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Grabbed a 100$ haircut + beard trim for my first "meet the team" lunch with a very interesting prospect job wise. I've never had a "lunch interview" before, but this would be a job that would interface somewhat with my old job, except I'd be leading the account for one company instead of low-person on the totem pole for the old company. Restaurant https://stanfords.com/locations/northgate/ Menu https://stanfords.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Stanfords-Main-Menu_Web.pdf Depending on what the head guy orders, that 12oz cut of rock salted roasted prime rib looks great, or perhaps the smaller rib eye. I guess we'll see what's up in the morning, but the goal is to walk away on a good track to make more than my previous boss/grand boss, which would be just fantastic. It was a pretty good sign where two former co-workers sent me that same job listing, and one of them had reached out. I went from the initial "hey, we got your name and want to put you in the pool, send your resume" to, after receiving resume, "that's a STRONG resume. I have a few people out at the show [ISC West in Vegas a couple weeks ago] I'd like you to try to meet up with. If not, we'll get together in the next couple weeks." Looks like it'd be a really good match, and I have a LOT of good recommendations from inside that company, so gonna grab a drink, take a nap, and then try to figure out the ideal etiquette to handle a job interview in a restaurant. Come to think of it, the last time I had a job interview in a restaurant was in the 90s at either DQ or Hardee's. Man, now I want a biscuit...

I guess that I should elaborate more. I don't have any intentions of a sexual relationship with this boy. I know that even if I wanted to, a romantic relationship is not my strong suit. Given that this young man is so young, that's really a recipe for messing up a young mind. My feelings of guilt before anything at all has even happened are another reason I know that would be a very bad idea. What I would like to achieve Friday, is way of explaining the situation to him in a way that leaves him feeling OK with the fact that our relationship will stay professional and friendly. He was rejected by his biological Father early in his life, and has not had a strong influence from a man in his life. The last thing that I want to do is make him feel rejected one more time. This is a delicate thing to achieve, but I want to believe that it's possible.

first grilling of the new year. prime tomahawk

So I found out something yesterday, and it has me in a weird place. Only once previously in my career have I ever dated a co-worker. That was a long time ago, in Alaska. We dated a few times, but I didn't develop any real feelings for him, and it didn't end badly, but was a bit awkward for a while. He was actually a few years older than me. And we absolutely never let anyone know about it, as neither of us were out at work. Now some 35ish years later, and I'm learning that another co-worker has a crush on me, and wants to pursue those feelings. I have always been extremely professional at work, mostly because I absolutely had to be. And I definitely have mixed feelings about this happening. There are a couple of issues that have me grappling with this. Firstly, just the fact that it's difficult to date a co-worker. And secondly, the fact that this co-worker is much younger than me. Much, much younger! I discovered this co-worker's feelings from other co-workers. I have had 3 people in our company try to talk me into dating this young man. Even my boss has been encouraging. This fact alone is kind of blowing my mind. The thing is that everyone has kind of taken this young man under their wings, including me. I just didn't realise the feelings were more than admiration for a mentor. My gaydar might be slightly out of tune, but I think the language barrier is more the culprit. Plus, I never expect to be looked upon romantically from someone under 1/3 of my age. This young man started working with us approximately 4 - 5 months back. He's the Nephew of another employee. And both are from Peru. I immediately noticed this young man's desire to learn carpentry, and his natural ability to pick things up quickly. I taught him several things in trim carpentry, and even passed down some tools that I had in duplicate. His Uncle was trying to drop hints, to which I was oblivious (again, the language barrier). But the other day he just came out and told me how his Nephew felt about me. He doesn't seem to be uncomfortable with his Nephew's feelings at all. Even though he's just learning of his Nephew's homosexuality. There's also the cross generational thing, which apparently bothers me more than anyone else in the company. These kinds of relationships are not at all rare in the gay community, nor do they have the same stigma as they might in the heterosexual world. My own belief is that so many gay boys are rejected and unloved by their Fathers, that they seek out a pseudo Father figure in their romantic relationships. And so many gay men that may have always wanted a Son do the same. Anyway, I've been asked if I'd take him to dinner and a movie, and just see where that leads. Now I really like this young man, and he is kind of adorable, but I'm really not the long term involvement type, as well as the generational issue that I can't seem to come to terms with. Mostly I just don't want to hurt his feelings. And leading him on to any type of romantic scenario seems wrong. I'm just not good at relationships. I've always kept my sex life just exactly that...sex. So I have agreed to go to dinner and a movie Friday after work, but I'm anything but comfortable with this at the moment. Any and all advice will be taken in and evaluated. Oh, by the way, his age is 19. Just saying that makes me feel very pedo.

