I finally got to spend some quality time today at End of an Ear -- an Austin record store on quirky South First street in Austin. This was probably the first time I've had 90 minutes to spend in a record store with vinyl since I came back from London in 1984.
I worked in a record store in London, but on the 3rd floor where they sold VHS/Betamax movies, and an embarrassingly limited CD selection by today's standards. I started buying CDs there even before I had my first CD player. I was ready to catch the next wave.
For the past 25 years I rode this pathetic wave until fairly recently when I realized vinyl is still being issued. It's official. I hate CDs. I may never buy another. I will keep what I've got though. It's not bad. It's just not....vinyl..
Today's purchase: Public Enemy - "Fear of a Black Planet" and a Phoenix LP.
I kept waiting for Jack Black to walk out of High Fidelity and tell me something else I should buy.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
Friday Pussy Blog: Licking Fishy Chops Edition
I just finished work so you KNOW what kind of snit mood I'm in, but hey, it IS FRIDAY!
Friday, October 14, 2011
Friday Pussy Blog: Siamese Seductress Edition
It's the JESSIE LEE SHOW!!
Starring the incomparable Miss Jessie Lee!!
Starring the incomparable Miss Jessie Lee!!
Friday, October 07, 2011
Friday Pussy Blog: Pussy Chair Edition
I have taken Friday off and therefore can get the Pussy Blog up earlier than the usual 6pm!
Sissy has Sheldon's old office chair. When she needs to take a break from sleeping on my bed, this is her favorite place.
Jessie Lee has my old office chair, although she prefers Sheldon's new office chair when he isn't sitting in it. Sometimes Sheldon comes in and lifts her out of his chair, and then for some odd reason he needs to go wash his hands as if the girl is dirty or something, and when he comes back, she's in his chair again. This could easily be a vicious circle except I'm asked to participate in the 2nd removal.
Bad boys don't get a chair. But before you start feeling sorry for the Tot, just be aware that he actually prefers the floor over any piece of furniture with the exception of the kitchen table (only if there's a box on it). He likes this spot because he can basically monitor movements throughout the entire house from that position.
Happy Friday!!
Sissy has Sheldon's old office chair. When she needs to take a break from sleeping on my bed, this is her favorite place.
Jessie Lee has my old office chair, although she prefers Sheldon's new office chair when he isn't sitting in it. Sometimes Sheldon comes in and lifts her out of his chair, and then for some odd reason he needs to go wash his hands as if the girl is dirty or something, and when he comes back, she's in his chair again. This could easily be a vicious circle except I'm asked to participate in the 2nd removal.
Bad boys don't get a chair. But before you start feeling sorry for the Tot, just be aware that he actually prefers the floor over any piece of furniture with the exception of the kitchen table (only if there's a box on it). He likes this spot because he can basically monitor movements throughout the entire house from that position.
Happy Friday!!
Saturday, October 01, 2011
An Inconvenient Solution
I figured out long ago how to combat this shit.
I haven't flown on a plane in probably eight years. And yes, that has been inconvenient at times.
I'm trying to remember if I've even been to a big concert since 2005 or 2006. I don't think I have. And I don't miss it. I might make an exception if RUSH comes around again, or I might not.
I switched in a credit union in 1991.
The ATM only gets used in an emergency, and only when the cost of the fee is about the same as fuel costs to make a special trip to the credit union to withdraw cash.
I haven't quite figured out a work-around for the fees tacked on to the phone bill. They have us bent over reach for the soap on that one.
Shipping & handling? Who pays that shit? Even my 300-pound bed didn't have S&H tacked on. (Built-in tho the base price? Yeah, sure, because in this world, nothing is really free.)
Bank of America’s new debit card fee, which also has been tested or implemented by other banks, joins a long and growing list of similar charges that consumers now encounter in the course of daily life. Among them: airline baggage fees, hotel Internet fees, “convenience charges” for concert and sporting tickets, ATM fees, bank teller fees, paper statement fees, fees hidden in phone and cable bills, taxicab fuel surcharges and exorbitant shipping and handling costs.
I haven't flown on a plane in probably eight years. And yes, that has been inconvenient at times.
I'm trying to remember if I've even been to a big concert since 2005 or 2006. I don't think I have. And I don't miss it. I might make an exception if RUSH comes around again, or I might not.
I switched in a credit union in 1991.
The ATM only gets used in an emergency, and only when the cost of the fee is about the same as fuel costs to make a special trip to the credit union to withdraw cash.
I haven't quite figured out a work-around for the fees tacked on to the phone bill. They have us bent over reach for the soap on that one.
Shipping & handling? Who pays that shit? Even my 300-pound bed didn't have S&H tacked on. (Built-in tho the base price? Yeah, sure, because in this world, nothing is really free.)