My Desultory Blog

Posted By RichC on October 26, 2020

If the Edgar Winter Group performing “Free Ride” doesn’t make you at minimum tap your toe or move some part of your body a little bit … then I suspect your life is near its end. The song and group are just another in the long Music Monday list from the 1970s. That’s not to say a lot of the artists who peaked in the 1970s stopped performing, but in my opinion that is when they were either creating or playing their best music.

“Free Ride” was written in 1972 by Dan Hartman who also sang lead on the groups top 15 hit in 1973. The single version differs from the album cut in that it “contains a significantly brighter guitar track (that opens the song only on the left channel), added harmonics, a fuzz bass added to the bridge and other changes that contrast sharply with the “dry” LP mix. Most classic rock radio stations play the LP version.” (this one was engineered by Jim Reeves).

EDIT add: I couldn’t resist adding this “Free Ride” video …

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Tags: dan hartman, edgar winter, free ride, mp4, music monday, musicmonday

Posted By RichC on October 25, 2020

The office chair I’ve used for the passed couple decades has seen better days, but it is still my favorite. The sturdy build is better than most I’ve seen, the arm pivots up out of the way for desk-work and easily sliding up to type, write, read or clean around. The size fits me well even though the foam has long-ago required an extra cushion and the faux leather has nearly shredded away on the front and sides. I’m sure most people would say, just replace it … they are not that expensive. Unfortunately after looking around, I can’t find one with the sturdiness and features (sturdy pivot arms) and I’m not sure upgrading to an expensive chair at this point is something I want to do?

This leads me to my dilemma, do I take this one apart and attempt to re-foam, re-upholster, fix worn squeaky parts or bother to add premium wheels? Should I attempt to save a 20 year old run-of-the-mill office chair? Hm .. a dilemma.

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Tags: chair, dilemma, idiom, office, projects, run of the mill, upholstery

Posted By RichC on October 24, 2020

Contentious … doesn’t begin to explain the sentiment around the looming November 3rd 2020 election. Although I don’t mind discussions and debate on political thought and philosophy, this year the emotions and fervor I see and experience between a lot of Republicans and Democrats make open exchange and discussions nearly impossible. Emotions have reached uncomfortable levels, even between friends and family.

Many in my circles have either gone silent (those who prefer not to fight) or are pushing back with louder than usual voices. Social media hasn’t help bring rational debate and what appears to most,a one-sided coverage by media, the openness that may have been intended? This has angered those expecting fair reporting and at least providing information so voters have the information they need to make decisions aligned with their political leanings.

To highlight this, recent suppression of a story or even sharing it by Twitter (last NYPost tweet permitted was 10/14) against certain stories regarding Joe Biden and his overseas involvement or non-involvement in his son’s and brother’s shady family business deals, has been shocking to most on the right who at least expect coverage.  We should all want a free flow of information, investigation and a “press” who looks  into these smelly corrupt dealings. Better answers are needed.

I’ll save a few more of my thoughts for next week .. but for now, a memory from my childhood (Jonny Quest) and a little election humor to lighten the day.

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Tags: campaign, censorship, corruption, election, election interference, joe biden, jonny quest, nypost, Pence, press, race bannon, trump, twitter

Posted By RichC on October 23, 2020

My iMac computer running macOS Catalina has been off for several days using the “shut down” command before leaving town (normally just let it “sleep”). Upon return, it was booted up and opened without requesting a login or password to unlock – highly unusual and a security issue?

I’ve never had this happen before and will have to research to see if this has happened to others?  In any case, it would not be the kind of thing shared office space workers would want to have happen.

Category: Apple, Computer, Software, Technology | No Comments »
Tags: catalina, login, mac, macos, security, shutdown, startup, tech friday, techfriday

Posted By RichC on October 22, 2020

… and just so the humor category can be checked, here’s an Open vs Concealed Carry photo.

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Tags: ani gif, anigif, busy, filler, living the dream, turtle

Posted By RichC on October 21, 2020

A group of #carspotter buddies on social networks often share cars they admire .. so last week I included this Porsche 99CarreraS last weekend while in Florida. Nice!

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Tags: automotive, carrera, florida, porsche, sports car

Posted By RichC on October 20, 2020

Just a “beary” interesting video that is making its way around social media. The bear is a big one, but I’m more impressed with the trash can!

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Tags: bear, can, mp4, social media, social network wildlife, trash, trashcan, video

Posted By RichC on October 19, 2020

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Tags: broken, ipod, jack johnson, mp3, mp4, music monday, musicmonday, shuffle, upside down, youtube

Posted By RichC on October 18, 2020

About half the time I need to cover a cut with a Band-Aid, it is on a finger. Often right where the joint flexes and then even the better stretchy bandages bunch, unstick and come off. Here’s a tip for covering the finger when dealing with a joint … and it works for the tip of you finger rather than two BandAids or extra tape too!

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Tags: band-aid, bandages, bandaid, finger, joint, mp4, tip, video

Posted By RichC on October 17, 2020

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Tags: annalyn, birthday, condo1718, drew, ellerie, family, florida, hocking hills, katelyn, keira, megan, taylor