Unrelated musings

Never buy a CD produced before 1988 especially if it is an analogue transfer. The buggers had no conception of sound levels. The first of them I came across was Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms from 1986. To hear it, you had to jack the amp up so far that the front fell off the speakers when you put another CD on.

My current listening, First Generation by Van der Graaf Generator is like that. Good stuff but mixed so quietly. The CD is dated 1986 as well. Maybe it was just that year's production that was so poor.

At least the re-mastered Brothers in Arms is mixed up to a listenable volume. I fear this one never will be.

And I think I might be close to curing my knackered left foot through the simple expedient of wearing a different pair of shoes. Not fully fixed yet, but has been much better today.

Just goes to show, don't it?

See, the title was quite accurate. It's all unrelated.

Unrelated musings

Never buy a CD produced before 1988 especially if it is an analogue transfer. The buggers had no conception of sound levels. The first of them I came across was Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms from 1986. To hear it, you had to jack the amp up so far that the front fell off the speakers when you put another CD on.

My current listening, First Generation by Van der Graaf Generator is like that. Good stuff but mixed so quietly. The CD is dated 1986 as well. Maybe it was just that year's production that was so poor.

At least the re-mastered Brothers in Arms is mixed up to a listenable volume. I fear this one never will be.

And I think I might be close to curing my knackered left foot through the simple expedient of wearing a different pair of shoes. Not fully fixed yet, but has been much better today.

Just goes to show, don't it?

See, the title was quite accurate. It's all unrelated.

Family birthdays

What to do? What to do?

Tomorrow is my little sister's birthday. Strictly, that should be younger sister but quite honestly even if I live to be a hundred, she will always be my little sister.

She is a mother of three now, the kids' ages ranging from nearly 6 to 16 years old. But she is also the little bugger who used to hand on to by arm by dint of sinking her fingernails as far into my flesh as humanly possible. That was a habit that lasted between the ages of about four to eight years of age, and had me close to murder on a number of occasions.

But while that was many, many moons ago, she remains, as ever, my little sister (anyway, she's only 5'3" compared to my nearly 6', so she is little).

So what do I buy her for her birthday? She won't get it until Friday when I go back up to Shropshire, so I still have a little time to think it over. She mentioned something called a 'Cherish Teddy' but I have no idea what that is*.

Maybe I should just write her a cheque....

* and yes, I have googled it, but although the phrase does appear, none of the websites will open within my patience span, so I'm not actually any the wiser.

Family birthdays

What to do? What to do?

Tomorrow is my little sister's birthday. Strictly, that should be younger sister but quite honestly even if I live to be a hundred, she will always be my little sister.

She is a mother of three now, the kids' ages ranging from nearly 6 to 16 years old. But she is also the little bugger who used to hand on to by arm by dint of sinking her fingernails as far into my flesh as humanly possible. That was a habit that lasted between the ages of about four to eight years of age, and had me close to murder on a number of occasions.

But while that was many, many moons ago, she remains, as ever, my little sister (anyway, she's only 5'3" compared to my nearly 6', so she is little).

So what do I buy her for her birthday? She won't get it until Friday when I go back up to Shropshire, so I still have a little time to think it over. She mentioned something called a 'Cherish Teddy' but I have no idea what that is*.

Maybe I should just write her a cheque....

* and yes, I have googled it, but although the phrase does appear, none of the websites will open within my patience span, so I'm not actually any the wiser.

Just so you know...

This will mean nothing to those of you who aren't involved in one way or another with NWO Games.

But since someone a few days ago noted in an e-mail and I quote, How are your other projects coming on? All has gone quiet on that front too and the NWO web site seems to have gone down or disappeared.

Well,I know I should be working, but the afternoon has been less than busy and I have taken the opportunity to wrangle and revise a coherent timeline out of the plot discussions we've had to date.

It might have gone quiet, it may appear calm, but beneath the surface our little legses are paddling away ten to the dozen.

Yes they are. And you lot out there who fancy yourselves as players will regret it eventually.

Yes you will.

Oh yes.

Just so you know...

This will mean nothing to those of you who aren't involved in one way or another with NWO Games.

But since someone a few days ago noted in an e-mail and I quote, How are your other projects coming on? All has gone quiet on that front too and the NWO web site seems to have gone down or disappeared.

Well,I know I should be working, but the afternoon has been less than busy and I have taken the opportunity to wrangle and revise a coherent timeline out of the plot discussions we've had to date.

It might have gone quiet, it may appear calm, but beneath the surface our little legses are paddling away ten to the dozen.

Yes they are. And you lot out there who fancy yourselves as players will regret it eventually.

Yes you will.

Oh yes.