Metaphor for Life

I really like this song Woods It repeats the verse getting more complex and varied. And aren't we just trying to slow down time?

Nostalgia

A year ago tonight was a wonderful dinner in a perfect setting at North Pond. Last night was Coco Pozzi with the waitress who tried to fool us by bringing back the same wine after we sent it back. Two years ago was gladly missing the Superbowl in Charlotte and having room service instead and watching Goodbye Columbus.

Travel article of note from Friday Click here

Movie to miss. The Prestige Got it on NetFlix. I didn't like it.

New Music I like Bon Iver OK I admit it: I only discovered by reading the New Yorker. I am not all that hip. It would be fun to go to All Tomorrow's parties, which is a good Velvet Underground song.

Training for another half marathon so I am running 6 miles today in the cold. I really don't like the treadmill or the track at the gym.

Inauguration Day

It is a very happy day. I was actually teary eyes at points during the ceremony though not during the speech. I was somewhat offended by Rick Warren's invocation and all of the Christianity he injected into.Okay I know he is Christian but did he have to talk about Jesus as his personal savior? I don't care if he used the Hebrew name for Jesus, he could have been more non-denominational. I was happy to hear Barack mention "non-believers" but will Jews be offended that he paired Christian and Muslims, then Jews and Hindus? Lowery was better at the end but somewhat less than politically correct when he called Indians "red" and Asians "yellow."

Worth a visit when traveling to NY http://www.chelseamarket.com/ It is in the Meat Packing district where there are lots of good restaurants

Other interesting articles Escapes
OpEd

Interesting email from my boss

What ever happen to?

Private investors backed out of their buying three lists and all they were left with was an intro to Chinese book that N. told them sold $3 million worth of business when it was really like 7000 units. They were all let go this week without severance. Joel and Laura were treated very badly – but he is OK and has another job lined up – N. wanted them to keep going with just this one book, but Joel and Laura decided to pull the plug because it made no sense to carry on a business for this one book.

With My Gift Cards

I got two gift cards from my bosses so combined with the $50 one I got in September, this is what I bought. Now I can make professionally sounding recordings with my unspectacular voice and my average guitar playing.

M-Audio MobilePre USB Portable Audio Interface

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USB bus-powered preamp and audio interface for laptop recording on the go.

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M-Audio MobilePre USB Portable Audio Interface Features:

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• 2 line outputs (unbalanced 1/4" @ -10DBV)
• Stereo line output (1/8")
• Stereo headphone output (1/8") with level control knob
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Turkey Trot Race Results

I am pleased with my performance in the Buffalo Turkey Trot. I was about 7 minutes faster than last year and finished in the top 20% of men my age. The odds of me improving as much next year are remote but maybe I could take a minute or so off if I really pushed myself. I stopped to tie my shoes so I might have lost 20 seconds for that. In any case, I had a good time racing with Rachel and Jimmy. I didn't see anyone I knew although I did see my first girlfriend's mother was a finisher at 75 years old.


































I am writing this from the Detroit airport en route to my niece's wedding. I just had a Fuddrucker's hamburger for lunch, substituting baked beans for french fries.I am staying an extra two days because it was cheaper to fly home on Tuesday. I will probably do some work on Monday since I don't expect my visit to be action packed. Fortunately, the weather is clear so I don't anticipate any flight delays.