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Michel Petrucciani "Power Of Three"

Poor bugger. He doesn't even have any paunchy middle aged dudes.

O Grove, Galicia, Spain. Supercell Thunderstorm and Lightning over the Kansas Plains. Greensburg, KS. Sunrise at that Wanaka Tree, New Zealand. Click for slightly larger.

Mt. Mountain, Dust -- so good. I've listened -- and liked, and probably buying -- their entire catalog, but Dust is their masterpiece. It's like Tool on quaaludes, with a bit of Desert Sessions thrown in. https://mtmountain.bandcamp.com/album/dust

I’d like to thank Jacob for sending me his JLC Alligator strap he had for his Reverso, but didn’t use.

Started off the day by putting my big clumsy foot through the hose of Miele vacuum and breaking it but good. A replacement is $155 minimum because mine's got the wiring for a power nozzle. Luckily, I can get the replacement part for the non powered version and (I think) pilfer the bits I need, doing a repair myself. I realize I'm preaching to the choir here, but there is so much to be said for buying items of quality. This Miele was $400 for the base unit, 20 years ago. The power nozzle and turbo nozzle were like $250 more. The machine is still going strong (my own clumsiness notwithstanding). Similarly, my 2006 Echo weed whacker was like $500 and the spinning blade of doom attachment was another $150 with the "don't cut your stupid self" bar. I can get it serviced every year for under $100 and it still deals with the kudzu like growth on my property. Now if anyone needs me, I'm seeking to get my precious 2003 mic preamp repaired and upgraded.