http://ratula.net/eblo/ . . . anything and everything, most likely resulting in nothing. en-us eblo@ratula.net 2012-05-08T20:22:49-06:00 daily 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://ratula.net/eblo/archives/000503.html Fresh on the heels of my duet with Em, here's a crack at U2's "Van Diemen's Land" I recorded last night with my Martin acoustic. Still not super confident in my singing after all these years. And yeah, I screwed... 503@http://ratula.net/eblo/ Podcasting 2012-05-08T20:22:49-06:00 http://ratula.net/eblo/archives/000502.html Em and I recorded a duet tonight - me chording, she strumming, we singing "Just Like Heaven." She was SO excited! Warning if you dare to listen - it is ROUGH, but she's 5 and we only "practiced" once. She... 502@http://ratula.net/eblo/ Podcasting 2012-05-06T21:21:05-06:00 http://ratula.net/eblo/archives/000501.html Watch closely!... 501@http://ratula.net/eblo/ 2012-04-15T20:07:22-06:00 http://ratula.net/eblo/archives/000500.html On Saturday, 2/25, Emily and I drove about an hour up to the Center for Avian Rehabilitation and Education in Hubertus/Richfield, WI. The plan was to pick up an aquarium stand they had for sale, possibly pick up a bigger... 500@http://ratula.net/eblo/ Pets 2012-02-26T15:44:06-06:00 http://ratula.net/eblo/archives/000498.html (From the Facebook machine): If any one ever questions why I post so much 'gay stuff,' read the attached link. It is my belief deep down in my heart that NO kid should be thrown or chased out of his... 498@http://ratula.net/eblo/ Rant 2011-10-11T12:23:52-06:00 http://ratula.net/eblo/archives/000497.html Notes: My full set of photos is here on FLickr. My camera battery died about halfway through my walk around the show. Bummer/bad planning. My old buddy Art (on my '08 WR250R) and I ('81 XJ750 Seca) departed Zion around... 497@http://ratula.net/eblo/ Motorcycles 2011-08-08T14:31:09-06:00 http://ratula.net/eblo/archives/000495.html Just about every night, I take my guitar up to Em's room after Mommy tucks her in and a play some songs for her (she requests I do this now). I play a couple different songs, but we just about... 495@http://ratula.net/eblo/ Emily 2011-04-15T10:13:42-06:00 http://ratula.net/eblo/archives/000493.html Coincidentally a day after the launch of Discovery, STS-133, I found this recording of Atlantis, STS-132 from the NASA Tweetup I attended in May. Unlike the other audio I posted from my netbook left in the Twent, this is from... 493@http://ratula.net/eblo/ Podcasting 2011-02-25T16:06:14-06:00 http://ratula.net/eblo/archives/000492.html Look, an MP3 in my feed! I set a recorder on Spencer, our African Gray Parrot this morning. I missed his more talkative period, so there's some talking, but this is mostly clicks and whistles. It's pretty amusing to me,... 492@http://ratula.net/eblo/ Podcasting 2011-02-25T07:40:30-06:00 http://ratula.net/eblo/archives/000490.html Woke up just after 2:00 due to Em puking, possibly from some old cheese I warned her about. Now can't get back to sleep. Been wanting to do a brain dump for a long while, but never get to it... 490@http://ratula.net/eblo/ Ramble 2010-12-02T03:40:01-06:00 http://ratula.net/eblo/archives/000489.html Chicago Marathon 2010 (Note, I planned to include pics from MarathoFoto, but their downloading is pooched right now. If interested, check back in the future to see if I add them, but I've waited too long to post this, so... 489@http://ratula.net/eblo/ Exercise, Fitness, Running, etc. 2010-11-10T20:21:38-06:00 http://ratula.net/eblo/archives/000488.html (Cross-posted from/comments at DailyMile) Some quick thoughts on the eve of the 2010 Chicago Marathon. I'm in the basement bedroom of my cousin's place on Dayton street on Chicago's North Side. Amy and Em dropped me off after we had... 488@http://ratula.net/eblo/ Exercise, Fitness, Running, etc. 2010-10-09T21:47:01-06:00 http://ratula.net/eblo/archives/000486.html I can’t believe it, but apparently I never did a write-up for #CM09, my second full marathon, 10/11/2009. I think I wrote a lot of e-mails and tweets about it, but never a proper write-up. At least not one I... 486@http://ratula.net/eblo/ Exercise, Fitness, Running, etc. 2010-10-07T19:44:00-06:00 http://ratula.net/eblo/archives/000482.html During the #NASATweetup and launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis for STS-132, I left my netbook recording audio in the twent (about 3 miles from Pad 39A). Here's the raw, unedited audio from the launch including the hum of the big... 482@http://ratula.net/eblo/ Geek 2010-05-20T16:43:32-06:00 http://ratula.net/eblo/archives/000481.html Note, if you'd like to comment, and you're a member, you can comment over at Daily Mile. The 2010 Illinois Marathon from My Perspective in Excruciating Detail The Nitty Gritty: (These numbers have been fluctuating - results are not official... 481@http://ratula.net/eblo/ Exercise, Fitness, Running, etc. 2010-05-06T21:06:02-06:00