Day Ninety Seven

  Not much to report today.  I worked on some recording stuff in the morning then worked down at the cabinet shop for about half the day.  

    I think the whole world is moving in slow motion these days.  Every project I've started lately is dragging on waiting for materials to be delivered.  I think the economy has got suppliers running inventories close to the bone.  And I saw an article today saying the Florida real estate market wont get back to 2006 prices until 2030!  Holy crap Marie, we're in for the long haul.  I think I'm going to buy some stock in Spam and Beanie Weenies, those items will be staples soon.  

Until tomorrow, here's your daily dose of wisdom:

    When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. 

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Day Sixty Three

The good news is that the number of Americans living in poverty has increased significantly, the bad news is...... really what could be worse than that.  I guess the bad news is that this economic shit storm is really just gaining momentum, regardless of what the powers that be might be saying.  I'm not one to talk conspiracies, from what I've seen, most Americans have been conspiring against themselves for a good long while.  Buying crap they couldn't pay for and putting off the payments until next year, get real you idiots.  I'm no historian, but I think this is what might have happened in ancient Rome.  They were all having a great time, orgies and togas on every street corner.  Putting there lavish life styles on their Roman Express cards.  Thinking to themselves, hey everyone else is doing it.  That is the kiss of death, everyone else is doing it.  Didn't we learn anything when our Mother's warned us "if Billy jumped off a bridge would you do it too?"  The lesson there was a simple one, if you see someone doing something stupid, don't get in line with the stunods.  All we can do is hope we come out of this thing without to many scars, and a roof over our heads.  And remember if you see the stunods lining up, go in the opposite direction.
Until tomorrow, Here's your daily dose of wisdom:

Blessed are the young, for they will inherit the national debt. 
 Herbert Hoover 

Day Forty Seven

As the economy slowly implodes, we may find that the things we thought were so important are just meaningless garbage, rammed down our throats by some corporate advertiser.  Think about all the things we are tied into, the internet, cell phones, cable/satellite TV, mortgages, car payments, credit cards.  We're so hooked up we can't even imagine putting an antenna back on the roof and receiving only twelve channels of garbage instead of the typical one hundred channels of garbage you get on cable.  Someone is getting rich off of our inability to think for ourselves, and I can guarantee you, they're already rich enough.  It's time to look in the mirror, and try not to think about that crazy new gunk that makes your eye lashes longer and more glamorous, that may or may not cause blindness, and be thankful for the simple things.
Yes, it's time to get off the merry go round and onto solid ground.   Can I get an Amen?
   All right now, back to business.  I laid down some more vocal tracks  today using the new mic.  After finding the sweet spot and adjusting the pre-amp slightly, it really shines.  I think this is a keeper.  It brings the vocals out in the mix without pushing the volume.  Mucho Gusto!
Well that's enough for today, here's your daily words of wisdom:

“The gap in our economy is between what we have and what we think we ought to have - and that is a moral problem, not an economic one.”

Paul Heyne