a.k.a. Little L

I just missed the brick wall

Dog House

Cape Lookout, Oregon, USA

Intense Sunset Glow

The glow at sunset was so intensely red! I was trying to capture it in this photo, but it doesn’t do it justice.

Louie’s Cool Spot

My Office Door

On the road to Salem

Silent servers make me nervous. Things are down while some electrical work is being done on our building.

I installed a graphics card in my phone! I was picking up some tech at the local Apple Store. When I was in the parking garage next to the Apple Store, I took a photo of their green roof. I then looked in Bitcam’s settings and saw I could install a color graphics card in my phone for a couple bucks. Sold! Thanks IconFactory! 📷

Kinghorn, another local band. Heavy & LOUD. 🎵

The Mighty Missoula. Solid set. I’m glad I was able to catch them. 🎵

From Ogden, Utah: Dearth Of Earth 🎵 Really good set. There’s guys are tight and groove!

Openers: Jenny Haniver 🎵

Beer in hand, waiting for things to start

Learned, last minute, that The Mighty Missoula are playing tonight as part of NWPRC POST ROCK FESTIVAL 2023.

Fortunately, I have an open evening and I’ll be able to go.

Maybe I’ll see you there!

This past week, we were gathering old tech for recycling. I found this tower stuck under a desk. It’s hard to believe that it’s still around.

What makes this significant, is that when I first started at NAYA 12+ years ago, my first task was to prepare 20 new computers for staff. This is one of those computers.

I almost don’t want to put this on the pile.

One of my favorite U2 songs and album cover.

Venus and Luna

Wow! This is a handy page.

Tools for better thinking | Untools:

"Collection of thinking tools and frameworks to help you solve problems, make decisions and understand systems"

The different approaches are broken down into four categories:Systems Thinking, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Communication.

I’m familiar with a few of them, but I had no idea there were so many others.

I can see this being a helpful reference.

Listening to a lot of Polyphia, recently. At first, I thought they were a math rock band or just dudes who could shred. (I’d do that all day, if I could. I just wouldn’t publish it).

An early video

Crush

But, the more I listen to their music, watching their evolution and listening to them in interviews, the more it seems like these guys are genuinely a new voice.

Evolution of their sound. Same elements, developed.

G.O.A.T

They’ve also been evolving and I think they’ve found their voice.

Amazing chops on acoustic and electric guitars. The drums are amazing

Playing God

It reminds me of the same process I went through with The Clash. My roommates were huge fans and that’s pretty much all we listened to in our apartment. One day, after hundreds of listenings, it just clicked.

I have learned that if I listen with less prejudice and an open mind and heart, I may find something great.

🎵

Current mood. This is on repeat. Punk gem.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a copy of Richard Thompson’s “guitar, vocal” album in the wild. I’ve heard it on the streaming services, but as a completionist, I’m excited to have a copy. (all of the Hannibal releases seem hard to find). This album has a nice collection of rarities and special releases.

I like this Mudhoney 2-disc set for the same reason. There are some songs that were only released as 7" singles or as promos.

I appreciate it when someone takes the time to gather and create a well-curated compilations over a simple top-10 best-selling collection of hits.

Thanks, again, Music Millenium for the finds!

Recharging with Louie.