One year ago today: May 10, 2023, romping.
Five years ago today: May 10, 2019, bran flakes.
Nine years ago today: May 10, 2015, yes, I play some Denver.
Random years ago today: May 10, 2014, my tip jar.
Partial recovery had me out in the yard by noon, I see the agave cactus sprouts will take, providing they have ideal conditions. That includes potting soil, indirect bright sunlight, and dampness. The very three things most of my sandy yard does not have. There will be a picture around here somewhere. I ran the dryer most of the time and did the rounds. Too hot. The peach tree is perking up, it is possible to see which branches will grow by a light green tinge where before they were dry and brittle.
Here is the basic unit being glued up. The box is intended to be large enough for the units, their power supplies, a small extension cable, and some patch chords. The box is the strongest “easy” joint I use, the rabbet, which is glued and held with wood screws placed afterward. I don’t pre-drill most any boxes any more until they are squared and glued. Shown here is how every small clamp I own was needed just to get the carcass into shape. Pictures like this should be familiar by now, I may consider building a separate area for glue to dry. I’ve switched to Gorilla Ultimate after trying a dozen less expensive brands.
Cripes, another warm one but there is one mode this place cannot be beat. That is air conditioning. Crank it, there is no sense made to me of people who skimp on heat or cooling in the place they live. I leave it on unless I’m going out for a long time. How nice it is to walk in from the shed to a cool spot. You can tell when some cheap bastard only turns it on when he’s there, the walls and furniture will radiate heat. Here I am, mid-afternoon, building more of my music recording system. I have it narrowed to the Behringer and the Tascam, hoping they will perform together better than they do anything separately.
It looks like the neighbor may have found a good maid. The place looks great. It’s so damn hard to find good help I hope this words out for him. She stays in one of the spare rooms, I think he has four, plus the suite above the barn. And they are large rooms. I wonder if she can cook, just kidding. For now. I never had as many things wrong before, that’s all I’m saying about that.
The Democrat heavy States are handing out ID and driver’s licenses to illegals by the ton. America knows the Democrats never got no 81 million votes or he would not be so desperate to put Trump in jail. I still say Trump should save money not holding rallies much, since he’s already won that part. Instead, save up fifty million and a week before the election, pay me to go national and insinuate, but not say, any illegal who votes for Trump gets to stay. Then, round them up, hey, that’s how these things work.
And the polls show Trump has taken Pennsylvania, once a Democrat stronghold. A decisive lead that probably cannot be overtaken before the election. They have to put Trump in jail now or suffer the most embarrassing defeat in American history. People began camping out Wednesday for a Trump rally this Saturday. Looks like we have a rash of School Boards changing school names back to the originals. I say hang them anyway for what they tried to do.
Satellite dishes in Zimbabwe.
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Aha, a possible culprit for my aches. JZ said it does not take much to cause intestinal cramps, as different than blockages. There was no blockage, even I can tell that. He says it it was, I would not be so casual about it. As I got into the van, I again cursed how the seatbelts have a tendency to cinch themselves over time. That could be it, I always drive with a seatbelt and I’ve been meaning to oil this one up again. It’s not tight at all, I drove to Miami and Tavares without discomfort. But my medical school pal says that is all it takes at my age, he added that last clause.
Finally, I found an article that explains why the five or six filters on the sextant. Most sources say play with them to find the ones that work, but I knew there must be a system. Pay attention, it took years to find somebody who knew this and it is not in the instructions. There are either five or six filters. Two on the “horizon” view and three on the “sun” mirror are the minimum. The blue filter on the horizon is to cut down reflective glare from the surface of the water. A second filter is orange, which can sharpen a horizon obscured by clouds. If there is a third, it is a neutral grey to use in combination with either fo the others if you still have issues with horizon brightness. They are not meant to all be used together.
The sun mirror filters are similar, but two are dark blue for maximum filtering. I’ve not been taking readings for a while. It only takes a few to get the hang of it. I notice slight bits of rust on the few metal parts of my plastic model. No promises, since I have to drive a mile before I can see any horizons from my district. You can practice on anything horizontal, like a rooftop or fence. The skill is not using the sextant, but accurately reading the results.
Karaoke. I did not go out tonight. I reviewed some band material and stayed near the coffee-maker. I have the sextant out of the case, though well past dark. Mostly I was thinking that much of our music list is fairly non-standard, which is a good thing. Think kava bar, and what is likely to happen there. The manager likes our sound and has seen how the other musicians really struggle along. It was with that potential in mind I looked closer at our “kava” strong points. This is a narrow path. Advantages in playing gigs are not big factors you can point at. It’s a collection of often obscure edges that need combining to have any traction.
What recordings have survived the recent past tell me exactly where our strengths lie. And I can tell you the untrained eye isn’t apt to pick upon them. The obvious one is we have great timing and keep a steady tempo. My last band had a drummer who galloped and it can ruin a show. The less evident edges are we play best in tunes with non-standard chord progressions and with lots of minor chords. But it is not like I can state those criteria to other band members, although my current guitarist would know what I mean.
We have a flair for stops, yet only employ this in 3 songs out of 42. There are several we could adapt, but not all are suitable for a duo. If you are thinking there is more to band management than first glance, that’s good, you are learning. Because all too often a band can like the criteria but hate the tune. I estimate we would need six more such tunes to play a good “restaurant” set. If you’ve been following along, you know that is a monumental challenge.
ADDENDUM
How about a blog first, at least for some? Gabby is the GAB version of A.I. and they have an image generator. I’ve been meaning to ask it to show me an image of a bass player with groupies. Nearby is the result, no matter returns. It is working now. Ah, here we go. How did it go?
It may take a bit before I can think of any use for this. I saw an option that said “Woke”, so I plugged in the same request, a bass player with groupies. Here’s the woke version. Apparently one of the requirements is that you become queer. Next, I copied this exact section into a generator that was to comment on my message. It figured out the images were not up to my expectations, and suggested the algorithm was trying to create a positive step in promoting equality.
So I asked it if I could sound more stupid. Yes, but I would have to use less complicated words and misuse grammar and punctuation. Hey, aren’t the XYZers supposed to have quashed answers like that?
I asked Bailey, the 21 year old American blonde with the black roots if she dyes her hair. She said no, it was natural, so I asked why her roots were dark. She said she has to touch them up, but not with dye. If this is A.I., it reminds me of Apple’s old, you know, I forget the name of that product.
