Saké. As part of my saké/soju sojourn, I did a little light readin on ur interwebz about different grades and methodologies regarding saké. Enough, apparently, that I now feel it appropriate to pretentiously use the “é” character in the word saké — hey, at least I’m not saying “é??.” So …
Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-117) is well underway after a typically terrific liftoff. I don’t care how many times they’ve done it — I’m constantly amazed by the folks at NASA and these inspiring missions. Every single one rests on the skills and courage of a crew of fearless adventurers. They’re …
Yesterday I turned 37 and got a bunch of swell gifts, including a previously-mentioned gift certificate from friends, with which I bought some good music. My wife and kids got me some additional great stuff, including the “new” Elliott Smith album, the latest by The Shins, and a collection of …
So it looks like just about anything to which Jon Brion can be connected, even indirectly, is pretty much great by definition. Sure, there’s the easy links like Aimee Mann, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I didn’t know until yesterday that my favorite musical supergenius …
My friend and long time musical partner Rich had a big 40th birthday bash at his house yesterday. Lots of people brought their families. Rich had made a heck of a stage in his backyard complete with luau decorations and lighting. I brought PA, and got there early to set …
Good parts about taking the day off: Seeing family in the morning Leisurely breakfast Shorts The not so good: $1900 car repair bill (“But other than that, it’s in great shape!”) Trying to get software for new F7 box through clogged Internet tubes
In a whirlwind of activity tonight, I: Updated the release notes with the latest diffs from the wiki, by converting them to DocBook XML Published all the release notes from the ISO spins Published the US English release notes for the Web update (other translations and a package update to …
Celebrating another birthday for the one you love, including: Giving a well-chosen gift or two (or more). Fresh, locally-grown mango, cantaloupe, and strawberries in a lovely birthday fruit salad. Chinese take-out by request. Guinness chocolate cake, courtesy of Nigella Lawson. Hearing the kids sing “Happy Birthday,” quavering and off-key, even …
As a late entrant into the PC world, my first “real” system at home was a Dell Pentium Pro 200MHz, at the time a top of the line monster that set me back about $3K. It was a great system, though, and I had my first dual-boot system on it, …