Comments on: Music http://www.braggtown.com/blog/play/music/ The personal blog of Jim Tuttle, digital librarian and all around good guy Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:29:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: DaleA http://www.braggtown.com/blog/play/music/comment-page-1/#comment-472 DaleA Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:44:52 +0000 http://www.braggtown.com/blog/play/music/#comment-472 Backups. Right. All the time, and religiously, too boot. My backup strategy is so embarrassing I'll never commit it fully to words. Suffice to say, it involves optical drives, many other drives (sort of a personal LOCKSS, only driven by my brain, not software, so useless), and stern warnings to my wife. I see your point about Kenny G. Angry is too mild. I think I'd be homicidal. And, yes, you are absolutely right about child labor. Nothing makes my kids happier than a couple of cleaning rags, some cleaner, and something dirty to clean. They insist on helping me wash the car, too. I should really direct their attention to larger tasks, like rebuilding the deck. Backups. Right. All the time, and religiously, too boot. My backup strategy is so embarrassing I’ll never commit it fully to words. Suffice to say, it involves optical drives, many other drives (sort of a personal LOCKSS, only driven by my brain, not software, so useless), and stern warnings to my wife.

I see your point about Kenny G. Angry is too mild. I think I’d be homicidal.

And, yes, you are absolutely right about child labor. Nothing makes my kids happier than a couple of cleaning rags, some cleaner, and something dirty to clean. They insist on helping me wash the car, too. I should really direct their attention to larger tasks, like rebuilding the deck.

]]> By: Jim http://www.braggtown.com/blog/play/music/comment-page-1/#comment-470 Jim Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:57:40 +0000 http://www.braggtown.com/blog/play/music/#comment-470 Hey, it's not like I'm sitting around looking for something to occupy the hours. My wife is tired of plugging her iPod in, filling it up randomly, and then discovering she's got an hour of Kenny G. You'd be plenty angry too. Besides, backups (you do make backups, right?) are starting to get out of hand. The thing you haven't discovered yet, it seems, is how to put your kids to work. I was fixing shingles on the family home at 8. Kids like to work. Their little hands are great for things like sewing and assembling lead toys and things. Hey, it’s not like I’m sitting around looking for something to occupy the hours. My wife is tired of plugging her iPod in, filling it up randomly, and then discovering she’s got an hour of Kenny G. You’d be plenty angry too.

Besides, backups (you do make backups, right?) are starting to get out of hand. The thing you haven’t discovered yet, it seems, is how to put your kids to work. I was fixing shingles on the family home at 8. Kids like to work. Their little hands are great for things like sewing and assembling lead toys and things.

]]> By: DaleA http://www.braggtown.com/blog/play/music/comment-page-1/#comment-469 DaleA Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:18:37 +0000 http://www.braggtown.com/blog/play/music/#comment-469 I like music more than you do, evidently, and I read this and think, hey, I need to get serious about 'managing' my music better. Then I remember that I have children and make a mental note to get back to this in, oh, 2022. I like music more than you do, evidently, and I read this and think, hey, I need to get serious about ‘managing’ my music better. Then I remember that I have children and make a mental note to get back to this in, oh, 2022.

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