I love handmade convenience-store signs. I took this one today on the way to my cousin’s house for Easter, at the Mobil station on the Hutchinson River Parkway.

Posted on March 27th, 2005 by Chris
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…A Moog Memorymoog! Again I have to admit, working in a music store has its perks. A customer of Erik’s was looking to trade in some equipment to get yet more equipment (Man we all have it bad don’t we?) Erik graciously let me in on the deal. Together we went over the list of [...]

Posted on March 27th, 2005 by Charlie
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A couple of years ago, New York State passed a law, no doubt inspired by the pre-existing law in Suffolk County, prohibiting people from using a hand-held cell phone while driving. I happen to be a big fan of this law, as I’m sure it has prevented a lot of motor vehicle accidents. (Not all [...]

Posted on March 16th, 2005 by Chris
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Charlie has started jamming with a fusion band. Good for him; I know how much he enjoys playing that stuff. It’s not really my thing, so I’m glad he’s getting it out of his system. :) The great news for us is that the drummer of this fusion project owns a recording studio, and has [...]

Posted on March 13th, 2005 by Chris
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Here’s a good reason to exercise. On Wednesday, my girlfriend Carrie called me with two pieces of good news. First, she decided to start going to the gym again after some time away. Then, at work that day, she found out (unofficially) that she will be invited back to her job next year. On Thursday, [...]

Posted on March 11th, 2005 by Chris
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I attended a fire department fund raiser today, where my good friend Kevin’s band was the house band. When I was in a rock cover band a couple years ago, I invited Kevin up to play bass on the Black Crowes’ “Hard to Handle” (hmm – a cover of a cover). We finally got the [...]

Posted on March 6th, 2005 by Chris
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Who’s dumber – the public, or advertisers? It’s hard to say anymore. I just saw a TV commercial for some kind of motor oil, and the big selling point was that this motor oil now has polarized molecules. Um, so does water. So, clearly the advertisers think we’re morons. Throw some big scientific words around, [...]

Posted on March 2nd, 2005 by Chris
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Today at 1:00 pm on ESPN: Mets at Nationals, the first spring training game of the season. The VCR is set. Happy spring. :)

Posted on March 2nd, 2005 by Chris
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