9th
July
2014
It wasn’t an impulse purchase; it was a rational need. I am being held prisoner in a dog-controlled room, and the lack of musical opportunity made me detour into that music store up the road. No impulse, either, because I waited a full ninety minutes for the store to open. OK, maybe there was some spontaneous behaviour, but the price was excellent. $50 for a Line 6 Mobile Keys 25… That comes out to $2/key, and I had the necessary cabling and related software and… OK, it followed me home. Final version.
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8th
July
2014
The last three evenings, I’ve been studying. Famous musicians. Thanks to Netflix, and the big screen and sound combo of an iPad Mini and my Bose headphones, my concert choices have been exceptionally good.
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7th
July
2014
A first day of classes (for someone else). I did my best to give example; up early, ate a hearty breakfast, loaded up and made the four minute ride to campus. And then, my buddy and I tried to find ways to kill time.
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6th
July
2014
Even storms run out of juice. By dawn the winds had died, and the sky cleared up for a good day of travel. Good, not long. Other than a quick calorie boost near the magnetic hill, we were on our way to the Island without pause. I couldn’t convince the driver to detour through good old “Torment In Time” and so we started the afternoon with a refreshing bridge transit.
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5th
July
2014
The sun rose, and so did we. Jammed the final bits of luggage into crannies, put the dog in charge of the cheap sears, waved to the paper lady, and off. Early enough that traffic wasn’t on our radar (and we weren’t on that of anyone else). Travel on a budget.
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3rd
July
2014
Had to do some parental taxi service today, with added challenge of a foreign language guide. Sort of. We were off to find a government office in another part of the city. I know; even after thirty years, I don’t know where all the streets go, and so we turned things over to an iPhone. For the record, many of the streets around here are named after famous French people and places, and guessing what the next street might be was often “lost in translation”. The turn in so many metres I can handle, but when there are three lanes in each direction, the street name has to be precise. Not so much with our electronic guide. We did get there; recomputing helped ease the pain.
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19th
April
2014
Even in the quiet times (others call them weekends), I find myself up for early coffee. And a bagel, if there are any left. And early TV. Not much on a Saturday morning, once you get past the age of reason. No matter.
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2nd
April
2014
Watching Jennifer Jones, in the big red chair. She might hang in there for another go at gold, four years hence. I concur.
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8th
March
2014
After watching several episodes of a documentary that deals with life in the customs queue, I’m depressed. Based on anecdotal evidence, there are far too many truly stupid people trying to get “in”. Seriously, what are they thinking?
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3rd
March
2014
The night ran late, but I hung in there until the Ite missa est was pronounced by Ellen, and the fancy dress group left for the after party. There will be other gala evenings, over the next few weeks, but I doubt that the others will match the mark set with this one. They broke Twitter!
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