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I have an iPod, and I’m still working on ripping all of my CDs to it. I often edit the Artist name (to last name first format when applicable) and Compilation status for a CD. And I’ve been doing it track by track. Today I discovered it’s possible to simultaneously edit info for multiple tracks: […]

June 25, 2007 About two weeks ago, an unpleasant smell greeted me in the lobby of my apartment building: the smell of vomit mostly covered up with an air freshener or a cleaning solution. And a black doormat on the floor had a few obvious, whitish stains. The night before, I’d seen a couple of […]

June 25, 2007 Just in case regular haggis (traditionally made from sheep heart, liver, and lungs with oatmeal, spices, and other ingredients, boiled in the sheep’s stomach) and vegan haggis (mixed vegetables, beans, nuts, spices, etc.) don’t do it for you: [thumb:1514:l] (Note: Probably not vegan or even vegetarian. Many gummy products contain gelatin, which […]

Vegan haggis. I don’t know why. Traditional haggis? I don’t know why that, either. And I don’t want to know whether anybody makes vegan tripe.

[thumb:1512:c:l=p] Go outside on a sunny day.

May 9, 2007 In the news today: Vegans sentenced for starving their baby. A little sensationalism and bias, anyone? Why not, “Vegans kill babies, not animals” for the headline? According to the article I read (by Greg Bluestein, Associated Press), an Atlanta, GA couple were sentenced to life in prison for starving their baby to […]

“UnSuggester takes ‘people who like this also like that’ and turns it on its head.” You know how some online retailers take search or order information you enter to “helpfully” suggest other things you might like? (Helpful in that it helps the retailer get more of your money!) UnSuggester does the opposite. You enter the […]

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[thumb:1503:c:l=p] (Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood)

April 24, 2007 The Boyfriend (TB) and I went to Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley tonight to see and hear PineTop Perkins, a legendary blues musician. Surprisingly, at my age (41) and with as long as I’ve lived in Seattle (15 years), I’ve never been to Jazz Alley before. The entrance to Jazz Alley is, in fact, […]