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It's Nate vs. Brisket time again. I was able to find a whole packer in the 8lb range, which when trimmed a bit was down in the 6s, perfect for a meal + leftovers. It's been on since 4, seems to be stalling in the low 150s, so I'll wrap it shortly and am going to try cooking this one more by feel than by internal temp. Temps haven't seemed like very good predictors for me for tenderness so here's to hoping.

Time for some more musings on the 009S... After a week in NYC I got back to new EP-007's earpads and they are on the phones now. Not the improvement I was looking for to be honest and now the bass issues bother me even more. It's one of those things, when you notice the lack of impact it starts to eat at you. You hear it in every offending track and it really detracts from the listening experience. This is not a seal issue as they are clearly airtight. Over all though, the 009S is an improvement over the 009 but this one part just bothers me a lot.... Interesting to compare the earpads of the 009 to the 009S. The former are about 8mm less tall in the front and much softer. The back is the same height but again, the actual volume of the earpads is clearly different due to how much they compress. Last mod I'm going to try are the 009 earpads on the 009S before they are put away into the collection.

Watching, reading... whatever

Sub, Woofer.

Once again a simple but effective dish here, mignon and pappardelle with mushrooms and Dijon sauce. It is, still, a work in progress. My 13 old is making his way into the kitchen, and love to slice Paris mushrooms, he says it is the most satisfying cutting experience. This time I used a ton of clarified butter to have a perfect Maillard reaction to the reversed seared medallions.

Just posted my review, part of the loaner agreement, over there. No death threats yet, and Jude hasn't pulled it. Maybe Dan is behind on is HF protection payments At any rate, I called em how I saw heard em. I really really wanted to like these...

John Coltrane - Both Directions at Once (The Lost Album)

A good day HS

Hardly a classic, but France looked very comfortable and I can see them beating either England or Croatia in the final.

Half way through The Terror -- AMC series. I read the book a few years ago. Series is extremely well done