Unlike those of us who have "regular" jobs, there are musicians out there who depend a bit more on people buying their product. So if you have a local musician whose work brings you some small measure of joy, HELP SUPPORT THEM. Go to their concerts/performances, and toss a few extra dollars into the tip jar ( Read more... )

EBEN BROOKS - Just Me and My Guitar
EBEN BROOKS - Mirror
THE WILD OATS - A few oats shy of a haggis

This last Saturday, Kay and I made the trip down to San Diego to see Eben Brooks and Allison Lonsdale perform at LeStat’s Café. It was well worth the trip. Maybe I’m just a sucker for geeky and fanish songs, well performed, but I get a blast out of watching those two perform. If anyone is interested and within range (Kay and I drove in from Los ( Read more... )

I went to two 3-D movies. The latest PIRATES OF THE CAR. movie - the fourth in the series, based on a Tim Powers novel. It was fun, and well worth the time and money, and if you go to it, you really DO want to stay till AFTER the closing credits (an Easter Egg awaits...:-)). The only fault that I could find with this movie that I'll put down ( Read more... )

Ok, so I finished my income taxes with (believe it or not) over 24 hours to spare. The whole process took me roughly 16 1/2 hours, spread out over a couple of weeks, and it's done for another year.

I've recovered from the effort, and should be able to get back to "more important things" soon...

Last week, I went to my dentist with a gum infection. The X-Ray he took of the area worried him - and he referred me to an endodontic specialist (a dentist specializing in root canals). I wasn't particularly thrilled by this turn of events, but it didn't look like something that a sane person would ignore ( Read more... )

Today (from the viewpoint of the US/West Coast) Japan was hit by an earthquake. The news is alive with tales of at least one burning refinery, an atomic power plant overheating on the NE coast of Honshu, an 8.9 Earthquake and a massive tsunami that has killed hundreds ( Read more... )