One Tomahawk Rib Eye please, and one to go. Did I get the job? {good luck Brent}

Fingers crossed Brent! I'm hoping it happens because I'd love to see you fall off of a more expensive bike.

I just mentioned your posts to Dorothy and her first thought was that you should take him to someplace in the Castro because he needs introduction to the community, not to the TICE. OK she didn't say the last part. 😂

Are you interviewing Brent for a job?

Campsite Rule

so birgir bought a a90d without knowing it. nice.

Get your monochrome camera here - https://pentaxrumors.com/2023/04/12/ricoh-announces-new-pentax-k-3-mark-iii-monochrome-dslr-camera/

I dunno. Steve it's kind of you to be considerate of the experience and potential power imbalance, but I gotta say aren't you assuming a little about pseudo fathers and fragility and how it applies in his case? Maybe it's true, but maybe he just kinda likes specifically you. And you wouldn't be you at a more matched age. Also maybe some protective "not good at relationships" stuff to get past too? Tread caring and carefully and see where it leads?

Yeah any headphone giant you plug in is gonna get killed.

Walnut legs should look good.

Good luck Brent! But in regards to the above....please don't https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/09/world/asteroid-collision-risk-2046-nasa-scn/index.html

they quote .0008% thd has to be koss circuit. opamp driving stack of transistors. lots of gain and lots of feedback. no chip amp driving a transformer can do this. and nothing else can do 2000 vppss also remember they are doing this on a total power budget of 15 watts.

Annie – Neon Nights (EP)

The Topping EHA-5 was released today and I've naturally bought one. I don't have high hopes for this though as of yet, no good electrostatic amp has come out of China - just different shades mediocrity. We are currently taking bets as to what's inside, I think it is either a Koss clone or a speaker amp driving a pair of transformers. That or the SRM-001 circuit (yeah the portable one) is about as it good as it gets from China. Speaking of China fucking things up, I've been trying to source some Stax parts recently and everybody has the same story, Edifer has fully taken over Stax and fucked it into the dirt. Maybe they are just trying to get rid of the old distributors to do it themselves but yeah, nobody is happy with the way Stax is run now. I fear we may be heading into a very dark time indeed, similar to what happened to Quad back in the day.

Agreed, Craig. I used to love to pour through my dad's copies of Mad.... To this day, I still remember one cartoon that I repeated to my son. A kid is bugging his dad and keeps saying something like, "Dad lookit....lookit what I'm doing....lookit, lookit, lookit....!" And the dad then retorts, "I'm lookiting!!" Don't know why that stuck with me, but I still use it occasionally.....

A few more autocross shots from my event Sunday. Loving autocross. It is like cars and coffee and racing in the same day, only the folks all actually drive their cars they way they were meant to be driven!

Spent an absolutely fabulous Easter Sunday at Compound Bedecarre. Lots of children having a great time hunting for eggs. Great food. And heartwarming feelings just hanging with the Bedecarre siblings. I love that family!

Russian Red - Fuerteventura. Similar in sound to several other light folk/pop artists, but something about her sets it apart and causes me to like her more than most....

I bought these shoes to wear to MOA II, over 10 years ago. Never had the occasion to wear them there, or at any other time. I new they were waiting for just the right outfit!

Fly From Here: Return Trip Yes 2011 https://album.link/i/1490150422 Example: 20th out of 23 (one is about to be released) studio album. I kind of dropped off Yes, (well, new Yes) about 10+ years ago. I guess I was more into the band line-up (this one does not have Jon Anderson) than I was just about the music. So, I gave this one a spin (click) and I really enjoyed it. I just took it for what is there. It starts out with a six part song (clip of it as example) that I really enjoyed. The rest of the album is a bit mixed, nothing bad, just ranges from really good to okay. I will try the other two newer albums at some point (2014 and 2021). It is not so much I am running towards them, I am not actively running away from them anymore.

Some more George: All Things Must Pass (50th Anniversary) George Harrison 1970 https://album.link/i/1670732500 Example: Good to just listen to now and then.

About two weeks ago I finished up a job (I'm now on a new job). The homeowner Chris always had a nice plaid shirt on. We got to talking about plaid collections. Although mine was much bigger, he had all Pendleton wool plaid shirts. Very nice plaid shirts, for those not in the know. Today my boss met with Chris and his wife. Pretty much a final meeting. Chris asked him to give me a box. This was the box... Pendleton has many styles. My favorite being the "Board" edition. It's a casual style, not too western looking. And made to be worn untucked. A beautiful Board edition! These are in the $150 neighborhood. I love my job!

^ indeed, they are better albums. Get Back (Rooftop Performance) The Beatles 2022 https://album.link/t/213891547 Example: Nice to just listen to the entire set.

I heard that in Karen Carpenter's voice.