Monthly Archives: January 2009
My Top 11 Musical Discoveries of 2008 because this one goes to “11”
This past year I discovered quite a lot of music that was new to me. Here’s a recap. The Hold Steady “Almost Killed Me” and “Separation Sunday” – this group based in Minneaopolis has great lyrics and vocals from Greg … Continue reading
My favorite live albums
I got to thinking about my favorite live albums so in no particular order: (my initial draft got eaten by Firefox 😦 so this one is a little shorter and perhaps more concise) The Neville Brothers – “Live on Planet … Continue reading
LINUX Blues with Red Hat
For a very long time (especially when I was working for another huge computer company), I resisted the LINUX revolution preferring to use and promote commercial UNIXes (Solaris, HP-UX, OS X,…oh yeah I guess we could include AIX if we … Continue reading
It might turn out to be a good year after all
I am feeling cautiously optimisitic today. A patient (well OK not that patient) 6 year wait seems to have borne fruit. We might be able to expand our apartment sideways which will buy us at least enough time to get … Continue reading
Recently Visited Paris Art Expos – Whirlwind Review
I had a couple of days off (no work and kid w/his grandparents) and profited from the occasion to catch up on the Paris Art Expo scene. Here’s what I saw in the order I saw them: Musée Cernuschi – … Continue reading
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