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That's a tough one.....they were incredible.... On a more personal note, RIP to a friend, Pete Savickas. Pete was a partner to a woman who knew Karen from New York City single days in the 80's. She moved up to a small town in NH and expanded a house on a small lake there. She met Pete many years back and - while they never married - were partners all those years. No kids, but a nice life and acclimated to small town living. Pete was a bit of a curmudgeon, but he could've been in the Dos Equis beer commercial; he was one of the most interesting people I've ever met. He and Debbie were our New Year's Eve partners for several years. A great cook, boater (he had two beautiful wooden Chris Craft boats), wine & beer connoisseur, investor, weather watcher, animal whisperer, and so much more. We would talk about so many things, and I'd learn something new every time we chatted. It was a pleasure to chat about audio, finally something I could teach him; and his interest was always there to learn. I will raise a glass to him, if you are drinking and think to toast him, please do.

Dusty, half this family isn't Jewish, but they bought in....to celebrating Jewish family and events, as well as the Shiva mourning. Call it Shiva or not, to me it's a good thing. There is a lot of formality to a Shiva, many times it is not followed 100%. Personally, I find it the beginning of healing. Family and friends come to pay respect, connect, tell stories, and eat. The formal period is 7 days/nights. When Karen passed, I was tearfully surprised by one of my two best friends flying in from California and spending all the days/nights of Shiva visiting (3 days for us). It's that type of love and connection that helps the healing. It's just a good thing, no matter what it's called, what religion it follows, etc.

Went to a Shiva visit tonight. Facebook friend's father (94 years), I went to HS together with said FB friend's sister-in-law. Found out today that he also went to a Summer camp with my oldest brother. A wonderful celebration of life, and I caught up with my HS friend and her husband, haven't seen them in over 15 years! As much as one doesn't want to catch up with people at a funeral/Shiva, it was a life well-lived, and it was great to re-connect. It will NOT be another 15 years before we see each other again!

Happy Belated! Glad it was a fast and good time!

Happy Belated!!

RIP Ralph Towner....he was a great one 😪

Few more from the SSD

Belated Happy Birthday! Tickety-Boo and all that still. Hope you enjoyed the day!

Well, fuck...now Bittersweet Symphony by Verve is an "oldie" song? Now I feel friggin' ancient! 🤣

What a split legacy! Loved the comic, hated his political views. Still....RIP.....

^^ Not available anymore....did you get a picture? Or maybe a security thing?

I prefer blues and greens myself. Water/sky, grass.....calming colors (though not too dark on each). Helps keep me from doing the things my mind screams at me to do to some people.

What Dan said....I also think it's about the recording and mastering first. I have several things on 16-44 that I also have on hi-rez. The improvements I hear seem to be less about the format and more about changes in how the recording was made. All that said....I still like to have hi-rez copies of things because....well, hi-rez 🤣

Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday!

Today NASA hosted a chat session with my nephew. We got to catch up with him, talk about things he's doing, etc. He took us on a bit of a tour and we got to see his view from ISS. And....fancy that....the world really IS round! 🤣 'Twas very very cool! Pics are screen captures, and video quality was so-so. But wow.....

So sorry Ozgur....especially difficult when there's family "things" going on. Glad you and your dad got to visit and pay respect. RIP to your aunt....

Happy New Year everyone! Bit bittersweet for me. The last few years Karen and I have had mixed celebrations: 3 years ago at some friends' place in NH, we went to bed early but watched the ball drop on streaming. Two years ago, same friends weren't feeling well so we skipped, but watched the ball drop. Last year, too tired, went to bed early. This year, I fell asleep reading, but woke up at ~11:40 to turn on the TV and watch the ball drop. When the clock struck midnight, I turned to the other side of the bed...and started crying. The sweet side was some of my closest friends sharing pics and texts for the New Year, our bonds are ever closer. Hoping that 2026 is a much better year....for me, for my family, for all of us here, and for our country and the world!

Wow...... Thanks......

^^^ Love it! "Our lord and savior the trans man....?" 🤣

Belated Happy Birthday, hope it was great!

Went to a Chinese restaurant for lunch. Another Jewish friend joined, and a work colleague/friend who is Indian (and leans towards Buddhism). Was a fascinating 4.5 hours (!!) of conversation: religion, philosophy, jokes, and just good stories! Incredibly nice people!

One more Happy Birthday! One question though: what does rumored cake taste like? 😁

Very Happy Birthday!!

^^^ Glad I got my first NAS updated to 40+TB (!) before the AI component craze......