Category: My Life

Music We Own: The B’s (As Of Today)

This is the second in a series of posts about some of the music we own.

We do collect items by certain artists (see Beatles, Bowie, Kate Bush below etc). And, of course, there are just some items that, well, the wife wanted (such as Backstreet Boys, Bon Jovi, etc). Yes, we are obsessed with music!

Artists are last name, comma, first name. If it is a band then it is just the band name. Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Leave me a comment below the list!

ARTIST – TITLE – FORMAT – SIZE – COUNTRY – COMMENTS

B Boy K – Bad Influence CD 5 US Autographed.

B-52’s, The – Party Mix/Mesopotamia cd 5 US Two albums on one CD.

B-52’s, The – The B-52’s CD 5 US

B-52’s, The – Wild Planet CD 5 US

B-52’s, The – Whammy! cass na US

B-52’s, The – Nude On The Moon – Anthology CD 5 US

B-52’s, The – Cosmic Thing cd 5 US

B-52’s, The – Mesopotamia vinl 12 US

Babelfish 42 – Bipolar CD 5 US

Bach – The Brandenburg Concertos cass na unk

Bach – Suites vinl 12 US Two suites.

Bach – Concertos vinl 12 US Two concertos.

Backstreet Boy – Backstreet Boys CD 5 US

Baerwald, David – The Got No Shotgun… cd 5 US Promo.

Baerwald, David – Baerwald On Triage cass na US Promo.

Baerwald, David – Dance cd 5 US Promo.

Baerwald, David – Selections From Triage CD 5 US Four song promo sampler.


Music We Own: The A’s (As Of Today)

This is the first in a series of posts about some of the music we own.

We’ve been know to collect lots of items by certain artists (witness the Tori Amos selections below). We also like a wide variety of music, which has been spread over many years. And, of course, there are just some items that, well, the wife wanted (such as Rick Astley, Paula Abdul, Clay Aiken, and friends of Prince like Appolonia).Yes, we are obsessed with music, I know, I know…

Artists are last name, comma, first name. If it is a band then just the band name. Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Leave me a comment!

ARTIST – TITLE – FORMAT – SIZE (INCHES) – COUNTRY – NOTES

A Fine Frenzy – Bomb In A Birdcage CD 5 US

A, Chunky – Large And In Charge CD 5 US Arsenio Hall.

A, Chunky – Owwww! vinyl 12 US Promo.

ABC – Alphabet City cd 5 US Four bonus tracks.

ABC – How To Be A Zillionaire vinyl 12 GER

ABC – How To Be A Zillionaire cd 5 US Four bonus tracks.

ABC – The Lexicon Of Love vinyl 12 US

ABC – How To Be A Zillionaire vinyl 12 US

ABC – Beauty Stab vinyl 12 US

Abdul, Paula – Spellbound CD 5 US

Adam And The Ants – Prince Charming cass na US

Adam And The Ants – Kings Of The Wild Frontier cass na US Includes bonus tracks.

Adams, Bryan – (Everything) I Do I Do For You CD 5 US

Aerosmith – Walk This Way vinyl 7 US

Age Of Chance – Kiss vinyl 12 UK

Age Of Chance – Kiss vinyl 7 US

Agent Ribbons – And The Star Crossed Doppelganger vinyl 7 US Green vinyl


It’s Almost Bumbershoot – See You There!

It’s only 40 days until this year’s Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival (Sept. 4-6) !!

Any thoughts about it so far? Who are you going to see? Who do you think we should see? Almost every act has been announced by now, so I won’t list them all. It’s all on the web site. Here are some helpful links:

Main web site:
http://www.bumbershoot.org

Printable PDF artist lineup, schedules, and map, which includes the new venue that is replacing “the pit” (aka the Exhibition Hall)
http://bumbershoot.org/info/pdf/

Online lineup and scheduling tool:
http://sched.bumbershoot.org/

Miscellaneous info:
http://bumbershoot.org/info/about-bumbershoot/

Info about the free 40-years-of-Bumbershoot poster show (thru Sept. 7):
http://bumbershoot.org/40/umbrella-for-the-arts-40-years-of-bumbershoot-artwork/

