{"id":5189,"date":"2017-09-26T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T19:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dfmamea.com\/blog\/?p=5189"},"modified":"2017-11-18T10:44:25","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T21:44:25","slug":"filter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfmamea.com\/blog\/filter\/","title":{"rendered":"Filter"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IPod<\/a>
\nMy humble running ipod<\/a> is approaching its tenth anniversary.\u00a0Before I had it for musical accompaniment, I made do with whatever songs I could huff and puff to*, invariably resorting to music from films from a misspent<\/a>\u00a0youth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I was on an away-mission recently and I forgot to pack it for my travels. I still went for a run, and I noticed how loud my breathing was. It was loud enough that random citizens ahead of me would turn suddenly: they would visibly connect my appearance with whatever alarming noise they’d heard behind them, and relax. \u201cIt feels worse than it sounds,\u201d I joked to one shell suit as I wheezed past. \u201cI’m too tired to make trouble,\u201d I gasped to an elderly couple holding onto each other.<\/p>\n

When I write, I like to have some music playing<\/a>. It’s a conduit away from the distractions of RealLife\u2122, or a way of staying in the mood of the piece I’m working on.\u00a0Over the years, I’ve pooh-poohed\u00a0The Lovely Wife<\/strong>‘s occasional remarks about noises coming from the writing cave. But now that I think about it, it’s possible the music I’ve been cranking up might also have been a way to drown out my own noises of creation.<\/p>\n

Not unlike how the ipod drowns out my wheezing when I’m out there trying to burn calories. It may be a little unnerving for those around me, whether at home or on the running trail, but it works for me, and I need all the help I can get.<\/p>\n

* Yes: I’d be that wheezing bedraggled runner whose choked yet continuous breathless mumbling was supposed to be\u00a0singing<\/em> rather than the running commentary of a mental health system consumer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My humble running ipod is approaching its tenth anniversary.\u00a0Before I had it for musical accompaniment, I made do with whatever songs I could huff and puff to*, invariably resorting to music from films from a misspent\u00a0youth. I was on an away-mission recently and I forgot to pack it for my travels. I still went for … <\/p>\n

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