Information About My Blog Page…

 Uncategorized
Apr 152010

The vast majority of this blog has been imported from my now inactive LiveJournal page that can be viewed here. I am from now on going to be making blog entries at this site exclusively but some of the comments, embedded code, etc didn’t quite make the transition during the importing process so please forgive me. Also, I will do my best to keep the posts as much “non-random” as possible but I make no guarantees!

Still, I think there may be some value in showing some of the interesting things I discover in my journey through this technical and computer-based world and will share as much of that here as I can! Enjoy…

Fire and Rain -vs- Better is One Day

 Music
Sep 262011

Fire and Rain – Better is One Day Well, I did it again! I was playing around on the keyboard Sunday morning before rehearsal with the song Better is One Day by Kutless when it started to sound like another song… Fire and Rain by James Taylor. So… another hour at the computer with my [...]

Jesus Will Fix It -vs- Love Me 2 Times

 Music
Aug 152011

Jesus Will Fix It – 2011-08-14 So, this recording is a good year in the making from my last multi-track recording. In the interim, I have purchased a Lexicon Alpha USB audio interface and a Behringer mixer and started using Adobe Audition to pull off a better version of what I’ve been trying to accomplish [...]

Fiber Optic Cable Stitching

 Networking
Jun 282011
Fiber Optic Cable Stitching

Working at the phone company has brought me back to my roots as a wiring technician on the B-2 Stealth Bomber nearly 20 years earlier. In recent years, the phone company has determined that using plastic zip-ties just doesn’t have the longevity that wax string does so from now on any new work with their [...]

Revocable Salvation

 Bible Study
May 292011

Is Christ’s salvation revocable? There are many scriptures that mention things like the continuous cleansing of Christ blood upon us as we walk in Him. Still, is it possible to lose that connection? Is the doctrine of “One Saved, Always Saved” (OSAS) a Biblical one? Let’s see what we can find… Matthew 10:22 You will [...]

Conditional Forgiveness

 Bible Study
May 292011

QUESTION: Does Biblical forgiveness require repentance? How many times do we remember seeing some extraordinarily evil person unleash terror on some Christian only to have said Christian say on the news that they forgive them? Parents of raped & murdered children or the thief that essentially stole someone’s retirement. In a way it resembles a [...]

Oh, No! It’s DEVO = Production Perfection

 Music
May 212011
Oh, No! It's DEVO = Production Perfection

I still remember the first time I put the needle of the record player down on this very strange-looking album cover for the first time around 1984. Hell, I don’t even remember who brought it to me but I had never heard of the band DEVO and the cover art was just so strange I [...]

Why I Love the Antelope Valley…

 Life In General
May 082011
Why I Love the Antelope Valley...

I still remember as though it was yesterday the moment I drove past these two Blackbirds almost 20 years ago at this very spot. I was 19 years old and had just arrived in this arid desert called the Antelope Valley. I was fresh out of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with my Airframe and Powerplant license [...]

Another Day On The Job…

 Life In General
May 062011
Another Day On The Job...

We drove about a half hour to another remote cell site this morning for some inventory work up on a mountain top. Some windy dirt roads and beautiful country side and we were there! Not a bad way to start the day!! We spent the next hour or so tracking down hardware while chasing lizards [...]

A typical day at the office…

 Life In General
May 022011
A typical day at the office...

This morning we drove out to a remote site about 20 miles to the east to install some fiber optic equipment at a microwave / cellular antenna site. I could see the dry lake of Edwards AFB in the distance… Not a bad way to start the week!

My New Life Begins!!

 Life In General, Networking
Apr 192011
My New Life Begins!!

Well it’s been over a month now at my new job and I’m still loving it!! I can’t thank Gerry Hernandez enough for the opportunity this is to me –this is by far one of the greatest things anyone has ever done for me. I have blown so many great career opportunities in the past [...]

Sucker Punch: Chicks, Guns, Swords… and Depression

 Movies, Soap Box
Apr 072011
Sucker Punch: Chicks, Guns, Swords... and Depression

===SPOILER ALERT===

California State Fire Marshal imposes burden on us all

 Automotive, Life In General, Soap Box
Feb 282011
California State Fire Marshal imposes burden on us all

My car is full of trash now. I just don’t have the opportunity to empty it out anymore. I used to take the minutes I used to spend standing at the gas pump and take out the trash as it was the only time my car was actually parked next to a trash can. But [...]