Downloadable icons, wallpaper, and cellphone stuff:
http://bumbershoot.org/bumberfan/downloads.htm

Platinum/Gold Pass info:
http://bumbershoot.org/tickets/platinum-gold/

Buy tickets and ticket info:
http://bumbershoot.org/tickets/

That’s all for now…

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Still Retired After All These Weeks

Yes, I am still retired. Seriously, you knew that would be true. And while I miss some things from work, it’s starting to fade into the past (as it should). I don’t have to go back to work after THIS vacation! But what have I been doing? Taking it easy? Yeah, some. But busy too, with these things and more…

A couple days in Santa Cruz, a couple days working in the garden, dog training, more time (and activities) with the grandkids, visited with friends, a Rivercats game, Spamalot (twice), Brandi Carlile concert, Twilight: Eclipse at the Imax, Second Saturday, watching the Fab Four at the fair, catching up on some things, hanging some album covers for art (a couple different times), a walk to the grocery store, some reading, a little work on Obsessed With Music and SacMusicBlog, food at Curry Corner, Capitol Dawg, A Taste Of Thai, 524 Mexican, La Fiesta Taqueria, etc.

And other stuff that my aging brain doesn’t remember off hand. Does any of that sound interesting? Feel free to comment.

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Have You Read This Book? – Take 11

Over the years I’ve read a dozen or so Stephen King books, maybe even a couple more than that. Most of them did a pretty good job of keeping my interest and creating suspense. And if there was any gore or unpleasantness, well it was only a book so I didn’t actually see it (like, say, in a movie). A few bordered on the hokey, but most were good, interesting, and sometimes even a little scary works of fiction.

This one starts right off. No, really. A few pages into it the whole premise happens. And the rest of the book is just what happens after. But King develops the characters reasonably well and there is enough subsequent action and suspense to keep the reader reading. It might have drug a little a couple times but not much and it made for a few late nights reading when I didn’t want to stop.  If you like Stephen King then I would recommend it. My favorite of his is still Salem’s Lot, although I read it many, many years ago. Hope I am remembering it right!  😉


Have You Read This Book? – Take 10

I recently finished reading ‘Mercy” by Jodi Picoult. It’s the third book I’ve read by her, after Nineteen Minutes and My Sister’s Keeper. Click those links to read my thoughts about those books.

This one covers ground that is a bit close (or could have been), a woman dying from cancer and in terrible pain, so she asks her husband to help end her life. And in this case, he does it for her. So, how far is too far if the act is out of love? And then there’s the police chief, in a comfortable marriage. That is, until a newcomer threatens to change everything. It’s a good story and a compelling read. As with the other two of her books, I enjoyed it.


Work: Things I Will Miss – Parts 9-14

Is this the last in the series? Maybe. After all, I have officially retired. And not a moment too soon as our idiot governor has decided that all state workers will get paid the federal minimum wage ($7.25/hr). Don’t get me started on that egotistical, bullying chowderhead. That was the nicest thing I could call him, he deserves much worse.

But anyway, I have more things I will miss and may even think of more down the road, but here are some:

My RDO – I used to get every other Friday off, because I worked an extra hour on each of the other days. It works out to the same number of hours but a better schedule makes a happier and more productive employee. Of course, now every day is a day off.


And Now I Am Retired

June 30th, 2010. The day will go down in history as the beginning of a new era. Remember, a wise man once said “there shall come a day when ye shall work no more” and I think he also said “enough, dude!”

And so it goes. Today is the first day of my retirement and I shall go to work no more. As you can see from the picture, my loving  wife Petra decorated the most important places of the house (at least on first getting up). She did the coffee maker and also the spot where I tend to sit and drink the coffee (and read the paper). Awww, is she the sweetest ever or what?!!

And we had a nice lunch today with friends Jared and Ashleigh at Pooja, an Indian food buffet. And if that was not enough, we have an art class with one of the grandkids later today. So you can see I’m keeping busy, at least on the first day. But sharp-eyed readers will notice that I did NOT go to work.

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Work: Things I Will Miss – Part 8

Almost to retirement. And yet there are still some things I will miss. Hopefully you have been following this fascinating series of posts.

