Microsoft Windows Powershell

Working with Microsoft Windows Powershell scripts for the first time--cautiously optimistic I may never have to write another Microsoft Windows batch file again. : o )

David Bowie - The Next Day

I liked this album, a lot!

Anderson Valley Winter Solstice Seasonal Ale

Yum, yum...beer on my desk tonight. : o )

Parameter

Add this to the list of words I struggle to spell correctly. I frequently catch myself typing "paramater", which sounds like the way "Cars" movie character "Mater" would say his name. : o \

List of eponymous laws

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_laws

For example, Sturgeon's Law: 90% of anything is crap (paraphrased)

Local recommendations

Tootsies On 11th
Collected Works Gifts: http://www.collectedworksgifts.com/

Pain is Beauty

Listening to Submerge's Top 30 albums of 2013.

Listened to Chelsea Wolfe's Pain is Beauty, the #1 pick, then one song from Doombird's Cygnus.

Radio Songs

Heard on 94.7 FM KKDO out of Sacramento, CA:

Avicii's "Wake Me Up." Audio.Aloe Blacc provided vocals and reminds Dawn of Tracy Chapman.

Also, the 2nd movement of Grieg's Peer Gynt...awesome. Video/audio. Most people recognize the first movement.

Skittles

An old English lawn game : o )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skittles_(sport)

Green house

An attractive house on the corner of 15th St and T St:

http://goo.gl/maps/0O8QY

Pitties

http://www.mypitbullisfamily.com/

Seen on a car around town.

Amy Schumer on Fresh Air

One of Terry Gross' favorite interviews of 2013:

http://www.npr.org/2013/06/25/188698578/inside-amy-schumer-its-not-just-sex-stuff

Prix fixe pronunciation

One of those confusing ones: I prefer the French way, "pree feeks," but even Dictionary.com lists it like "pre fix". : o \

Radio Songs

Heard of KXPR 88.9 out of Sacramento, CA:

Alexander Glazunov: Saxophone Concerto in Eb major Opus 109 - Russian National Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor; Marc Chisson, alto saxophone; Label: Warner Classics; Number: 67946 BUY

You can hear a sample.

Apricot Pecan Cake

Colin Street Bakery, out of Corsicana, TX, makes some great Apricot Pecan Cake : o )

The Lumberjack Song comes from Mozart's "Don Giovanni"

Listening to "Variations on "La Ci Darem La Mano" Op 2" by Chopin, which is a take on Là ci darem la mano, Don Giovanni's and Zerlina's duet in Act 1, Scene 2, of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Don Giovanni..

Both have a riff very familiar to fans of Monty Python's The Lumberjack Song. : o )

Prius car care

Washed and dried the car, then applied Armor All to inside & out...finally have some time to stop and maintain it a bit.

FLOOR MATS
http://priuschat.com/threads/opinions-on-mat-color-for-bisque-interior.54378/

SHOP VAC
http://www.amazon.com/ArmorAll-AA255-Utility-Wet-Vacuum/dp/B003M2F7NI/

NAVIGATION UPDATES

The 2005 Toyota Prius contains a Generation 4 DVD navigation system; updates seem to come out yearly as follows:

U20 = 2005 = 5.1
...
U27 = 2012 = 12.1
U28 = 2013 = 13.1

Toyota supplies the same navigation systems across the various models. The navigation system accepts DVD+R DL media.

LICENSE PLATES
I have decided to try the zip tie approach for the front license plate:

BULBS
http://priuschat.com/threads/light-bulb-list-2005.16413/ (scroll down for a more accurate list)

MAINTENANCE
http://priuschat.com/threads/just-got-a-used-prius-first-things-to-look-for.93831/

• Hatch squeaks when opening
• Interior bulbs burned out
• License plates
• Vacuum interior
• Navigation DVD update
• Local mechanic
• Oil change
• Filters - cabin and engine
• Toyota dealership
• Ensure all warranty work done
• Transaxle fluid drain-and-refill
• Hybrid battery blower fan and duct are not clogged

Anderson Valley Brewing Company, Winter Solstice

https://avbc.com/our-beers/winter-solstice-seasonal-ale/

Outstanding : o )

Assassin's Creed

Watched each Assassin's Creed walkthrough or movie this weekend:

1. Assassin's Creed
2. Assassin's Creed II
3. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
4. Assassin's Creed: Revelations
5. Assassin's Creed III
6. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

I slept wrong on my neck last Wednesday evening and woke up in no insignificant amount of pain on Thursday/Friday. x_x So spent a lot of time sitting around wanting something mindless to watch. 

I enjoyed watching them--and actually had a chance to say, "Bene, bene" to a food service employee this evening.

Loved the scenery and the climbing. The game takes some liberties with the superhuman strength and dexterity, but it makes for more entertaining gameplay. The first game seemed really repetitive and I thought the interrogation scenes way more violent than necessary (seriously? kill someone just because the main bad guy forced them to make speeches?).

Lucy's death seemed a bit unexpected and forced. 

The ~35 minute movie, Assassin's Creed: Lineage, seemed cool, in the sense that the people in it looked exactly like their in-game counterparts. 

The boat scenes in Black Flag seemed pretty cool.

The part I enjoyed the best: the way the series handles right/wrong, good/bad. It shows compassion for many of the Templar and Assassin actors and shows most actions in the grey area.

Dominick the Donkey

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominick_the_Donkey