows room for music to be appreciated. To have the patience for classical music requires time, which we no longer have; for other kinds of music, the dashing about to get stuff done allows only for the radio’s capture of time, and that, only if you leave your thoughts behind. One is often struck by the innocence of the lyrics of past music; and while commercialism has determined the relevance of the music of yesterday, nevertheless, it is fun to sometimes listen to the actual lyrics of a couple of generations ago, and pause to appreciate how depraved we have become when compared to the explicit language of today. The music of yesterday, if listened to, reminds us that the past was a different time than modernity. Likewise, those with chronic medical conditions are reminded that bad health was not always the case, and the music of yesterday stands as a metaphor and testament that we were all once young, healthy and vibrant. What changed? Just as the quality of music changed, so our lives have changed. For Federal employees and U.S. Postal employees who need to consider filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management under FERS, the music of yesterday necessarily reminds us of that period of yesteryear when health was taken...
Traditional owner Warren Barunga says he is angry that people are misusing his people’s sacred rock paintings. The ancient Gwion Gwion and Wandjina figures, found in the Kimberley in Western Austr...