skullguise

Very nice looking tree! Made it through the first Hanukkah party last night at my mother's....minimal food ingestion (even though all was delicious) thanks to a larger lunch and lack of hunger, and the whole family made it. Really nice time! Tonight, night 2 of family parties; my dad and stepmom are amazing cooks, so will likely not be able to resist temptation 2 nights in a row, and stuff myself.....

Happy Bird-day....or am I just parroting too?

I liked it, very clever! I got to hear the Scintilla's once, what beasts they were..... It was at a store that pushed Macintosh equipment, but I don't remember if that was what was driving them. I did get to hear the Duetta's several times, definitely with Mac gear, and they were real nice..... I almost bit on the smaller Stage speakers, but didn't have the room for them. Those Apogee ribbons sounded so nice, though.....

Finally getting over my cold, went to work today and my VP calls me in. He presented me with a letter from the CFO and CAO/Legal Council, thanking me for participation in a recent high visibility project, and presenting me with a nice little bonus! Now, what gear to buy....?! What, dear.....oh.....yes.....of course I can put some more towards the Bar-Mitzvah

So well stated Al. Sad that it happened around the holidays as well.

Yeah, pretty cool stuff. At first glance, it was tough to get an idea on proportions of the setup, but then you see the people in front, and you realize what went into it.... And great tree, too, Al, same with the others here. As "the Jew that likes the trees" I'm enjoying this. After telling my wife about this, she decided to give the Hanukkah bush another try. It's literally a few decorative branches in a large glass floor-standing vase, adorned with blue and silver ornament balls. And so far, the cats have left it alone....

Me too, son will like these a lot I'm sure

Happy Birthday!!

Awake at 3:30 EST after maybe 1 hour sleep.....friggin' head cold...... At least two meetings were cancelled today, so I'll work from home, rest occasionally.....and dream of pirate booty

That would definitely make my vote Zoltan! I wonder if that movie was in Kim Jong Il's archive.....

Good luck, Mike. A woman with whom I used to work had it, it was caught a little later but she is symptom free now. DOES have some very minor sagging around her mouth, but doesn't impact quality of life in any way at all. Hope it works out 100% for you.....

Sounds like the missle launches were something planned for a while, but I'm sure it's also a signal that North Korea is trying to send that it still is in powerful control.... I just hope it doesn't get too much in turmoil, not good when there's nukes potentially involved.

Oy vey, vot is vit all de vishes? Ah, vell, vot de heck....Happy Birthday

Crap, sorry to hear this Chris, my thoughts are with you and family....

Happy Birthday!

If no loose wires, I think it could be just a nasty static electricity shock?? The fleece note made me thing of that....

This was kind of cool....reminds me of Madness meets Kraftwerk......

Wow, I had only a passing familiarity with him and next to none with his work. Reading some of the links above makes me sad about how much I have missed. Will definitely look more into his work..... RIP.....

Happy Birthday!

Belated Happy Day! Indeed, hope it was great!

I have no input to any of the discussion at hand, being unfamiliar with the people, products and situation. But.... One thing I really dislike is the use of extreme analogies to try support or prove a point. The Nazi and Rape analogies are extremely poor IMO, and to my eyes just serve to lessen the impact of the other things you say.

Happy Birthday!

Mostly great news here, that's wonderful, congrats, but also best wishes for pneumonia recovery! I look at the record collection and sigh....when we moved into our house in 1996, I didn't have much room for vinyl, so sold off perhaps 2,500 pieces, keeping maybe 400-500 for me. Have grown that a bit since, but have also downgraded the phono setup over the years.... Some day, it'll come back again....including that Abba LP......

Happy Birthday!

Does this make you a shit leader?