Author Archives: Freejack

Job Positions

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Freejack

In a discussion at work yesterday, one of my coworkers commented that he expected to see Unix Sysadmin somewhere in the titles of someone who submits their resume for review. With that comment, I had to check out my job … Continue reading →

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Guitar Time

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Freejack

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve updated the blog. I have a couple of updates I’ll be adding in over the next couple of evenings. First off, I did stop lessons back in August. I wanted to take a … Continue reading →

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Removing the Rear Seat

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Freejack

Last year I did something silly and put the rear seat back on the back of the ‘busa but forgot to connect up the lock cable. So I haven’t been able to get in for almost a year. So far … Continue reading →

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Guitar Cables

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Freejack

Found a good post on understanding guitar cables: Well, there are two factors to think about in terms of cable–tone and construction. The primary reason for tonal differences between cables results from a cable’s capacitance. Cable capacitance, together with pickup … Continue reading →

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Guitar Lessons

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Freejack

Ok, it’s been a few weeks since last I blogged about this. Zack’s been having me learning new techniques and focusing especially on 12 bar blues and embellishments and on breaking out of the rut of the single location on … Continue reading →

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Interesting Facts

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Freejack

First Failure to develop friendships or seek shared enjoyments with others, lack of social or emotional reciprocity, impaired nonverbal behaviors such as eye contact, facial expression, posture, and gesture. Engages in one-sided, long-winded speech about a favorite topic while misunderstanding … Continue reading →

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Sold a motorcycle, bought a guitar

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Freejack

We finally got the ad up on craigslist for my 2001 Suzuki SV650S, exactly the same time as someone was looking for just the bike. I posted the ad early Friday for what I thought was a fair price. I … Continue reading →

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Lessons

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Freejack

I let Zack (my teacher) know about the upcoming jam session and he shifted the lesson a bit to help me play better with a group. In this case, he showed me the 12 bar blues and a couple of … Continue reading →

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More practice

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Freejack

The previous session with Zack, he gave me a Mode sheet with scales. I’ve learned the Blues flat 3, flat 5 and flat 7 scales. The mode sheet has several extra scales to practice with. Aeolian Mode Dorian Mode Ionian … Continue reading →

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Awards from Work

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Freejack

I have a couple of traits that work well in a Unix management job. I’m pretty organized. I like to have and create documentation. I don’t like surprises so I’m very proactive in identifying and resolving problems before they become … Continue reading →

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