Stephen Mitchell | Life Lessons, Creativity & Personal Growth
Observations on Being a Weekend Father, Creating New Memories and Figuring Life Out
This article was originally published 11 October 2006 as 'Save Space on Your Computer'. Tonight I have updated and republished for clarity. (The original article is now deleted to avoid confusion) Back in the mid-2000s, keeping a Windows computer running well meant regularly defragging the hard drive. It was just one of those maintenance jobs... Continue Reading →
I have had a few Lavalier microphones over the last two years, but they haven't handled the rugged conditions I put them through. Living on Kangaroo Island means I have to contain my gear safely to handle rough weather, extreme hot or cold conditions, plus my children getting hold of them. So now I am... Continue Reading →
I've been a radio presenter at 5KIxFM Community Radio Kangaroo Island since February 2017 and I've done about 50 sessions (once a week). Until now I have relied on the headphones they have available. Almost every time I choose a pair that buzzes or whooshes in my ear. So I have been searching for decent... Continue Reading →
This is the original version of 'The Sound of Silence' from 1964 from the album 'Wednesday Morning, 3 AM': Just Simon's guitar and the vocals. After 'Wednesday Morning, 3 AM' flopped, they split up. Without either of their knowledge, both electric guitars and drums were added and this version of The Sound of Silence became... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzZWSrr5wFI Whenever this song comes on the radio, I crank the volume up to 20. Pity they never play anymore than 3 minutes of it. It is over 7 minutes of amazing U2 music that I grew up listening to constantly.
I like finding and reading/watching all manner of interesting articles from all over the world wide web. I have done so for over ten years, and surely will continue garnering loads of information of all subjects. Even if pointless. Yet tonight's find isn't useless, yet maybe just a little left field for me. Being an... Continue Reading →
I almost remember it like it was yesterday, yet suddenly feel so old. The wife and I had been dating about 6 months. We had spent one evening looking after the young three daughters of my wife's Aunt, plus about nine of their friends, taking them all for dinner to local McDonalds. It was the... Continue Reading →
I've been a fan of Adele for about six months. I caught her voice quite by accident on a Saturday morning, singing 'Rolling in the Deep'. Her distinct style of singing with that interesting video clip had me entranced until the end. So then I had to find Adele on Youtube to find out why... Continue Reading →
Well, yeah, we had the #SBSEurovision finals on SBS-TV tonight. I can't say much more than what I have tweeted over the last few hours. The asterix '#' at the end of each links to my original tweet. ~ Aaaargh, ears bleeding, please make that Finnish kid finish! # ~ The Denmark song sounds vaguely... Continue Reading →
Some will remember that I was in the AAMI grandstand in Adelaide for the 2006 U2 concert! That was a grant night with lots of interesting moments, the least of them being the car-park afterwards. In an attempt to revitalise my U2-roots, today has been spent viewing U2-documentaries on YouTube. I always find it fascinating... Continue Reading →
The value of the internet-age! We can now see well-in-advance what is showing on television before it happens: From 1am-5am tomorrow morning, nothing but INXS. Loving it! If you could listen to just one band or musician for four hours, who would it be?
Love him or hate him, Michael Jackson wrote and produced some of the most memorable songs in the world. Neither you or I have the full story on why he made some choices, so there is no way we can make a derogatory nor defamatory judgement about his lifestyle. After U2 and the Beatles, Michael... Continue Reading →
Stephen Mitchell | Life Lessons, Creativity & Personal Growth 
[…] with XXY, and alone now, has taught me that my brain is wired differently to most – yet I…
[…] Living with XXY, and alone now, has taught me that my brain is wired differently to most – yet…