The Quiet Girl

CDs are falling out of fashion and are "lumbering toward the dinosaur boneyard," according to author Donald S. Passman, who wrote a textbook I owned for my music business class in undergrad. It's unfortunate. I love CDs. There are many benefits to CDs that many people do not see, in my opinion. Sure, I love on-demand streaming services, having grown up in the iPod/YouTube generation. But there are so many legitimate reasons why CDs should stay a part of technology, and why it would be a big mistake to throw them out. First of all, CDs give you access to both a hard copy and a digital file. I love iTunes and Spotify, but in the case of CDs, it is the better deal if you plan on purchasing an entire album. You are getting the music in two different formats for the price of one. CDs are very versatile in that you will always have a hard copy of your music in case your file gets deleted or your stick drive becomes corrupted. Second of all, CDs allow you to drive with bo

I went on many field trips during my childhood when I attended a private Christian school in the area. One of the most influential field trips I went on was a trip to Virginia's Explore Park.  Explore Park is a recreational park with hiking and biking trails and old pioneer houses. When I was growing up, not that long ago, it used to be a living history museum, complete with reenactments of period food, chores, and music. This part of the park just didn't have the funds to operate anymore, so it closed in 2007. The buildings are still there to look at, but lack the workers who added so much character to the attraction. Here I am in the center with the braids!  It was early October of 2002. I was seven years old at the time. We took an old school bus to the park. I was excited to wear shorts that day, which were normally out of dress code. Many moms had decided to meet the bus at Explore Park so they could walk with us, mine included. She came with my sister, w