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So a while back I washed my jh13's and one earpiece had a hole so the drivers got wet. Decided I had enough, put them in a draw and forgot about them. A week or so ago, I decided to see if they could be fixed, knowing that they were out of warranty and my fault. I'm figuring that it's going to be somewhere between $150 for a reshell and $500 for replacement drivers and reshell. Got them back today, new drivers on one side and a reshell. I then got an email advising what they did. Nothing about the cost. I assume they did it for free but did ask whether there was a charge. So far nothing. I've some bad experiences in the past with them but I have to say that they went above and beyond and I just thought I should post about the good since I've posted about the bad.

http://youtu.be/RC_0NzJ2mWA

Taking a day off, after working 45 hours from sunday to wednesday.

Why would you want to downgrade to a useless fustrating user experience? Not seeing your osx desktop is much better than being forced to see a Linux desktop /reks

Good timing on this. I also had some negative stuff to say, so on balance, I also want to mention the good. Recently, Sue did a great job with helping me get the fit right after many attempts and some mistakes . She also made it clear that they will get it right no matter what it takes. Good to see the apparent positive impact that Sue and Andy are having.

Last night I went to sit in with a jazz/funk group who was looking for some sax players. A guy was supposed to print out some charts, but didn't. I'm a "read what's on the page" kinda guy; really wish I could just sit in and go on a group like that. On the bright side, I got to sit in on the first rehearsal of what can easily be a nice little group of musicians. **BRENT**

Thanks for the birthday wishes. A nice quiet day at work as the dean and one assistant to the dean were out sick. Started off with a surprise Starbucks delivery from the Chair of Biological Sciences in the morning and finished off with an eclectic dinner of shredded cabbage salad and stuffed grape leaves, egg rolls, pot stickers, tamale pie and enchiladas with some malted beverages. Now relaxing with a nice Sazerac.

Thanks and interesting. They pair nicely too.

One of these is in my immediate future to toast your good health, Jimmy the Dean. Have a great one! Cheers!

Have an awesome day Jim! I foresee cocktails.

The new cables appear more substantial than what they used to use.

I love my Subaru legacy.

I think I've finally nailed down the list of cars I'm going to try and test drive this weekend. Let me know if anything looks out of place. What I'm looking for is a 4-door sedan that is great on highway trips but still can have a little fun when the time calls for it. Living in the bay area I spend a lot of time on the highways. I thought about a 2-door, but if I buy I want something that will last me the next 6-10 years of my life... which means a spouse and possibly more at some point down the line. I wasn't originally going to look at the luxury models, but I've been driving my Mom's Lexus RX350 around while she is out of town I've started leaning more and more over to that side. Right now the list stands at this: Mazda 6 - Pretty affordable and pretty good looking. Honda Accord - Of the mid-sizes (Camry, Kia Optima, Hyundai Sonata, Altima and the various American makes) this is my favorite. Acura TLX - A nicer Accord? Will have to test drive to see. Also thought about the Audi A3-A4 but I'm coming of a VW I didn't love. Subaru WRX - Could be fun, but wonder how fun on long highway trips? BMW 328d (Diesel) - This would be stretching the budget a ton, but if it really drives as nice as the reviews imply then I have to do some hard thinking about whether or not it is worth it to me. My first car was an old 3-series (1996 328i) which I LOVED. I'm still not sure if I'm going to go new or used, but I'm probably going to buy as opposed to lease.

nope.

I'm hardly a rain god and (knock on wood) actually typically have pretty good luck with travel and weather. All indications are for a wet fall along the eastern seaboard so it's not all that shocking that things are unsettled here. When I left home yesterday it was gorgeous, 75 and sunny with a light breeze. Clearly the lesson is that I should have stayed home!

The Tough Realities Behind Vinyl's Comeback http://t.co/IMxfT5XDAz

Happy Birthday Jim!

Happy Birthday Jim. Extra large Vespers are in order tonight.

Back home in Cayman today after seeing 48 (far too many but yet somehow not quite enough) major league baseball games this year.

Lunatic Soul new track, "Cold"

This one? ------ Desde el otro lado -------

Weird Al has been dropping a different video every day this week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsWo8apgLys