Hopstretch

Happy Birthday!

You killed it!

Good buy! I like the ERAs a lot, too. This is the point where I note in passing they were designed by Mike Kelly of Aerial.

Why are they only 1/2 life size?

Yeah. I don't think we'll be trying that again anywhere near bed time. Screaming heebie jeebies all night long. Urgh. Coffee.

Rule 34.

I gave him some Benadryl before bedtime on the nurse's recommendation. He's woken up raving about trash cans and whales four times already.

Warren Zevon -- Warren Zevon I was sitting in the CanJam Hilton Hotel/I was staring in my empty coffee cup/I was thinking that the gypsy wasn't lying/All the salty margaritas in Los Angeles -- I'm gonna drink 'em up!

One thing that was not fun today was my son suddenly manifesting a wicked seasonal allergic reaction, something he has shown no sign of in the past. Eyes just about swollen shut, nose running like a tap etc. etc. The tree pollen is all over everything like gold dust right now, so I guess the cause isn't much of a mystery, but it's just miserable to see him so miserable. No one else in the family has any allergies at all, so I was kind of hoping we'd dodged that bullet. Zyrtec seems to be helping, but I have to say it's a kick in the crotch to make it through the New England winter -- when everyone is constantly sniffling and cranky -- only to now run into exactly the same thing in the longed-for Spring.

Tears For Fears -- The Seeds Of Love

Internet bad or human being bad?

You haven't saved a cent, because I'm going to get you drunk and then sell them to you.

Poor, sad little Staxen.

Well, it's done. I'm keeping it. My wallet is walking like a cowboy. One little wrinkle for those of you who don't read your owner's manuals. The standard warranty is a somewhat risible 90 days, but if -- and only if -- you submit the registration card within 30 days of purchase it bumps up just a smidge to a full five years. All of Ayre's other warranties are also transferable, but the QB-9 manual is silent on this issue.

Well, it's a flexible and extremely tunable DAC at minimum. Then you can add a separate transport and a separate music server if you choose. I think it's a very interesting and potentially mold-breaking product. But how will it sound?

A new source.

Depeche Mode -- Ultra

Caramelized onion marmalade!

Send all your stuff to me from now on and I will. You can thank me later.

Dead Can Dance -- Into The Labyrinth

I am so looking forward to CanJam.

Thanks for the best unexpected belly laugh I've had in a while!

Looks like Audible Elegance are the dealer in your neck of the woods. Maybe they'll let you demo one against the AA. Dat I like read.

$2,500.

There's a very unfunny story behind that picture.