Subscriptions within Subscriptions

One thing you will probably find out about me as I write this blog, is that I love music and I am a big fan of The Beatles and lots of artists that are connected to them in various ways. Being a big Beatles fan, there are two things that I was excited about today. One is that Ringo Starr is supposed to be interviewed by Russell Brand on Sirius/XM radio today. That was exciting because one thing we actually have a subscription to is Sirius/XM radio - through my mom's car. I used to log in to the website and listen online too, but haven't done that in years. Today, I tried to log in and was rejected numerous times for having the wrong password. After some calls to my parents to figure out what was going on, I was logged in, only to see that nowadays, there is an extra subscription fee to have the ability to listen online. It was annoying to me that, even though we have a paid subscription, now there is an extra subscription to be able to get that feature. It's a shame that now in order to enjoy things we buy, there are generally all these extra subscriptions and services you would have to pay for, usually on a monthly basis, just to get it to do something it once did anyway. It seems like that's the trend lately, with games where you need to buy add ons, and apps that want you to buy extensions.

The other exciting thing today is that James McCartney, Paul McCartney's son, is going to be on David Letterman tonight. James has been doing more and more recently. He put out his first EP a while ago, and has since put out a full length album and has done numerous shows in the UK and US. This will be his US television debut though - on the same stage where his dad has his US television debut - the Ed Sullivan theater in New York. That's a pretty cool fact that I actually just realized. I haven't actually heard much of James's music, but I am excited for him and looking forward to seeing him on the show tonight. At least that will be easier to get.

That's my Number

Trying to find a title for this blog was pretty hard. I didn't want to limit myself to one topic because what I feel like writing about today may be completely different from what I feel like writing about tomorrow. I was thinking about things that interest me and things I have written about in the past. That includes everything from exercise and beauty tips to travel to spirituality to music to cooking to jobs, to family and relationships, and everything in between.

There have been so many thoughts in my head that I've been wanting to start some kind of blog, but I usually stop myself because I can't decide on what to write about. So instead of doing that, I'll just go ahead and start something.

Anyway, back to the title. 108 was my favorite number when I was a kid. Anytime someone would ask me my favorite number I would respond "a hundred and eight." I don't know why, but that number always stuck in my head. I later learned that 108 has a more spiritual meaning, especially when it comes to meditation and yoga. Here are some good explanations for that. There are 108 beads on a mala, a string of beads used in some meditation practices. I have my own set of mala beads simply because of that fact. I have never gotten heavily involved in yoga or meditation, but I have tried them many times, and I enjoy practicing both. Maybe subconsciously, I always knew this would help me later in life.

So, soon I will start posting some of my thoughts on who knows what. I just wanted to start out with a brief intro and explanation about what this blog is and where the title came from. I'll be back with more soon!