I was about to start posting with the title:  How Many Strings Does a Zither Have ?  Classic Arts Showcase on TV in the morning sometimes influences me on what to write.  The first video had Anton Karas playing the zither for The Third Man , and I noticed there were a whole lot of strings.  I have problems with just four of them on my ( wife's ) ukulele.  The zither had to be a greater challenge. But my first duty of this day was to exercise my knees, so I switched the station to the '70's.  I do this on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings before breakfast.  It's been just about a year now, and as might be expected, but nevertheless to my astonishment, my knees are not a problem now when I walk on a golf course.  But more than that: My posture is a lot better when walking. My toes are stronger in the bathtub when taking a shower.  I didn't realize before how important they were in maintaining stability. I've gained a quarter inch in height, a combination of

I today received this video clip of the 1950's .  This is Sunday, click on that and reminisce a bit.  Of course, you need to be really old to appreciate those days. I don't remember much of my years from zero to 9.  I am what I am today because of my experiences from 10 to 19. That's a period from 1950-1959.  Those days are disappearing.  Really. To begin, on my cable system there are 50 Music Choice channels.  Starts with 800 Hawaiian.  Then from 801, too too much noise of today, with three even for toddlers.  Then 826 has music from 2000 to the present, followed by 90's, 80's, 70's, solid gold ( essentially 95% 60's ), into four country stations, a mix of stuff through jazz and swing ( meaning 1940's ) and classical into #850.   There is nothing from 1950-59 .  Of course zero from 1939 backwards, but most of those people are long gone anyway or can't hear too well. Was that just accidental?  Nope.  As  you know, I now have Echo with Alexa.  I ask h