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Hobbyist Electronics
I am sure I disappointed my dad growing up. He tried mightily to get me interested in electronics, even building many Heathkit projects with me. I remember an AM radio, and a few others, but for me it was boring, and as a pre-teen, I just didn’t get into it. He had a Heathkit oscilloscope,…
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A “new” streaming contender – Pandora
Early on when I began to listen to streaming music, I got a Pandora account. Probably 2011 or 2012. At first, it was the only solution, and I listened, but I found that the depth of their catalog “felt” weak. Radio stations would repeat songs often, and it just fell off the radar. Spotify, and…
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Let the Holidays Commence – What to do
Today, at noon, we started our holiday shutdown, so I am off work for a whole week. I am going to do plenty of reading, maybe some bicycling, fawn over my boys, and in general relax. However, I have the itch to do a project. Since our little Oregon Scientific weather station is getting a…
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Visiting Family
Since we moved back from Arizona last year, we are a lot closer to our families, and we need to take advantage of that. Of course Barbara has been much more proactive than myself, but that is no excuse. Last year we visited my sister, Tracey and her wife in their home in Mountain Ranch,…
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BDIU – Driving – Audi takes top spot
In this year’s balloting for the biggest douche in the Universe – Drivers, we have a new winner. A position that has been literally owned by BMW drivers so long, it seemed hereditary, has finally been overtaken by Audi drivers. BMW drivers have held the top position for so long it is almost prehistoric. From…
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The Aftermath
After the low speed, but still catastrophic fall cycling yesterday, I knew that the next day would be brutal. I am not disappointed. The swelling is down, the golfball-sized lump on my elbow is gone, and the scrapes are scabbing up. Yay. However, the other damage is now coming to the front. The inventory isn’t…
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Traffic Woes
I am wondering what the heck is up. The last 4 weeks have heralded an uptick in traffic here in the south bay, a real escalation. Traffic has been awful here in the bay area for a long time. Before I moved away, it was bad. But, in the 12 years I was in Arizona…
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Painful Pride – Car Washing
One thing I do miss about living in Arizona is that there weren’t water restrictions, and I could weekly wash my car. I take pride in my S2000, and kept it pretty immaculate, washing it every week, waxing it every 6 weeks or so, and twice a year polishing the paint. Now that I live…
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Netflix Addiction – NCIS
I guess that my binging on detective and drama series makes me an easy mark, so a few weeks ago, after finishing the 3 seasons of “Death in Paradise“, Netflix offered up NCIS. Why not. Broadcast TV, so there is some, ah, tameness that I usually don’t see, and that adds to the charm. I…
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Night out – Shinjuku
While I forgot to carry my phone last night (and with it, a camera) you will have to live with a text only post today. Perhaps my partner in crime will send me the snaps he took. If so, I will augment. Having had a brutally busy week at JASIS, Saturday started a bit stressful.…