First Weekend (Labor Day Weekend)
- Disassembed video recorder to get info on hard drive at XCSSA meeting
- Re-installed video recorder using HDMI and S-video connections
- Purchased replacement Sonos Connect (replacing flaky ZP80) for tape recording
- Got new suspenders fixed at Joseph's
- Saw Play "Boing, Boing" at the Vexler
- Finished "Invisible" speaker wire in Queen's Room by doing patching, priming, and finish coat of paint, and finally removed ladder from room after 18 months work on this project
- Removed and patched underneath kitchen claw board for cat (now awaiting wire brush treatment)
- ADT removed sensor on to door to Gym and added new sensor for Gym-to-Garage
Second Weekend
- Watched Woody Allen's most serious movie "Interiors"
- Had homebrew with retired friend on west side
- Set up new Sonos Connect and did experiments on how many
uncompressed line-in streams can now be handled without dropouts (5)
- Mowed down weeds and trimmed small tree on left side of driveway
- Discovered correct way to set Black Level on Pioneer digital video recorder
(DVR) or best quality copies from Sony DVR
- Noelia fertilized palm trees and pots in front yard
- Downloaded "Amused to Death" in high resolution flac and figured
out how to play that on my Mac and other systems
Second Week
-Locksmith changed two deadbolts and added a new one:
Badly tarnished front door Medeco replaced with new silver finish
Medeco-cylindered lock which turns in correct direction. Double
sided deadbolt on gym door replaced with single sided for
convenience. New deadbolt added on door between Gym and Garage.
- Researched and purchased new 3Tb backup drive
First 2+ weeks
-Worked on copying old videos from to-be-retired Sony DVR to new
Magnavox DVR, now about 50%
- In addition to Black Level setting, learned a lot about other editing and
copying features
Third Weekend
- Grand Symphony Opening Night (Beethoven 9th) date including
trip to nursery to pick flowers for Oakhurst, dinner at La Madeleine,
lecture by assistant conductor, Symphony with Mastersingers (including
a college friend), caught last set (Tower of Power) at Jazz's Alive free
concert on way back to car.
- Meanwhile, I made first timer recording of KPAC-FM during broadcast
of San Antonio Symphony playing Rodrigo Conceirto de Aranjuez
- On Sunday, Noelia planted Oakhurst planter boxes with new flowers.
I mowed front and edged sidewalk (first time in months) and Noelia raked
up grass on sidewalk and I swept up afterward.
- Setup LP transcription system with SAE 5000A click remover and started
recording Chick Corea album
- Performed first Time Machine backup of my Mac ever
Third Week
- Tile company removed grout. I got them to do the best job I could get them to do but will need to do much more grout removal myself before caulking. This is slated as #1 job for October.
- Removed some grout using Xacto knife. Was easier than expected.
- Continued working on Chick Corea album, correcting level setting and making versions with and without SAE 5000A
- Monthly housecleaning
- Picked up THD DVM shipped from Canada
Fourth Weekend
- Finished and compared Chick Corea transcriptions
- RCAS Meeting 1-5PM, great recordings played through Klipsch Cornwalls with Berning Amp
2
- Cleaned Living Room
- Discussion and Movie Party 3-10PM Sunday, also saw eclipse
- Cleaned up after party
- Unpacked new THD DVM
Fourth Week
- Cleaned up iTunes metadata for my Beethoven collection so I can now find and play it over Sonos
Throughout
- Learning how to deal with cat Augie inside
- Disassembed video recorder to get info on hard drive at XCSSA meeting
- Re-installed video recorder using HDMI and S-video connections
- Purchased replacement Sonos Connect (replacing flaky ZP80) for tape recording
- Got new suspenders fixed at Joseph's
- Saw Play "Boing, Boing" at the Vexler
- Finished "Invisible" speaker wire in Queen's Room by doing patching, priming, and finish coat of paint, and finally removed ladder from room after 18 months work on this project
- Removed and patched underneath kitchen claw board for cat (now awaiting wire brush treatment)
- ADT removed sensor on to door to Gym and added new sensor for Gym-to-Garage
Second Weekend
- Watched Woody Allen's most serious movie "Interiors"
- Had homebrew with retired friend on west side
- Set up new Sonos Connect and did experiments on how many
uncompressed line-in streams can now be handled without dropouts (5)
- Mowed down weeds and trimmed small tree on left side of driveway
- Discovered correct way to set Black Level on Pioneer digital video recorder
(DVR) or best quality copies from Sony DVR
- Noelia fertilized palm trees and pots in front yard
- Downloaded "Amused to Death" in high resolution flac and figured
out how to play that on my Mac and other systems
Second Week
-Locksmith changed two deadbolts and added a new one:
Badly tarnished front door Medeco replaced with new silver finish
Medeco-cylindered lock which turns in correct direction. Double
sided deadbolt on gym door replaced with single sided for
convenience. New deadbolt added on door between Gym and Garage.
- Researched and purchased new 3Tb backup drive
First 2+ weeks
-Worked on copying old videos from to-be-retired Sony DVR to new
Magnavox DVR, now about 50%
- In addition to Black Level setting, learned a lot about other editing and
copying features
Third Weekend
- Grand Symphony Opening Night (Beethoven 9th) date including
trip to nursery to pick flowers for Oakhurst, dinner at La Madeleine,
lecture by assistant conductor, Symphony with Mastersingers (including
a college friend), caught last set (Tower of Power) at Jazz's Alive free
concert on way back to car.
- Meanwhile, I made first timer recording of KPAC-FM during broadcast
of San Antonio Symphony playing Rodrigo Conceirto de Aranjuez
- On Sunday, Noelia planted Oakhurst planter boxes with new flowers.
I mowed front and edged sidewalk (first time in months) and Noelia raked
up grass on sidewalk and I swept up afterward.
- Setup LP transcription system with SAE 5000A click remover and started
recording Chick Corea album
- Performed first Time Machine backup of my Mac ever
Third Week
- Tile company removed grout. I got them to do the best job I could get them to do but will need to do much more grout removal myself before caulking. This is slated as #1 job for October.
- Removed some grout using Xacto knife. Was easier than expected.
- Continued working on Chick Corea album, correcting level setting and making versions with and without SAE 5000A
- Monthly housecleaning
- Picked up THD DVM shipped from Canada
Fourth Weekend
- Finished and compared Chick Corea transcriptions
- RCAS Meeting 1-5PM, great recordings played through Klipsch Cornwalls with Berning Amp
2
- Cleaned Living Room
- Discussion and Movie Party 3-10PM Sunday, also saw eclipse
- Cleaned up after party
- Unpacked new THD DVM
Fourth Week
- Cleaned up iTunes metadata for my Beethoven collection so I can now find and play it over Sonos
Throughout
- Learning how to deal with cat Augie inside
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