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  • My favorite album is…

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    The album that no doubt has gotten more listens than any other is a double album, Dire Strait’s Alchemy. I’m a softie for concert/live albums, strange because I don’t go to many concerts, but imagining the venue, and the layout of the stage and whatnot from the sound it part of the fun. Later I…

  • Topics I’d like to be more informed about

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    Where I left that thing I’ve lost something, and I’d like to be more informed about its location. The immediate future value of my investments Let’s say 48-72 hours or so. Just enough time to trade if necessary. What’s coming on Monday morning at work? On second thought, maybe this isn’t a good idea. Not…

  • Shure VP88 Thoughts

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    On our recent road trip I wanted to bring a recorder, and the focus was going to be the family and audio journal entries. A handheld recorder would be the obvious choice, but there are some reasons to avoid them: I like using a reporter’s stick mic, but that isn’t stereo and often I like…

  • What my life would be like without music

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    Cheaper No guitars, no other instruments. No lessons. Less audio gear, no marching band fees, no instruments for the kids, no family piano (where would the cat sit to look out the window?), no monthly Spotify/Apple Music bills. Harder I’m not a frequent listener of music. I find it distracting a lot of the time,…

  • How We Celebrate Holidays

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    This is a prompt from the kind folks at WordPress.com, which I’m using to deal with some writer’s block Here’s a few: Birthdays The birthday person decides what’s for dinner and where. Usually there are some gifts – for the kids for sure, for my wife and I? Usually. Christmas We’ve gone back and forth…

  • NAS Troubles – Synology locked up

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    Just now I got a message my NAS was unreachable. Not really the kind of message one wants to see from the box that holds all the data! This is the third time in recent memory (3-5 months?) and each time when I went to reset the NAS I’ve noticed that the #3 drive light…

  • Getting out of the Photos library too big conundrum

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    Like everyone it seems, I’ve accumulated too many photos. When I google how to solve the problem I read that I just need to get more iCloud storage. The problem is I now have I heck of a lot of iCloud storage, the max (2TB), in fact, and I’m running out of space for all…

  • Moved from Macbook to Mini

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    Yesterday I traded my MacBook pro in to buy a mac mini. I did this for a mix of logical and irrational reasons, in no particular order: Having anything with a battery plugged in all the time bothers me on a very subconcious level. I know that modern charging systems will protect the battery, but…

  • Camping at Cape Lookout – South Core Banks

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    (I actually took this trip back in July of 2017, and originally posted some of the below on the expedition portal forums.) Secluded. Windy. Sandy. Oceany. Cape Lookout has everything you love and hate about the beach, to the nines. Except crowds & lifeguards. There are three major islands – the North Core, South Core,…

  • Getting away is a skill

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    For some folks, namely me, getting away is not a natural ability. It takes effort. I see now that the trip we took recently was way, way overdue. I was basically paralyzed to even plan the trip beyond a rough route and the first few stops. Thankfully my wife took over and organized stuff before…