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Yay, wife Karen is back. Flew in this morning, switched her flight from last night which was a great idea. Picked her up at the airport, we went to the (somewhat) new Boston Public Market for a quick run-through, then ate in a nice North End restaurant. Followed that with visits to pastry shops and deli to get some goods for the road, then back to the Market. Nice to have her home with us. I DO like the bachelor/dad time, but it's a too empty without her. Fireplace fire and a movie likely tonight.

I've been very happy buying individual stocks...

Pakistani American artist Anila Quayyum Agha. Intersections, Laser-cut Wood, Single Light Bulb, 6.5' Square Cube, Completed: December 2013, Cast Shadows: 32'x34'.

If we ask you to tell us what your next purchase is, so we can short it, is that insider trading?

Ditto on the Amanda Palmer tribute, just purchased. Also will be listening soon to another Bowie tribute album, Lea DeLaria's House Of David. EDIT: Holy Shit is ^^^ this puke-inducing. I had heard Lea had a decent voice - she does - but she completely redoes Bowie tunes in a crappy lounge jazz way. NOT recommended. Off to listen to some GOOD jazz:

Massive Attack -- Ritual Spirit EP

For CJ values of understood

I've been wanting to start a Google position for a while, and truthfully was going to get it regardless of price. It's just funny is all. i've finished paying off some debts and want to get some assets built up again. My plan is to get at least 100 shares before even thinking of offloading any.

Lime Creek Falls, San Juan National Forest, Colorado by Matt Payne.

Sous vide leg of lamb

Feb 2nd?

Excellent final hour...

Have I got some good news for knob lovers real soon... Here's a sample, heat blued steel knob with inlaid silver indicator dot.

You can't match tubes, that is pretty much the gist of it. As for the KGSSHV, the mini uses a completely different power supply and standing current so no doubt there are some differences. There we are talking about major circuit changes. Also only volume matched (with a voltmeter that is) blind tests really apply for something like this. Assumption is the mother of all fuckups. Also a warmer climate with higher than 23°C ambient might require the amps to be readjusted. I can't mimic hot conditions here so they are adjusted at normal room temp.

The whole KGSSHV's sound so different is blown way out of proportion. The only real difference is with warmup and thus the offset of the amp and the tolerance of the components. Once they are all running at optimum temp zero them out and see how much difference there is in a volume matched blind test. I've done that, I wonder how many others have done so... All of this reminds me of the tube rolling stupidity. How many have actually compared tubes with identical specs? I mean the same trans-conductance , not just throwing one fresh set in there and one burned out "NOS" set and claiming the NOS sounds so much more mellow. Something to ponder...

alcohol AND diy, especially electrostatic power amps. at the same time. usually entertaining, and possibly deadly.

Finished product. Sous vide tilapia with adobo and cider vinegar slaw. Very happy tummies. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk