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About Me

I am a professional pilot and musician.
I'm safer as a pilot than as a musician, but I guess I'm better as a musician because I've made more money at it. Hmm.

Quote of the day: Years of pursuing stability to promote peace [have] left us with neither.

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My Blog

Ladle Rat Rotten Hut

I was cleaning out an old computer and came across this story, which I haven't seen for years.  It's interesting especially because it passes a spell check.  If you have trouble understandin...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:20:00 GMT

Name that tune! 12/02 Gregorian Chant Compline Service

Hey, it's been a while, but it's Name That Tune time again.Last time's tune was Clamores, the theme from the TV show Cheers.  This came up in conversation because someone mentioned Albania. ...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:30:00 GMT

Name that tune! 11/04 Gregorian Chant Compline Service

Last time's tune was Tinnias tintinnabulum mea, which is the pre-Disco era (i.e. ancient Roman) way of saying Ring My Bell, the tune by Anita Ward.My MySpace friends Amy and Brandon got it right (with...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:50:00 GMT

Name that tune! 10/21 Gregorian Chant Compline Service

Last week's tune was Si habeam cerebrum, the song sung by the tin man in the movie The Wizard Of Oz, who called the tune If I Only Had A Brain.Amy got it right - she's on a roll!This week's tune is a ...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:00:00 GMT

Name that tune! 10/14 Gregorian Chant Compline Service

Last week's tune was Si habeam millionem sestertium, which is what I could call the Latin translation of If I Had A Million Dollars by the Barenaked Ladies.Amy got it right, and so did Anne in the CCC...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:44:00 GMT

Name that tune! 09/30 Gregorian Chant Compline Service

It's back!  Can you even believe it?My last Name That Tune was back on June 6.  The tune at that time was Dominus Coelus Caeruleus, which would translate roughly to Mr. Blue Sky - yes, by th...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:38:00 GMT

Felix

After a long struggle with congestive heart disease, chronic renal failure, pancreatitis, and struggling with some degree of blindness for the past 10 years, my best friend Felix has passed away.I ado...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Name that tune! 06/10 Gregorian Chant Compline Service

Oh my gosh, it's been a while!  I got tied up and haven't done my "Name That Tune" thing for a couple weeks.  Well, too bad, it's back.Last time's tune was Similior Virginem, or in other wor...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:00:00 GMT

Name that tune! 05/06 Gregorian Chant Compline Service

Last week's tune was Odio lectus tua, which, if I'm not mistaken, means I Hate Your Couch, which is an original tune by All Right Tokyo.Amy continues to kick name-that-tune ass.  (That means she ...
Posted by on Thu, 10 May 2007 08:30:00 GMT

Name that tune! 05/06 Gregorian Chant Compline Service

Last week's tune was Cado ad partibus, which is how the Roman C&W fans would have said I Fall to Pieces by Patsy Cline.I got the idea for this tune from this online comic strip:This is from the co...
Posted by on Wed, 02 May 2007 13:15:00 GMT