As I get to the final days, I realize another thing I will miss. And that is: cubicles. Really? Are you kidding me? Well, I’m pretty sure that I will adapt to not having one. After all, soon the whole world will be my cubicle, hahaha!

Well, maybe that’s not the best way to look at it. But cubicles are so organized. And orderly. And functional. A place for everyone and everyone in their place. Yeah, both me and Dilbert have been in a cubicle for a long, long time. Yikes!

Well, ok. I’m crazy and I admit it. Hey, maybe I need to retire 😉

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Work: Things I Will Miss – Part 7

I’m getting closer and closer to retirement. Yes, I am counting the days and I have a rough idea of the hours. Hope I don’t change my mind. Yeah, right!!

One more thing I will miss from work is having two monitors. Both are hooked up to the same computer. If you haven’t had this setup, you might think “why would you want it?”. But once you have it, you realize it is very cool. You can make code changes in one monitor and then view the changes in the other. And no more switching back and worth between programs. You can multi-task with any two things you want to do. Seriously, it is a good thing. Of course, I could have this at home if I really wanted it, but remember, I’ll be on a “fixed income”.  😉

Hey, wait a minute. What’s that on the right monitor? Yes! It is! It’s www.stevenology.com. Readers who click on the picture may also notice the Sgt Peppers mouse pad and the peace magnet and the Beat record store magnet. Not to mention the general messiness of the cubicle. What can I say, I’m half-packed and getting out of here!

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Work: Things I Will Miss – Part 6

As I now get VERY close to retirement, I am still blogging about some of the things I will miss. You can read some of the other things elsewhere on this web site.

But here is another thing I will miss. You may scoff, but I will miss the ATM machine that is in the cafeteria at work. It is SO convenient to have it in the same building. Need cash, no problem (well, if you have it that is). But it is so easy to get a little spending money.

Not for long, though. Once I retire, my bank’s closest ATM to my house is about four miles!  Sheesh! C’mon, Golden One Credit Union, how about an ATM near my house? Ok, enough of that. I’m still retiring!!

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Work: Things I Will Miss – Part 5

As retirement gets even closer, I think of more things I will miss. Not enough to keep working, of course! But it seems like there is always a birthday, someone leaving, a new baby, an engagement, a promotion, or some other event happening to one of the group at work.

And so someone, or even everyone, brings in some food. It could be one thing, or it could be a conference room full. Just look at this stuff from the other day: cookies and chocolate covered strawberries. Yow! And what you see in the picture is about a third of what there was to start with. Most of this stuff I never buy. But when it’s in front of me? Well, what’s a guy to do…? 

I’m sure my body will be better off without all the food that people bring in. But it’s so good, you know I will miss it!

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Work: Things I Will Miss – Part 4

Retirement is getting closer and closer. As you may know, I have been blogging about some of the things I will miss from work when I retire.

Well, this one is kind of weird, but I do have a good parking space. I know, that’s crazy and I should be glad about saving $50 a month. And I am, for sure! But I have this routine. I park at home in a garage, and I park at work in a garage, so really it doesn’t matter if there is rain, wind, extreme heat, cold, sleet, a rain of bats, blizzard, whatever. I don’t even have to step out in it! I go from the garage into the car and then, when I get to my parking space (see photo), I go from the car  into the stairway and up to my cubicle. Who even needs a jacket?

But hey! Wait a minute. I’m retiring. So… I won’t have to even go out at all if I don’t want to. Ha, yeah! Bring it on, mister bad weather maker, I won’t be driving to work at all! But, still, it IS a nice parking space, all cement with a faded yellow line to separate it. Hmmm, you know what? Maybe I won’t really miss it. 😉

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Work: Things I Will Miss – Part 3

It’s the people who work there I will miss. Well, some of them. Not all of them. Of course, some of them won’t miss me either! Whatever.

Seriously though, there are some good people where I work and some of them that I will actually miss. Maybe I’ll even keep in touch with a few. And just so you know, that picture is old and lots of those people don’t work there any more. And if you click on it, you can see it bigger and say “who are those people?” Heck, I don’t even remember some of them and I work there! 😉

But for those that I like, it has been a pleasure working with you. We’ll just leave it at that.

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