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April 30, 2008
Excuse du jour
I proudly announced a couple of entries down that our wireless problems had been resolved via the purchase of a USB wireless thingamajig for the malfunctioning laptop. Unfortunately, this newfangled doohickey apparently has less torque, horsepower, RPMs or whatever than the now-defunct original laptop wireless card. Consequently, we're still unable to parasitize the local cafe's wireless network while sitting in the studio, and blog updates have suffered accordingly. I may have to throw in the towel, go over there and actually buy coffee in order to connect from now on... still adjusting to that cruel reality. Update tomorrow... --r.
April 29, 2008
Ebay flute auction (Somebody else's)
I just entered an eBay bid for a bamboo flute by another maker. We should all follow this auction, since it'll provide fodder for several thousand words of commentary over the next week or so, and that's a Good Thing for this blog-- remember those distant days when we averaged about 5,000 words a month? *Sigh* --rb
April 27, 2008
Oh, Hi!
Yes, I'm still alive... been preoccupied with lotsa other seasonal stuff, but we'll get back to the blog this week. Can you believe it's almost May? Arrrghhh, too much to do! --r.
April 16, 2008
Return to the Airwaves
Whew-- finally resolved the laptop's wifi dysfunction. Not that we actually got the thing fixed-- I just went out and bought an external USB wireless thingamajig. Now that that's finally done, perhaps we'll be somewhat more regular with, like, adding stuff such as this photo:  Couldn't resist a before/after treatment of this one, since the transformation is so vast. But since I've already frittered away a couple of hours tinkering with the wifi thingy and readying that photo, it's time to sign off for now and go do some blue-collar flute work. --r.
Posted by Romy
11:37 AM PST
April 14, 2008
Spring Fever Casualty
Sorry to have been so out of touch lately! Vernal grippe seized me a couple of weeks ago, and the resultant frenzy of gardening and related activities relegated this site to sad neglect. We do have a new gallery picture of the utaguchi-in-project shot that was posted recently... it's the second shot from the end on this page. [Gallery updated with still-newer photos, 3/16] Today I slew a mole in our new community garden space, currently pictured near the end of the gallery page linked above. Yep, it was time to move to a place in the sun, so to speak: the Swamp Shack gets half-sun at best and is in a very cool microclimate, so it was time to secure a warmer, brighter space in which to coax heat-loving veggies such as tomatoes and peppers to their full potential. The new plot is just a couple miles up the road from the Shack-- so I'm looking forward to maintaining two fairly ambitious gardens this summer *urk* Have you ever tried to trap a mole? Have I written about that before? I'm telling you, it's getting harder year by year to limit the redundancy: one of my worst fears is of aging into a benignly geezy character who tells the same stories over and over, to eye-rolling effect. But them moles is wily, by cracky! Between accounts of the mole trapline and the two gardens, we hope to post occasional updates on flutes as well. More on that within 48 hours. --r.
April 8, 2008
Barack Hussein Obama must be stopped!
The current groundswell of cult-like support for the frightening Barack Hussein O-BoogaBama must be quashed, and he must be utterly defeated! Why, you may ask? Well, it's because if he were elected he'd be the first sitting president who's younger than I am. Not ready for that yet, as I'm sure you'll understand. We've temporarily suspended our normal rule against politically oriented postings in order to bring this important issue to your attention. We're still pulling for Mike Gravel, since American politics badly needs a bracing dose of overt surrealism. (Link to video) [This entry may be deleted soon if cooler and more sober heads prevail.] --r.
April 5, 2008
Waaaaahhh-- I want my wifi!
We've had another slow stretch here for the last week-plus, but I have my laptop to blame. It's a 18-month old HP Pavilion dv6000, and the wireless card conked out. A little web research revealed that this model is notorious for losing its wifi-- now you tell me. It's amazing how much less time I spend online without wifi capability; it had become so routine that I now feel practically helpless without it. No longer can I sit at the studio and parasitize the cafe across the street... come to think of it, this may actually be good for productivity. Here's a shot of the newest flute in the works. Yep, we've been making good progress in the flute department. About time those winter production doldrums were vanquished! Anyway, more flute updates soon. --r.
Posted by Romy
12:37 PM PST |