DIY Multi-Monitor Stand (Part 3)

 Electronics, PC Tech
Feb 222011
DIY Multi-Monitor Stand (Part 3)

Wshew!! This was a serious exercise!! My arms are sore and my back is killing me!! Next time I will get bigger pipe wrenches (something larger than 14″) if I ever have to do this again. Without delay, here’s the temporary setup while I move my big desk… I’m just infatuated with these little HP [...]

DIY Multi-Monitor Stand (Part 2)

 Electronics, PC Tech
Feb 172011
DIY Multi-Monitor Stand (Part 2)

So, now that I’ve dealt with the VESA mounting bracket, it’s time to tackle the pesky problem of how to resolve the geometry of the brackets behind the monitors. As I’ve already mentioned, I want to maintain some adjustability both for individual monitors (pitch and yaw) but also have the ability to accommodate a future [...]

DIY Multi-Monitor Stand (Part 1)

 Electronics, PC Tech
Feb 172011
DIY Multi-Monitor Stand (Part 1)

First of all, I’d like to acknowledge all of the people that have inspired me to even think of doing this myself… Persimmon Gauge’s blog post – one of the first articles I found online about DIY monitor stands DrFish at the TechReport.com forum – first got me thinking of doing this entirely out of [...]

Halloween 2010

 Life In General
Nov 042010
Halloween 2010

This year’s Halloween celebration was a rather special one for me. I actually wasn’t DJ-ing the event for the first time in many years! I was truly able to enjoy this year’s Trunk-or-Treat party at the Antelope Valley Church. Candi and I decided on a whim to be a “flower and bee” couple this year. [...]

New Intake Manifold / Air Filter!!

 Automotive, Life In General
Nov 042010
New Intake Manifold / Air Filter!!

I managed to install a new intake manifold / air filter for my 2003 Mitsubishi Galant today. Not too shabby for $30 on eBay. I’ll never pay for another disposable air filter again! Although it mentions that there is no need for “extra parts”, I found myself in need of a few miscellaneous nuts and [...]

How to Catch Fruit Flies…

 Life In General, Nature
Oct 132010
How to Catch Fruit Flies...

So I recently managed to acquire a family of fruit flies in the house (thanks to a rotting watermelon I left in the trash can too long). As it turns out, they are immune to ant and roach pesticides (among other things). I was afraid they would never leave! But after a bit of web [...]

Can YouTube Fix My Car?

 Automotive, Illustration, Life In General
Sep 252010
Can YouTube Fix My Car?

…The answer is YES!! I have been plagued with a noisy car for about a year now. It’s been slowly getting worse. At first, I thought it was the cheap used tires I had just purchased. Up till now, I would only buy used tires but this episode managed to change my mind. So I [...]

Some Amazing DJ’s I’m Listening To…

 Music
Sep 192010
Some Amazing DJ's I'm Listening To...

Well it’s been a while since I’ve posted a review of any music and I guess I’m due… The two DJ’s I’ve grown fond of are from a new trend in doing some rather creative remixing work involving either a mash-up of old tunes to make a completely new product as Osymyso does, or pulling [...]

Triple Router Y-configuration

 Networking
Sep 162010
Triple Router Y-configuration

Well I finally ran into a situation where I needed to implement the so-called “triple router Y-configuration”. There are several pages that talk about it but the one that I got the information from Steve Gibson and Leo Lapporte’s podcst of Security Now. You can find a transcript of the episode here. There is another [...]

Church Networking Job

 Networking, PC Tech
Sep 162010
Church Networking Job

Another job I did for a church about a year ago. I just wish I had snapped a shot of the “before” condition! I added the plywood at the top, re-routed all the coax components to a more clean-running setup (and made room for the new parts). I cleaned up all the phone line cabling [...]

Home Networking Job

 Networking, PC Tech
Sep 162010
Home Networking Job

Just finished another home networking job for a client. Nothing too fancy but I did manage to clean up the “fire hazard” wiring that was running over the floor of their covered patio room (that occasionally would flood when it rained). Now all the equipment is tucked neatly away in a small cabinet at arm’s [...]

Custom Fileserver Wiring

 PC Wiring
Jun 162010
Custom Fileserver Wiring

I’ve slowly been working on this machine for quite a long time now. I started with a Coolermaster CM Stacker chassis with a micro-ATX form factor mother board. The combination of a large case and small motherboard gave me much room to work with inside! The CM Stacker has 12 full-size bays which I populated [...]

“Oh Lamb of God” …There, I fixed it!

 Music
Jun 072010

Oh Lamb of God2 Well now I’m mad I rushed to post the original recording a couple of days ago! This version has a few flat notes “fixed” and I added about 3 more tracks with a little bit of ornamental touches to the chorus. I’m really enjoying this process! It’s like having an entire [...]

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