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PM> folding paper: origami? or something like that word.
 
> I discovered Origami as a child and when I
> practice I am quite good at it. I used to make a
> seal with a cube balanced on his nose from the
> paper placemats and leave them in restaurants for
> the waitreses. They seemed to enjoy collecting
> them (birds, flowers, and other animals too).
 
 Neat. Unfortunately my fingers, especially these
 days, are too clumsy for that -- for instance: I
 have a hell of a time working in one of those slim
 or compact computer cases -- drives me up the
 wall. I almost bought a huge 4 foot high case once
 just so I'd have room to maneuver.
 
PM> difference. My record collection being pretty old and worn,
PM> the CDs actually sound much better.
 
> My brother copied some very old 78 rpm records to
> CD using Roxio's v5 Platinum and it's built in
> noise reduction. They are _perfect_ with no
> hissing or any audible imperfections. Very nice.
> Now I want him to do the Vienna Waltz record
> collection my mother still has. :-)
 
 === I'm not set up to do any of that myself, but
 I've been pretty lucky finding CD re-issues where
 the originals have been cleaned up by the record
 company. Yes, no question that this digital stuff
 can produce some truly great results. What was
 that Louis Armstrong song that was supposed to be
 a real mess and therefore never released, and then
 when the studio tapes were cleaned up went on to
 become a big hit 25 years after his passing --
 It's a Wonderful World?
 

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