To Start the Week
What is life without music? Just came across this in the dusty old collection and it had me smiling and grooving. What a great group the (Re)Fugees were.
Rumor is, there is a comedian and his brother that love this group. đŸ˜‰
(Re)Fugees!
Is it time to get Sirius?
It’s been awhile. Politics and appointments/health shifted my attention away from this place. Oh yes, there is college basketball also. Hell yes!
Typical for the holidays, this year I ran into a shiny new list of trial offers. It’s been years since entertaining any older technology for daily use. However, the more I witness current advertising, or more specifically, what is being pushed, the more I realize I may need to go back to some old ways.
Throughout the past few years, many several hour driving trips have presented a few annoyances. One of the most frustrating and irritating, the radio. About 45 min in, a terrestrial radio scan (in my location) only produces country music, religious commentary, and conservative talk. Put me in a torture chamber with that lineup, and I’ll talk in seconds.
Ever since “trying” XM Radio many many years ago, I’ve been intrigued with offers from Sirius. Well, I decided to jump in. And after a few weeks in, it has been great. Politics, music, and commentary have made trips much more enjoyable. Would highly recommend.
The biggest news, during my hiatus, was the release of several new songs from some rap/hip hop legends. This wasn’t on my radar, but definitely on the wish list. Fantastic additions for my drives also. We want more!
Radio/TV
It was about 15 yrs ago when antennaweb and other similar sites were starting to get popular. Lots of folks were cutting the cable, checking their tv specs for “built-in” tuners…AND beginning to use tv boxes OR PCs to stream everything from local news, radio, YouTube, etc. Of course, this wasn’t the beginning of “cut the cable” culture, just the time when a larger group of consumers started noticing the trend (and switching).
Is it time to VPN everything? Good question. YouTube is much different than when it started (especially after being purchased by Google). With the popularity of tv boxes and streaming comes forced advertising and data mining. VPN’s can help resolve many issues, but they are not a full scale solution. As always, the devil is in the details. So be sure to check logging policies and also where the vpn company is located. You may be defeating the purpose of purchasing vpn service, by simply handing your data over to another data miner.
As of right now, I am getting personalized ads from Seattle and San Francisco. It’s kind of nice seeing what’s going on on the west coast. I’ve seen a couple of advertisements for school teachers and programs at local schools. Another for animal rescues. And another for state funded prescription coverage. YEAH!!!
It’s not as easy these days, but sometimes you just have to change the dial.
I think I’ll kill the radio, don’t want to hear this song..
“Dr Dre, lil busta”
It’s the weekend, and what better way to celebrate than a little old school, nostalgic, funk infused hip hop? This mix has been on repeat lately.
On the agenda this month: Switch to new pump (T1, training, etc), landscaping (pull old shrubs, plant new, maintenance of woods overgrowth), re-purpose 4X PC’s, discover new parks for diggity dog walks (doing pretty well in this area), more and more home cooking (from guac to pulled pork, it’s been delicious).
The Guitar is Speaking!!
Sounds like they’re coming out with new stuff again (edit: they have released newer material). I had to post this… Amazing, and right up my alley (guitar, tone, transition, timing, notes, etc).