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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

January 25, 2010

           Fishman. That is the unlikely name of the PA system that may have to replace my plans for a Bose. No matter how it adds up, with Bose you are paying for the name. I’ll be exploring the options, so check back. The basic unit is a single tower with no bass box (I’m assured the bass sound is perfect) and the price is $1,000 or half the price of Bose.
           The Fishman SoloAmp Model 8888171 (who the hell comes up with these 1950s style numbers anyway?) is 220 watts, more than I need, and contains six 4” speakers. The inputs, some front and some on the back, are more elaborately designed than Bose and address the fact that more than one musician might occasionally want to join in. Know what I’m saying, Bose? The photo depicts the 42” tall unit on a stand, which I will likely not use if it can be helped.
           My look at medical work is nearing a conclusion; it is not really for me (although let’s not rule anything out). I recognize the skill level involved and know I would be an excellent decision-maker , but there are too many down-sides to the field. One is that the person I talked to initially must have been one of the highest-paid professionals in the field. (Which probably explains why I talked to him.) Others make up to $15 less per hour.
           Mind you, it isn’t like I didn’t learn anything. I learned today’s trivia, which you bio-med students might memorize for the mid-term. A disease like smallpox is not a zoonosis, it is not a disease that spreads from other species to humans. Put another way, smallpox does not exist in the wild. That explains why the disease was essentially eradicated by the 1970s. Most major epidemic diseases (malaria, bubonic plague, influenza) are carried by wild animals and are impossible to wipe out with existing methods.
           Since I understand some unfriendly eyes are peering at this blog, I would like to point out that I have never taken anything away from anybody in my life. That includes taking advantage. It is a good thing some people don’t have to pay me the going rate for my work. However, there is always the situation where some people get to thinking they don’t have to keep their promises.
           Even then, I don’t take anything. I simply tell a judge in court what they did, and the judge takes away, not me. I hope we are infinitely clear on that point: I don’t take anything that does not belong to me. Anyone who keeps their promises has not a thing to worry about and should be enjoying paradise. There are enough crazy people in the world already.



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           Fishman. That is the unlikely name of the PA system that may have to replace my plans for a Bose. No matter how it adds up, with Bose you are paying for the name. I’ll be exploring the options, so check back. The basic unit is a single tower with no bass box (I’m assured the bass sound is perfect) and the price is $1,000 or half the price of Bose.
           The Fishman SoloAmp Model 8888171 (who the hell comes up with these 1950s style numbers anyway?) is 220 watts, more than I need, and contains six 4” speakers. The inputs, some front and some on the back, are more elaborately designed than Bose and address the fact that more than one musician might occasionally want to join in. Know what I’m saying, Bose? The photo depicts the 42” tall unit on a stand, which I will likely not use if it can be helped.
           My look at medical work is nearing a conclusion; it is not really for me (although let’s not rule anything out). I recognize the skill level involved and know I would be an excellent decision-maker , but there are too many down-sides to the field. One is that the person I talked to initially must have been one of the highest-paid professionals in the field. (Which probably explains why I talked to him.) Others make up to $15 less per hour.
           Mind you, it isn’t like I didn’t learn anything. I learned today’s trivia, which you bio-med students might memorize for the mid-term. A disease like smallpox is not a zoonosis, it is not a disease that spreads from other species to humans. Put another way, smallpox does not exist in the wild. That explains why the disease was essentially eradicated by the 1970s. Most major epidemic diseases (malaria, bubonic plague, influenza) are carried by wild animals and are impossible to wipe out with existing methods.
           Since I understand some unfriendly eyes are peering at this blog, I would like to point out that I have never taken anything away from anybody in my life. That includes taking advantage. It is a good thing some people don’t have to pay me the going rate for my work. However, there is always the situation where some people get to thinking they don’t have to keep their promises.
           Even then, I don’t take anything. I simply tell a judge in court what they did, and the judge takes away, not me. I hope we are infinitely clear on that point: I don’t take anything that does not belong to me. Anyone who keeps their promises has not a thing to worry about and should be enjoying paradise. There are enough crazy people in the world already.