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I’ll take “Projects that nearly killed us” for $300, Alex
At the end of last Summer, I decided that the top of the deck in our backyard needed to be replaced. After years of neglect, and some patchwork, it was time to tear it down and replace it. I was thinking that I should be able to pay someone to…
Facebook Follies
Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. I have written about this before, and unfortunately my resolve wavers and I get drawn into the time vortex of arguing with people who are not worth engaging with. Some inner…
I want to believe in us as much as U2 does
The music catalog of the Irish band U2 is loaded with songs about America the country and America the idea. I don’t have time to list them all and go into detail about them (e.g. won’t bore you to death), but I want to highlight some of their music that…
“On Green Dolphin Street” and time travel
One of my favorite tunes that we played in high school jazz band was “On Green Dolphin Street” which we played as a bossa nova. This tune had a moderately difficult trumpet part, but the version we played was more of a saxophone feature. For many years I thought that…
Resolution
I am most likely not going to join a gym on Friday. I don’t have a new leaf to turn over. I don’t really have any declaration to make at all aside from that I will do my best to do my best in the coming year. That’s it.
Falling out of love with Disney (and others)
Walt Disney World has long been one of my favorite places on Earth. I never got to go there as a kid, but when I finally did go for the first time it was on a work trip, and I fell in love with Walt Disney World. My family has…
New keyboard
After much deliberation I decided to purchase a new keyboard. I looked at a lot of different brands and models. I knew I didn’t want a mini keyboard, and I was pretty sure that I wanted a num pad since I have always had one. Also, mechanical switches were a…
The Jedi Mind Trick
I first tried this when I was at Walt Disney World a couple of years ago. When I got back, I found the recipe somewhere (I don’t remember where) and threw this together for my friends and family. Jedi Mind Trick Ketel One Grapefruit Rose Vodka – 1 oz.Bols Blue…
U-505: In Depth Experience
This past weekend I had the opportunity to take an extended tour of the U-505 submarine at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. This was a guided tour of the submarine before the museum officially opened for the day, question and answer session with former US Navy submariners, and an…