Sojka's Call

 What is sleeping to you?  Seems so freakin' simple - right?   "Get a good nights sleep" we are told.  To be healthy and burn fat properly and recover from hard workouts, you must have at least 7 hours and preferably 8 hours of sleep.  But, don't sleep too much!!! A little epiphany I had was that 1) laying in bed is not the same as 2) sleeping.  Obvious, I know.  But, honestly, I had not separated those two in my mind completely.    On an extended visit with my daughter and son-in-law we talked a little about their use of the Apple Smart Watch for sleep monitoring.  And, my daughter-in-law said at my daughter's wedding, that she used some kind of sound monitoring app that worked OK.  I looked at all kinds of sleep monitoring devices and got very confused. Let's just say I am not an Apple Fanboy and was looking for an alternative.  One person had good luck with the Fitbit and I was leaning that way.   On my yearly...

Music, coffee, and food!  Maybe I'll add more later - what are you curious about?  What floated your boat in 2021?  Leave a comment.      Music  Based on the number of 4 and 5 rated songs per album these were my top 20 albums released in 2021 .  Once I got to around 15 many albums tied and there is another 10 that could be interchanged with the last five.    The linked videos are not necessarily the best songs from each album or EP.  Mostly, they were the first one I found when looking for a vid from the album.  Leave a comment on loves, hates, and any I missed that should have been here.   Pearl & The Oysters - Flowerland (2021) I loved the psychedelic sound of Flowerland and the not-take-yourself-seriously feel to the songs.  Musicianship is high with outstanding vocals and harmonies.  This album grew on me and I loved the playfulness and joy found in this music.     Rochelle Jordan -...