I had typed up this blog entry a few weeks ago, but hadn’t gotten around to posting it. On my way to work this morning, I was surprised to hear a clip of Big Star’s “Thirteen” on NPR followed by the sad news about Alex Chilton’s death yesterday… These albums never get old. Katie introduced [...]
Check out the playlist here! Systems Officer – Pacer The Whitefield Brothers – The Gift Balmorhea – Bowsprit The Plimsouls – Zero Hour Arms – Shitty Little Disco MillionYoung – Hammock Gang Starr – The Way It Iz Damien Jurado – Arkansas Peasant – Well Alright Typhoon – Starting Over ELZHi – Deep (prod. Black [...]
Using my handy new WattsUp, I collected a trace of power of Katie’s Macbook Pro and compared to my work-issued HP 8510W. The HP’s thermal and power management leaves a lot to be desired, so I knew that the Macbook would be the runaway winner on this one. But it is very interesting to see [...]
For the past three years, we have been suffering from a woodpecker attack at our house. Every year they show up at the south side of our house, find a nice perch on our window trim, and start pecking away at the wood. Each year, several holes up to 1″ in diameter show up on [...]
In my search for some new mp3 blogs, I stumbled upon this gem from 2009. I don’t know much about the band, but the music speaks for itself. Here are probably my two favorite songs from the album. The Love Language – Lalita The Love Language – Sparxxx
A few months ago I got a voicemail from a ‘Restricted’ caller As it turns out, I had never gotten around to cleaning my backpack after our trip to Mexico, and when we were burglarized in April, my luggage claim sticker went with the thief. Excited, I went to the precinct to see if there [...]