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Restoring My 1987 Peugeot Iseran 12-Speed
I bought my Peugeot 12-speed in tenth grade and rode it through about 2002 or so. A few years later, I put in storage because it was falling out of repair and I was too busy to use it. Last summer, I bought a Surly Cross Check, and have been cycling far more than I [...]
My First Lunar Eclipse
It’s very still and freaky. Somehow freakier than when Hale Bopp graced the sky in 1997. It’s one thing to have an unusual visitor appear out of nowhere, but quite another for a standard fixture like the Moon to go all Twilight Zone on you! As unsettling as it is now, imagine [...]
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Facebook’s lame profile interests overhaul
Just because I don’t want a dog humping my leg doesn’t mean I’m not a dog person. Likewise, I enjoy Facebook, but I don’t want Mark Zuckerberg humping my leg. That’s the feeling I got today when my Facebook profile prompted me to convert my listed interests into links to Pages. This article explains the [...]
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Welcome Back, Softball!
Yesterday, I played my first softball since last August, and boy am I sore! The fine folks of the Magnet Theater reserved time at Whitey Ford Field, a baseball-sized field right on the waterfront in Astoria.
Everyone was really cool and had a super fun time. We finished the first game early, so played [...]
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Upcoming Gig with The BlackTails – Jan 30
Got a cool gig coming up next weekend in Doylestown, PA. I’ll be sitting in with The BlackTails for the official release of their new CD "Inside Man". No, I’m not on the CD, but I’m very excited to play their cool blend of jazz, rock, and blues ideal for a "spy [...]
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Vandoren Reeds Dropped at Roberto’s
I was at Roberto’s Woodwinds today to pick up some V16 soprano reeds. An employee told me they no longer carry Vandoren reeds. The reason given was that they were "expensive and inconsistent".
Correct me if I’m wrong, but haven’t reeds always been expensive and inconsistent!?
I suspect there’s more to the story than that. But it [...]
Smaz Blues
I finally got around to installing software on my digital audio workstation today. The machine, cobbled together from old parts, is an Athlon XP 2600+ with 512MB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive. It’s dual booting Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and Ubuntu 8.10. I usually have it running in Ubuntu as my media server [...]
I’m Gonna Netflix You Sucka
I ran an informal contest the other day with the intention of Netflix-ing the first movie suggested that I hadn’t seen. While my intention was to pick something random to stream online, the first and winning suggestion was only available my mail. Well, I just realized that this is the first movie I’ve ever Netflix-ed. [...]
Secret Lab
I love it! "If you can type, you can make movies…" I discovered this through Will Hines’ blog. Check out some of the other movies on Xtranormal.com.
And I made my own:
Go make a movie! (I suggest you create an account before starting a movie. It’s just easier.)
Altissimo Fingerings for Tenor Saxophone