I visited a local record store today, armed with gift card in hand. I didn’t buy anything.

Also, trains.

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Tags: Amtrak, California, money, music, San Luis Obispo
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It’s been five years since Jen and I moved from Illinois to California. In this audio blog, which I recorded yesterday, I talked about some of my thoughts on this subject.

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Tags: California, food, Illinois, life
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This bit of audio was recorded while I was out for a walk last Monday afternoon. It contains a monologue about my feelings on “creators vs consumers.” I also give some thoughts on trying to achieve balance in life.

Plus, ServPro vans.

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Tags: guitar, life, money, music, podcast, work
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it’s a Sunday audio blog. Here’s a picture of Jen’s new Mac Mini:

Here’s a picture of my new Telecaster:

Here’s a picture of my new (non-working) guitar amp:

Don’t forget to check out GeminiDragon.

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Tags: All Things Azeroth, Apple Computer, Fender, Flickr, GeminiDragon, guitar, life, Line 6, Mac Mini, money, podcast
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Last summer, Jen and I spent part of a day up in Morro Bay. I found a recording I made on that day. The sounds of seals in the inner harbor. Here’s some photos of the seals:

More photos of the trip to Morro Bay can be seen here.

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Tags: California, Flickr, Morro Bay, podcast, seal
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Found this while searching through some files on my computer. It was recorded during the Big Room Move. We have a very special cockatiel named Morris. He’s in the photo below, in the middle, sitting on the back of the cage door:

For quite some time, Jen’s been teaching Morris to mimic the melody of the chorus from “Food, Glorious Food.” And he did his best to pull it off. He didn’t quite get it this time. But sometimes, he does.

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Tags: cockatiel, Flickr, music, podcast
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I think we’ve finally got that sewer gas problem under control. After moving some stuff around, I discovered this open drain pipe, hiding in the hallway:

We went to the hardware store later that day and picked up another Qwik Cap. Now the pipe is capped and so far, so good:

I seem to have come through my respiratory infection. Haven’t completely recovered, but feeling much better. Unfortunately, Jen’s come down with similar symptoms and she’s pretty sick. Guess that was inevitable. She’s holding off for now, but she may go and see a doctor if things don’t improve soon. We were invited to a party tonight but we had to cancel, which is disappointing. But, she’s in no shape to go anywhere right now. We spent the day at home. Watching TV and playing Viva Pinata.

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Tags: Apple Computer, AudioBoo, Flickr, health, Line, Line 6
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I recorded this the morning that my iPhone got all busted up. And I haven’t gotten ’round to posting it until today. It’s a short recording of some rarely-heard pre-recorded announcements available to bus drivers on new SLO Transit buses. Within the last couple years, SLO Transit added GPS-enabled (at least, I think that’s how they work?) automated greetings that announce upcoming stops (in two languages!). But apparently, that announcement system has a few other pre-recorded phrases that drivers can play at will. I hadn’t ever heard any of these before, and I missed a couple before I was able to start the recording. Still, you’ll hear a few of them here along with some commentary from the driver and a passenger. The bus driver wasn’t playing these announcements while the bus was in transit. They were played while the bus was passing some spare minutes at a bus stop.

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Tags: California, podcast, San Luis Obispo
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I’m syndicating this podcast from Nathan Lott’s Rental Reviews site. Go here to leave comments.

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Tags: film, podcast, Rental Reviews, Up In The Air
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A rare evening, home by myself. Talking about the usual, boring stuff. Please join the Phantom Power Media Facebook Fan Page.

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Tags: Facebook, Hyper Nonsense, Inside My Head, NaPodPoMo, Phantom Power Media, podcast, podcasting
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