Category Archives: Cornell

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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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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Guitar Class

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Freejack

So learning has been progressing. Zack gives me lots of encouragement and tonight he even invited me to the student concert (I think as a spectator though 🙂 ). On the positive notes, Zack’s starting to compare me with his … Continue reading →

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Taking Niki to the Vet

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Freejack

This is a post about my cat, Niki. About two weeks ago after returning from a trip to California for computer training, I noticed that Niki’s left ear wasn’t symmetrical with her right. It was as if her ear had … Continue reading →

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Understanding Search

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Freejack

I was browsing Slashdot this morning and read the linked article on search engines. It’s a pretty interesting article over all about J.C. Penny and its rise to number one in search engine results. There’s discussion of Black Hat search … Continue reading →

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Programming

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Freejack

A bit of background. I started actual programming on a Radio Shack Color Computer. I did some dinking around on a Timex Sinclair but I got serious with the CoCo. Over the years, I’ve done a lot of programming. Mostly … Continue reading →

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Acoustic Guitar Class

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Freejack

I just returned from my other Guitar class. This one is in the rec center here in Longmont and is a group of folks vs one on one lessons. Rita and I also take a similar Drumming class (or did, … Continue reading →

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Guitar and Jamming

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Freejack

So I’m here writing code for a project at work and listening to the music that’s randomly popping up and up comes ‘Playing With My Friends’ by BB King and Robert Cray. It’s a song I particularly like, of course … Continue reading →

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