Category Archives: Random

No, this post has nothing to do with Doug Flutie. After an aborted attempt a few years ago, we’ve recently made the switch to compact fluorescent (CFL) lightbulbs. The switch was made possible by increases in both electronic ballast quality and spousal tolerance. Over the past few years the quality of the light has improved […]

My cell phone service plan was up, so I got an LG VX8300 about a month ago since I had an upgrade discount to take advantage of. I did a little digging and discovered that it’s possible to play videos and music on the phone. First step is to head over to Newegg.com and pick […]

Tonight I had a pretty light dinner, so I went to the kitchen later looking for a reasonable snack. I grabbed a stalk of celery from the fridge, but I wasn’t sure that would hit the spot, so I grabbed the jar of peanut butter and spread it on. Oh yeah, I should mention that […]

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Tim Storms is the current world record holder for lowest vocal note. I found a clip of him singing “Amazing Grace” with the group “Rescue”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFbjtmubBFQ The lowest note he sings in that clip is the lowest C on a piano (C1), approximately 32Hz. That’s over an octave […]

Here it is New Years and we’re sitting alone at home, having a snack and watching New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, so this post is proof that we’re lame. In fairness, we did have an invitation to a party out of town, but that wouldn’t be very fair to Evan. If he doesn’t get his nap […]

Last week we had a quick ice storm come through, followed by about a foot of snow. In the area there have been a few roofs collapsing under the heavy snow and some businesses temporarily closed for fear of the same. On the north side of our roof we have two separate rooflines, and a […]

Here’s what I learned from Wikipedia tonight. The Guinness Record for highest note sung by a male is known as C#8, which is one note higher than the highest note on a piano. If you want to see the video of the record, see this clip on Youtube. The highest note by a female is […]

We hosted Thanksgiving at our house this year, inviting all of our siblings, parents and grandparents. Everything went just fine with that, and Evan had a good time with all the people at his house! We had been checking out the “Black Friday” ads online and saw a number of deals that couldn’t be passed […]

In case you need yet another way to waste time, there’s an interesting game at http://www.peekaboom.org. You get partnered with a random player and you have to guess a word based on an image. Your partner reveals parts of the image to you and provides hints. The game is actually part of an initiative to […]

Two-hand tapping is a neat technique for playing guitar, bass, etc. Here are some videos I found on YouTube: Victor Wooten – Norwegian Wood on bass Stanley Jordan – Eleanor Rigby on guitar Jean Baudin playing Bach on an 11-string fanned fret bass Jean playing the Mario Brothers theme Adam Fulara – playing a double-neck […]