I’m the only one I know who still has a CD collection. I just couldn’t let it go. Some of the disks are rare, but most of it is nostalgia. I spent so many years collecting these things. I bought new, used, cut outs, mail order, you name it.

I’m glad I stuck to my guns. I never did trust streaming or the cloud. I didn’t like that computers and phones were coming out without jacks or disk players. It felt like a trick and I think it was.

We have so much choice, but a lot of what we “choose” gets pushed to the top by some algorithm. I want to make my own decisions. I chose these albums for a reason.

I do use Spotify. I needed to check out some newer rap music and that’s where it was. It’s a good deal for consumers, but I keep running into albums they don’t have. Some I can’t seem to find anywhere online. And you never know when your favorite music will get yanked. Neil Young definitely messed up my psychedelic playlist when he got mad at Rogan.

I weeded out some thrift store crap before my last move, but I have six small Home Depot boxes worth, however many that is. Several hundred. Some are run of the mill, some are hard to find, and some just bring back memories.

Now I have an external CD drive and a portable CD player with a BlueTooth transmitter. Could do better, but it’s a start. Enjoying a disk that’s not on the Internet right now:

Pretty cool CD compilation of Moroccan folk music called “Morocco, Crossroads of time.” It comes with a neat little book.

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