I have written about my hobbies before, and how I wouldn’t call them side hustles as much as they are learning opportunities. For instance, I like to repair old radios. I also like to buy and resell things on eBay. I have a newfound interest in film photography too. These are not “side hustles” for … Continue reading I Might Be Autotelic
Our usual family vacation during Spring Break is to head south, to the beach. This year we decided to go the opposite way and head to Cleveland to see, among other things, the Pelicans play the Cavs. On the way to Cleveland we stopped in Cincinnati for a few days to visit family. One rainy … Continue reading Spring Break in Cleveland
This morning, during my normal walk, I noticed it was rather foggy. It’s April 11th and Spring is still trying to make it’s way into everyday life as it was only 40 degrees this morning and I wore a sweatshirt, jacket and winter hat to stay warm. Today’s walk was sound-tracked by Seth Godin’s Akimbo … Continue reading Walking: April 11th, 2018
Like a lot of other music fans, Kind of Blue was the first jazz album I purchased. I selected my copy from the Columbia House music catalog which seems rather comical today, but it’s the truth. Over the years I heard plenty of rumors as to how quickly this album was recorded, but the time … Continue reading Miles Davis Recorded Kind of Blue in Just Nine Hours (and a few other things I learned)…
It’s time for another edition of Concentration Beats! This is the third volume of my beats playlists designed to allow you to plug in and play during those times when you need to lock out distractions and focus on that project you’ve been putting off all week. This will play for about an hour and … Continue reading Concentration Beats Vol. 3
New playlist time and this is a Valentine’s Day special which makes me worry it will turn out like a bad soundtrack to a Zach Braff movie (ha) but I carry on in the hopes it won’t. This is an updated playlist I made for my wife back in 2015 so when you get to … Continue reading Valentine’s Day Jams
This 1958 Muntz is a four tube super-heterodyne AM radio. “Muntz” is short for Earl William “Madman” Muntz (pictured below) who made millions selling cheap cars, radios and televisions between 1934 and 1985. When testing the tubes, I noticed someone had subbed in a 50EH5 output tube instead of using the 50C5 as listed on … Continue reading Muntz R-10 Radio Restoration
