Category Archives: Colorado

Sad to report…

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Freejack

After 2 months of packing, cleaning, and emptying of the house, Rita and Ariel (her kitty) drove off this morning at 8:30am. 🙁 I have mixed emotions about this. Many folks on Sport-Touring.net, at work, and my circle of gaming … Continue reading →

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Account Modifications

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Freejack

With the password breach at LinkedIn and now with the current Wired article on the guy who had his accounts compromised and systems erased, I’m on a quest to write up my process for cleaning up my presence on the … Continue reading →

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Bought a Truck

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Freejack

With Rita leaving, I’m ready to be Two Wheels Only(tm) however, there are a few reasons I need four wheels. Among other things, I do woodworking as a hobby so carrying a medium sized piece of wood would be slightly … Continue reading →

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New Life Phase

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Freejack

Kind of an odd title, eh? Essentially, Rita and I are separating. We’d be divorcing but I want to keep her on my insurance until she gets a job that provides insurance. Then we’ll finalize the entire thing. While it’s … Continue reading →

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You have a funny spot on your back

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Freejack

This past Sunday, Rita and I were in Naples Florida (see the other posts) and I got a lovely sunburn. While Rita was putting lotion on my back, she noticed a mole that looked funny. When we got home, Rita … Continue reading →

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More Internet Self-Diagnosis

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Freejack

Yea yea, take everything with a grain of salt of course. It’s interesting to check out these quizzes from time to time as long as you don’t take them as 100% spot on. I recently took an Asperger’s quiz over … Continue reading →

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Observations on Rocksmith!

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Freejack

Couple of updates here. There are over 150 versions of the 72 or so songs. Since each song can possibly reach 100,000 points, you’re talking 150,000,000 points. I’m only just reaching 4,000,000 points so I have lots and lots of … Continue reading →

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List of YouTube plays I’ve uploaded

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Freejack

I do have a few other videos up of me practicing and playing but Rocksmith has been a load of fun. I should have a nice one of me fumbling along up on stage in February (OMG!) 😀 Anywhere, here’s … Continue reading →

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With Drop-D tuning figured out

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Freejack

I started getting better with the two songs I have for the next event. Soundgarden and Muse. They’re both sorta fast but with my initial not understanding of hitting the E too hard, they’re both starting out quite simple. Heck, … Continue reading →

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Drop D Tuning and Rocksmith!

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Freejack

I’m on the next set of songs for the event and three of the songs are tuned to Drop D. Normally your strings are tuned EADGBe. In these songs, you have to retune your low E string to D so … Continue reading →

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