Our Geek This Week

Gear: Sony WF-1000XM3 Noise Cancelling Earbuds June 21, 2024 Music & Gear & EDC

Previously I wrote about my Sony WH-1000XM3 headphones, but technically I got my very similarly named WF-1000XM3 earbuds first as a gift from Shalee

The Only Way Is Through June 21, 2024 Writing & Non-Fiction & Motorcycle Roughly 10 or so years ago when I first started riding, I was uncomfortable going much faster than 45 mph. I realized such would be fine on back

Now Playing: Depeche Mode Ultra June 17, 2024 Now Playing & Music & Vinyl & Depeche Mode

This is just one of the lovely Father’s Day gifts that I received from Shalee and the girls yesterday. I noted previously that I have every Depeche

Update (17-JUNE-24) June 17, 2024 Site Update Hello! I was on vacation all of last week enjoying time with friends in Colorado; I’ll post more on that later. The preceding few days/week before

Now Playing: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark The Pacific Age June 6, 2024 Now Playing & Music & Vinyl

This is today’s vinyl. Again, another find from my deceased Uncle John’s collection. This album hasn’t been played since at least 1988. To be

Today’s Reading: Three Books June 6, 2024 Today's Reading According to GoodReads.com I am currently in the middle of reading 36 books. OK then. Realistically, I am actually in the middle of three books:

On Listening to Vinyl: Fatboy Slim - You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby (20th Anniversary Edition) June 3, 2024 Now Playing & Music & Vinyl

There’s really something to be said for appreciating an entire album. Case in point, Fatboy Slim You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby, which I owned on CD

Now Playing: Mannequin Pussy I Got Heaven May 23, 2024 Now Playing & Music & Vinyl

I realize this album has been getting a fair amount of hype, but sometimes, like now, the hype is real. Despite it being fairly early in the year,

New To Vinyl Tip: Listen To New Records ASAP May 21, 2024 Music & Vinyl For my birthday in October my family purchased a record player for me. I had thought about getting one for years but had never pulled the trigger,

Now Playing: Pet Shop Boys Very (2018 Remaster) May 19, 2024 Now Playing & Music & Vinyl & Pet Shop Boys

In reference to this post, sometimes music makes you feel like dancing. You’ve got a clever way of haunting me I’m never scared, but you’re

Now Playing: Tamás Vásáry, Debussy “Clair de Lune.” May 19, 2024 Now Playing & Music & Vinyl

I don’t know much about classical music, I only know what I like. I know that it should make you feel something. “Clair de Lune” emotionally affects

I Took 10 Months to Read a Book Less Than 300 Pages May 15, 2024 Today’s Reading Kind of a big day here at the homestead. I just finished Quiety Hostile: Essays by Samantha Irby. It was a good book (I gave it four stars), but

High Five! (14-May-24) May 14, 2024 Links & High Five Ten Years Of Using Pocket Notebooks - This just feeds into my love of pocket notebooks (not necessarily Field Notes) and writing things down. Slow

Too Many Bad Pressings May 2, 2024 Vinyl & Music Has anyone else noticed a fair amount of bad pressings for new vinyl? I received a turntable for my 50th birthday in October and have purchased a

Gen X: The Downsized Generation May 1, 2024 Gen X As mostly children of the Baby Boomers, I get that Gex X is often called “The Forgotten Generation.” Let me add another descriptor: the downsized

Update (22-APR-24) April 22, 2024 Site Update Apologies, as it has been just over three weeks since I have updated this blog. Life, and really, work have just gotten in the way, especially the

The Kybercast #208: Back To 97! March 31, 2024 Podcast & Kybercast & Star Wars

The latest episode of The Kybercast, the mostly weekly podcast I record with my good friend, Joe, is online! NEWS BSG is nowhere on streaming in

Today’s Viewing: Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind March 31, 2024 Today's Viewing

Note: Technically this is last week Sunday’s viewing, but let’s not get caught up in semantics, OK? March 19 was the 20th anniversary of this film

365 Days of Sammy March 30, 2024 Samson & Delilah & Dogs & Writing & Non-Fiction

Back in 2021 we had to say goodbye to our beloved dog, Samson, not even a year after losing his sister, Delilah. This is a loss that affects me far

The Kybercast #207: The Alien Acolyte of the Bad Dragon! March 30, 2024 Podcast & Kybercast & Star Wars

The latest episode of The Kybercast, the mostly weekly podcast I record with my good friend, Joe, is online! NEWS Rebel Moon: Part II - The Scar