The Air That I Breathe

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I hadn’t replaced the filters in my IQAIR for just over a year, namely due to the cost of the filters ($50 and $200), but after examining the filters after one year, it was an easy decision to drop the money:

Pre-Filter (new/1 year old):


 

HEPA Filter (new/ 2-year old):

Volume 62

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Volume 62 is now available.

1.Liam FinnBetter To Be3:46
2.Paul & Linda McCartneyHeart Of The Country2:23
3.MorrisseyWhy Don’t You Find Out For Yourself (LP Version)3:20
4.TV On The RadioGolden Age4:11
5.Richard & Linda ThompsonDon’t Renege On Our Love4:18
6.Neil HalsteadOh! Mighty Engine4:29
7.BreadBaby I’m-A Want You2:20
8.Bob DylanMost Of The Time3:37
9.Loudon Wainwright IIIAbsence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder2:26
10.PWRFL PowerBaby Tiger (Live at Bumbershoot)0:51
11.Deer TickDiamond Rings 20074:41
12.The SoundsHurt You3:51
13.Langhorne SlimOh Honey1:41
14.Paul & Linda McCartneyEat At Home3:24
15.Gunhill RoadBack When My Hair Was Short2:40
16.The DøOn My Shoulders4:13
17.ShearwaterRooks3:21
18.LoboI’d Love You To Want Me4:06
19.Albert HammondIt Never Rains in Southern California3:54
20.Liam FinnGather To The Chapel3:20

Dr. William Yenser

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Dr. Willaim Yenser

Departed This Life August 4, 1895     

Aged 26 Years, 6 Months, 20 Days

1 Corinthians 15:26

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

Watching

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I was at Borders last week perusing the periodicals where I became aware of the plethora of magazine titles about watches:

WatchTime
International Watch
QP
Revolution
Uhren
Chronos
00/24
Montres
GMT

    After perusing the new styles and mechanisms, as well as old antiques, I decided I think i might like to own a watch that costs as much as my car. I do like the Omega Seamaster 300 M, Jager-LeCoultre AMVOX2 DBS, and the Patek Phillipe Calatrava. My favorite (so far, in this onset of chronometrophilia) is the Breguet Tradition 7047BA:

    An Irish Goodbye

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    Irish goodbye is a slang term with its origins in the Irish-American neighborhoods of New York City and Boston. The term refers to the practice of inconspicuously leaving a place where one has gathered with friends (usually for quite some time) without ever formally announcing that one is leaving. Note that an Irish goodbye requires a conscious decision by the person to leave without bidding adieu. It is a decision that reflects the leaver’s dislike of making himself the center of attention and an austere disdain for showy and perhaps empty formalities. The Irish goodbye also allows a person to disappear from a function with the utmost expediency without spending extra time on “thank-yous” etc.

    Election Day

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    It’s about 7 years since I’ve received ashes on my forehead. I revel in the thought of all Americans demonstrating their enthusiasm to vote with some type of symbol comparable to a Catholic on Ash Wednesday. Lets lose the electronic voting machines and use our fingers like they do in Iraq and Africa!

    (AP Photo)
    (AP Photo)

    Bob Dylan – Mississippi

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    I have been really enjoying Bob Dylan’s newest Bootleg Series, Volume 8 called Tell Tale Signs. The four songs that were produced in the Time Out Mind sessions strike me as being the best and reaffirm it has one of my favorite albums.

    Disc #3 only available with the deluxe set is really only for completists, but does add some dimension to “Mississippi” (#3rd version), and “Most of the Time.”

    Here is the free mp3 (Amazon) that got me hooked:

    (free mp3)

    Starting Over

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    I have finally ended my relationship with Web.com and moved by website to BlueHost.com its been nothing but a blessing. So far everything has been better: responsiveness, features, capacity, and bandwidth.  But the two best reasons are cost (I will be saving $100 over the next two years!) and customer support (they have been a extremely helpful with any question I’ve had). Web.com had the worst customer support and couldn’t resolve a ticket in less than 5 days.

    Hopefully, I will be able to take advantage of all the new features and provide better more interesting content in the near future.

    William Rush Chapter Carving Show November 1-2 (Media, PA)

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    WOODCARVING ART SHOW & SALE NOV. 1 & 2

    The 25th annual art show will be held in the Penn State Brandywine Commons/Athletic Center Gymnasium from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on November 1 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on November 2. The event will feature carvings and pictures available for sale, demonstrations, door prizes, books, tools, and supplies. Admission is $4.00 with proceeds benefiting the Penn State Brandywine Scholarship Fund; children under 12 years old are free with an adult. Parking is free and snacks will be available for purchase.

    The William Rush Chapter of the National Woodcarvers Association takes its name from William Rush (1975-1833), a colonial Pennsylvanian who was apprentinced under his father in the shipbuilding trade. Rush’s interest turned to woodcarving, and his frigate figureheads established his fame. He worked from a shop in Philadelphia, carving not only ship figureheads, but also allegorical figures and life-sized busts.

    Penn State Brandywine is located at 25 Yearsley Mill Road in Media.

    Woodcarvers Honor “Carver of the Year”
    Don Storey’s carving career began with bird carving kits he received from his mother-in-law. He learned the art of carving from books of well-known carvers, a few years of trial and error, and through several carving classes, and has since come close to perfecting his art. So much so, in fact, that Storey has been named Carver of the Year by the William Rush Woodcarving Club.

    Storey, of Media, has been carving for more than 25 years—he took on this hobby full time after retiring from Interboro High School after 36 years of teaching—and this year marks his 19th participating in the William Rush Woodcarving and Wildlife Art Show to be held November 1st and 2nd at Penn State Brandywine.

    Storey’s said his wife of 44 years, Carol, has been both his inspiration and critic. As a result of her love and knowledge of birds—she is a long-time bird watcher—she has helped him tremendously. His career in woodcarving began with ducks, but he has since moved on to songbirds, birds of prey, and miniatures. Storey has carved 52 different birds and is currently working on the 53rd addition to his collection.

    The William Rush Woodcarving Club said it “considers it an honor to recognize Don for his active participation in our club and looks forward to many more years.”

    Mister Softee

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    Tom Scharpling: What is that playing in the background?
    Spike: Oh it’s just a Mister Softee truck coming into the street.
    Tom: Oh no! Get away! Run! Don’t you legally need to be 500 feet from that truck? Run, Spike!
    Spike: No, I’m indoors.
    Tom: Run! Is that your ankle bracelet going off?
    Spike: I’m indoors, I’m no where near the truck.
    Tom: Legally, is somebody witnessing you indoors?
    Spike: Yes… somebody in the dungeon.

    The Best Show on WFMU. September 16, 2008

    Scranton, An Absolute Jerkwater of a Town

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    I come from Scranton, Pennsylvania and that’s as hardscrabble a place as you’re gonna find.  I’ll show you around some time and you’ll see. It’s a hellhole. An absolute jerkwater of a town. You couldn’t stand to spend a weekend there. It is just an awful, awful sad place filled with sad desperate people with no ambition. Nobody, and I mean nobody, but me has ever come out of that place. It’s a genetic cesspool. So don’t be telling me that I’m part of the Washington elite because I come from the absolute worst place on Earth: Scranton, Pennsylvania.

    – Jason Sudeikis, as Joe Biden on SNL October 4th

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj0dqCB6pcI