Hopstretch

Off to go find a stick and poke out my mind's eye.

I believe Ayre has retained Wavelength to do their ass-kicking for them, under a licensing agreement.

Someone's got a case of the Mondays.

My Morning Jacket -- Z

About to fire up the snowblower here for the second round. It was that or some more headphone gear for Christmas and so far I have not regretted the choice. Ask me again in the summer.

Odd that the skipping issue doesn't seem to affect the iPhone the same way.

Hey John, I can't remember if you said you had a decent DAC already? If not, the Pico with DAC is pretty much unbeatable for all it'll do for the money, plus the small form factor to boot.

We had a good dump here today. But I must admit it was breathtaking after the storm came through: (relatively) warm, clear and absolutely still -- with that fine, fine snow clinging to every branch and eave. I had just finished clearing the walks when my neighbor, who plows our driveway, came around and, since he was at the end of his circuit, we sat in the cab of his truck drinking beer and hiding from our families for an hour or so.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse -- Weld

Simple Minds -- New Gold Dream

Yuck!

I'm going to wait for the electrostat version.

My mother was frightened by one while I was still in the womb.

OK, but the Soundsticks have to go.

Malcolm Middleton -- Into The Woods This is rather good, despite being Scottish.

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds -- No More Shall We Part "Gates Of The Garden" must be close to the top of any list of Sex > Death songs in popular culture.

Disturbing cover art night at your house? Oi Va Voi -- Oi Va Voi

Elvis Costello -- Mighty Like A Rose

Another Deathstar incident? Know we're quite storage-intensive around here, maybe advance warning will save someone's data. Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 drives said to be failing at an alarming rate - Engadget

Pfft. Are you a modder or a mouse?

One step closer with that leash and I'll bite your friggin' nuts off!

Don't bet on it. Those are the same liquidators who just did Linens 'n Things and I saw how they worked there. First raise tagged prices by 30%, then put up the "35% OFF!" banners. They are in there to squeeze out every last cent for the creditors and they don't fuck around. On the other hand, consumer electronics pricing is very transparent now thanks to the Web, so it's pretty easy to do your homework. EDIT: Today must be my day to be just slightly too late.

From the specs, it looks like they might be a touch -- how you say -- bass light? EDIT: Too slow.

Those eggs can stay, as they appear quite firm.