a.k.a. Little L

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.

I’ve been using the Keyboardio Atreus with my Macs, for the past few years. I really, really like them. They feel good to type on and my wrists are happier.

Most of the time I work on a Mac, but I do have a PC that I need to use. Usually, I’ll use it remotely, via Microsoft’s RDP app. But, sometimes, I’m over at my PC workstation and I really miss having that same key layout. So, I’ve purchased another Atreus from Keyboardio and set it up on my work PC.

The website claims that, out of the box, it works on Mac, Windows and Linux. Which it did, except one thing. I could not login. I was pressing the Control and the Alt and the Backspace key. Nothing happened. I opened up Chrysalis, the GUI configuration tool, and checked the key assignments. All looked good. Eventually, I figured it out.

I’m posting this as a reminder to myself, and in case anyone else runs into this same issue.

To send the Control-Alt-Delete command at login, you have to ALSO hold down the FUN key. The Fun key changes the Backspace key from "Backspace" to "Delete”. Subtle.

It’s interesting how things are connected.

When I was first checking out the zsh configuration tool Oh-My-Zsh, I saw that the creator, Robby Russell, was in a local (to Porltland, OR) band, The Mighty Missoula. They describe themselves as “an instrumental post-rock band”.

I found their music on Bandcamp and it totally resonated with me. I listen to it all the time, now.

This cover is from their EP “Au Nord."

My favorite songs are “Blue Ocean” and “Coppice.” A little bit of noise, space, yearning. The perfect soundtrack for driving through The Gorge or the tall forests around Mt. Hood.

One of my favorite bands was the Sidewinders, from Tuscon, AZ. They managed to capture the wide, arid space of the American southwest. I like The Mighty Missoula because they capture the quiet drones and breezes of the Pacific NW.