Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Just Schaden, No Freude: By Barrie Hardymon
"I have asked so many people that question in so many incarnations. How do I look? Do you see who I am? Do I look like me, the best version of me? Do I look... good? Can I be myself now, in this skin?"
http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2010/04/just_schaden_no_freude_in_whic.html
http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2010/04/just_schaden_no_freude_in_whic.html
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Commitment One
building up a sustaiable cardio routine.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Stopping to take in the view
Gull Lake in Minnesota. Big Band Swing on the HiFi and Organic
"Plains" Vodka in the freezer. We're eating Max's fish for dinner and
watching The Big Lebowski (a couple of other good Minnesota Jewish
Brothers)...
Missing my wife.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Let it Rain
And as a bonus - THAT I TOTALLY DESERVE -
I'm heading straight from the Gerrity Cabin in NWMI to the Johnson
Cabin in Minnesota.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Barnatini
years. Plus, she's a striking model. Life is good in #NWMI
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
"Cadillac" of Clock Radios headed to Cadillac Ranch
which must be more than 15 years ago now.
It never worked exactly as I wanted it to, and it got more and more
dodgy over the years. Finally, it's time to put it out of my misery
as something has gone terribly wrong in the amp section. Even with
it's issues, I've always been glad to have it and will miss it's
familiar 80s formality.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Back in the Bloggin biz
Well, this thing has been sitting dormant for months? years? Whatever.
But I'm coming back to get blogs setup for both my wife and my father, so I guess I need to know how to do it myself.
I'm old enough to be a little grumpy about having to learn (or relearn) things, but young enough to get over it quickly and get excited about the opportunity to stretch my brain and be useful.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Going to sell some HiFi
I'm posting photos on Flickr for some hifi equipment I've been meaning to sell for about ten years. Not sure at this point if I'm gonna do eBay Audiogon or something else, but if you're interested before I get that far get in touch!
Good stuff Maynard
Good stuff Maynard
Monday, July 14, 2008
Bargain on Headphones
Hey peoples -
This is one of the classic designs in the audio world.
If you want to sample what a good pair of headphones can do without breaking the bank, I highly recommend these. They will work with your iPod or whatever. Right now J&R is selling them for $69, with free shipping. Good deal!
Grado SR60 Headphones
Be prepared that these are open-diaphram headphones! This gives them great responsiveness to detail, but poor isolation from external noise. Not recommended for airplane use or similar situations.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Waiting to get more Lost
So the Season Three finale of LOST was on last night.
And the internet buzz is actually warming the ambient temperature in my office today.
It will be like this for a week or so, then slow down, of course. But the fact will remain LOSTies want their fix.
They've got an awfully long time to wait...about 8 months. This is nothing compared to the null spaces between seasons of the Sopranos, but chances are there will be some fans who cool down in the interim and don't make it back for the beginning of season four in February 2008. I think at this point the decline in viewership is all but inevitable. It's a matter of how many how quickly, balanced against the fervor of those who are left until the show's scheduled end in Spring of 2011. The measure of these two factors will determine if the show ever gets that far. I don't care how popular the show is now, I don't even care that there is a defined endpoint that's drawing ever nearer. If the show fails to bring in the required revenue to ABC, out it goes.
This season was split down the middle, with an entirely separate (and supposedly self-contained) show appearing in the LOST timeslot for 16 weeks. (Ahem. For less than 16 weeks. People didn't like it, people didn't watch, it got pulled. See above notes about network plug-pulling-inevitability.) Why did ABC do this? In order to avoid the fatigue and confusion caused by reruns. By common convention, The Television Season runs from September to May. Too many Wednesday nights, not enough LOST.
So this tactic didn't work. It left LOSTies typing at their keyboards, grousing about how they missed the show, which quickly devolved into grousing about the show in general, which caused some viewers to walk away. Granted, the show got better after the break, but the damage was done.
Next season's strategy is to simply put off the start the of the season by four months, then run the 16 episode season with no breaks or reruns. That will probably work better. But it's still leaving me with the same thought I had this year: "You mean I have to be at home, on the couch at the same time every Wednesday night for four months?!" Granted, nobody's twisting my arm, it's a choice. But I really think the viewers need a break as much as the shows do (or used to).
And as I said earlier, I really think that we're looking at an ever-decreasing audience for LOST, regardless of how good it is. People who haven't watched it before now will come to the show in lower numbers that people stop watching it.
My suggestion to stem that tide - decrease viewer fatigue, decrease the 8 months of complete downtime, keep people more hooked for more time, through the season and into the next?
Show LOST every other week. The off weeks can be another show entirely, a rotation of reruns for other shows, some cheap "Reality"-slash-Game show, and special LOST "event" programs, like "LOST_The Answers."
Maybe nobody would like this but me. But maybe nobody likes me but me anyway, so who cares!
And the internet buzz is actually warming the ambient temperature in my office today.
It will be like this for a week or so, then slow down, of course. But the fact will remain LOSTies want their fix.
They've got an awfully long time to wait...about 8 months. This is nothing compared to the null spaces between seasons of the Sopranos, but chances are there will be some fans who cool down in the interim and don't make it back for the beginning of season four in February 2008. I think at this point the decline in viewership is all but inevitable. It's a matter of how many how quickly, balanced against the fervor of those who are left until the show's scheduled end in Spring of 2011. The measure of these two factors will determine if the show ever gets that far. I don't care how popular the show is now, I don't even care that there is a defined endpoint that's drawing ever nearer. If the show fails to bring in the required revenue to ABC, out it goes.
This season was split down the middle, with an entirely separate (and supposedly self-contained) show appearing in the LOST timeslot for 16 weeks. (Ahem. For less than 16 weeks. People didn't like it, people didn't watch, it got pulled. See above notes about network plug-pulling-inevitability.) Why did ABC do this? In order to avoid the fatigue and confusion caused by reruns. By common convention, The Television Season runs from September to May. Too many Wednesday nights, not enough LOST.
So this tactic didn't work. It left LOSTies typing at their keyboards, grousing about how they missed the show, which quickly devolved into grousing about the show in general, which caused some viewers to walk away. Granted, the show got better after the break, but the damage was done.
Next season's strategy is to simply put off the start the of the season by four months, then run the 16 episode season with no breaks or reruns. That will probably work better. But it's still leaving me with the same thought I had this year: "You mean I have to be at home, on the couch at the same time every Wednesday night for four months?!" Granted, nobody's twisting my arm, it's a choice. But I really think the viewers need a break as much as the shows do (or used to).
And as I said earlier, I really think that we're looking at an ever-decreasing audience for LOST, regardless of how good it is. People who haven't watched it before now will come to the show in lower numbers that people stop watching it.
My suggestion to stem that tide - decrease viewer fatigue, decrease the 8 months of complete downtime, keep people more hooked for more time, through the season and into the next?
Show LOST every other week. The off weeks can be another show entirely, a rotation of reruns for other shows, some cheap "Reality"-slash-Game show, and special LOST "event" programs, like "LOST_The Answers."
Maybe nobody would like this but me. But maybe nobody likes me but me anyway, so who cares!
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