Down Time
Posted: May 30, 2011 Filed under: Site maintenance Leave a comment »Regular blogging will resume shortly.
Tahoe
Posted: May 28, 2011 Filed under: Environment Leave a comment »I put three-quarters of a tank of gas in a Chevy Tahoe this morning. $75.
Dreaming of Revenge
Posted: May 27, 2011 Filed under: Listening 2 Comments »Kaki King’s “Dreaming of Revenge” has been in heavy rotation on my iPod this week. Intense, particularly the tune “Can Anyone Who Has Heard This Music Really Be a Bad Person?” I owe MPomy one for the heads up on this artist.
Bottomless
Posted: May 26, 2011 Filed under: Transportation, Washington Leave a comment »The Washington Post’s Dr. Gridlock:
LaHood notes that the federal government has $900 million invested in the project [of building a Metro line to Dulles Airport]. He said he wants a solution that “respects the idea that we don’t have a bottomless pit of money.”
Well, maybe we don’t have a bottomless pit of money in this particular instance. Ah, but elsewhere there’s one such pit to be found. Another item I saw in the Washington Post:
The Obama administration has proposed a $553 billion budget for the Pentagon next year, excluding the cost of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Apogee Jam
Posted: May 25, 2011 Filed under: Recording, Technology Leave a comment »I haven’t used GarageBand on the iPad since my unfortunate first encounters with the app. But it looks like the Apogee Jam might make all the difference.
Natural Science: One Riff Down, 3,000 to Go
Posted: May 24, 2011 Filed under: Recording Leave a comment »The “Natural Science” quest is underway, although we’re a long way from Mt. Doom. I’ve learned one lick.
Fine By Me
Posted: May 23, 2011 Filed under: Transportation Leave a comment »
So long as a greyhound fits in the back. GreenCarReports.com:
So let’s get one thing straight: The 2012 Toyota Prius V is a station wagon. It’s not a minivan (no sliding doors, no third row) and it’s certainly not a sport utility vehicle or crossover (no all-wheel-drive, no jacked-up ride height).
Not a Pretty View
Posted: May 22, 2011 Filed under: Deep, Transportation Leave a comment »Topher Mathews tweets from the Acela:
So, so many empty factories sitting among rows and rows of decrepit homes. #Amtrak—
Topher Mathews (@GeorgetownMet) May 22, 2011
