Have you ever...?
(I will bounce through four different type of columns in this blog... Thought provokers like my last column, this one, the 60 sec. music review, and the lighter, more Letterman-esque type columns. I am open to your comments that you can post after each entry, and, if you got a good "Have you ever" that you want me to write about, send me the topic through the feedback bar on the page. Make sure the subject is "Have you ever...")
Do you "horde" melodies, or do your melodies come when you start a new project?
Here is how this question came about. I did a Mother's Day gift for my baby sister from her "son" (she has a 1 year old ...
X-Training
by Micheal Vickers
According to Random House Unabridged Dictionary(copyright 2006, via dictionary.com), to cross-train means "To train(a worker, athlete, etc.) to be proficient at different, usually related, skills, tasks, etc." An example of cross-training is Mixed Martial Arts fighters. These men and women have to be efficient in boxing, martial arts disciplines like judo and jiu-jitsu, and wrestling in order to succeed in the sport. If you don't believe me, watch the replay of the UFC 81 fight between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir. Lesnar, being strong in wrestling but weak in the martial art ...