August 26, 2009 at 7:45 am (Music, Personal)
I was listening to my original iPod the other day. It’s a third generation 40GB model that is still around and going strong. Of course, it is on it’s third battery, and it resides primarily in my bedroom connected to a set of Logitech speakers, but it still gets used almost every day.
The other morning it was running in shuffle mode was playing such an interesting mix of music that I carried it out of the house with me (neglecting the newer 80GB model). Here is the selection of music it chose that morning:
Lee Ritenour: Asa
Billy Joel: Piano Man
Phil Wickham: I Will Wait For You There
John Pattitucci: Venetian Moonlight
Frozen Ghost: Shake Your Spirit
Donald Fagen: Chain Lightning
Booker T and the MG’s: Ode To Billy Joe
Traffic: Forty Thousand Headmen
Curtis Stigers: Peace, Love, and Understanding
Pat Metheny: Question and Answer
Eric Kunzel and the Cincinatti Pops: Cuban Overture
Bebo Norman: Where the Trees Stand Still
Sting: I Was Brought To My Senses
Phil Keaggy: The Mission
Little River Band: Relentless
Level 42: The Chinese Way – Dub Mix
This really is what I wanted an iPod for in the first place: the ability to take my entire music library with me, and listen to it in any way I wanted, even if the device is choosing the order. Fantastic.
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August 26, 2009 at 7:32 am (Personal, Writing)
I, like many others, have been guilty of neglecting my blog, and for that I apologize. I, like many others, have been very busy. However, some of my busyness has been directly related to travel, the supposed theme of this space, so the fact that nothing about any of it has been making an appearance here is just plain sad.
Some of the reason for the lack of postings here can be blamed on Facebook, where photos of my trips have been getting uploaded regularly. Most of the rest of it (other than laziness) can be blamed on Twitter, where it is so easy to post a snarky, here’s-what-I’m-doing-ain’t-it-great comment, that almost no thought need wander by my cerebral cortex. These things are too easy and writing a blog post usually takes some actual concentration.
The upshot of all this noise is that I’ll try to do better. I promise. I’ll try.
–Jay
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June 19, 2009 at 5:42 am (Personal, Tech)
As a free service to AT&T, I’ve decided to help them be more truthful in their advertising.
In a previous post I said their slogan should be “Fewer Bars in Useful Places”. Today’s entry is “No Bars Where You Need Them”.
All of this stems from how lousy their network is on the rail system in Atlanta. Bear in mind that this city is home to AT&T’s headquarters and that they built a garage at the far end of the rail line for their employees to use. I certainly hope those employees don’t have work to do on the way in that requires using the AT&T GSM network because it isn’t going to happen.
Compare this to the T-Mobile network on the same rail system which is practically 100% the entire way, EVEN UNDERGROUND. I know this because they were my provider before I got sucked into the iPhone collective.
The iPhone is the only reason I’m with AT&T, and so far they aren’t giving me any reasons to stay with them when my contract expires.
AT&T, “No Customers Without iPhone Exclusivity”
– Mobile post
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June 18, 2009 at 9:14 am (Images, Personal)
Shot this photo of the sky looking beyond the top of a parking deck. The clouds caught my eye.
– Mobile post
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June 16, 2009 at 1:58 pm (Music, Personal)
Anne and I saw Calexico and Andrew Bird last night at the Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta.
Calexico turned out to be really great live, with lots of energy. We could have listened to them for much longer, but since they were the opening act, their set was fairly short.
Andrew Bird certainly more of a performance than a concert. He’s a great musician, but he was certainly putting on a show, especially compared to Calexico, who were there because they obviously love playing music.
Here are some crappy low light iPhone shots from the concert.
Inside of Cobb Energy Center
Ceiling of Cobb Energy Center
Stage before the concert
Calexico on stage
Andrew Bird on stage
Radioshift is streaming The Eagle 103.7 from Flagstaff
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June 12, 2009 at 6:05 am (Images, Personal)
This shot is a few days old, before the stormy weather returned, and shows the campus where I work. You can’t miss these buildings if you drive through downtown Atlanta.
– Mobile post
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May 28, 2009 at 4:36 am (Images, Personal)
Yesterday, while walking into work from the train, I had my backpack slung on just one shoulder because it was the only way to stay cool. It wasn’t really hot, but felt like the beginning of the Georgia swimming season.
The end of spring here signals the beginning of days where, if you walk outside, you feel the need for a shower or a wetsuit within minutes. The humidity here is more like something you wear.
I remember thinking how nice it would be to hop a plane for San Francisco or Flagstaff so I could escape to a place where dampness was a choice, not an inevitability.
This morning I walked outside and there was the humidity again, but this time it was visible. Visible water hanging in the air; that’s damp. Oh well, maybe tomorrow I’ll just wear a swimsuit to work.
– Mobile post via iPhone
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May 27, 2009 at 2:20 pm (Images, Personal)
Police copter or traffic copter? Neither are welcome sites when they’re hovering around the exit of your workplace.
– Mobile post via iPhone
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May 27, 2009 at 5:49 am (Personal, Travel)
Last week I discovered a renewed interest in taking transit to work instead of driving. After getting cut off by an inconsiderate driver, who ignored my turn signal for at least a mile and then kept pace with me so I was boxed in, I decided that I really dislike the way people drive here and I don’t want to play with them anymore. To minimize the risk to me and the car, I hop on the train. Now I just have to dodge them in the crosswalk…
– Post From My iPhone
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September 29, 2008 at 7:16 am (Images, Personal)
This past Sunday morning we got up early and tortured ourselves by running (me) and walking (Anne and Pam) our town’s annual 5k race. It is held in conjunction with the annual Duluth (Georgia) Fall Festival.
Motley photos here:
iTunes is playing One Moment Away (Album Version) from the album “One Moment Away” by The Afters
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