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The Timeless Power of Minor Threat's 'Salad Days' Cover

Pictures have a meaning. Some more, some less, and some are like a pillar of your life. For me, such a picture is the cover of the 1985s Salad Days EP by Minor Threat. It was the final EP by this iconic band. I was 15, when I discovered it at a local record store in 1986. Before that, I had never heard anything by this band, even though I was deeply into punk rock music — mostly from Germany and the UK — at this time.

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100 words, a new habit for me?

Occasionally, you have to accept when you fail. Week notes are such a failure to me. My day job almost makes it impossible for me to collect anything helpful I want to reflect on during the weekend. But I love to write regularly. So, let's try something new and also stick to the advice of Jeff — please publish and share more. His post also includes two further tips to keep in mind.

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