Concerning items of interestnoreply@blogger.com (AaronLYoung)Thu, 24 Oct 2024 06:36:48 -0700Blogger http://www.blogger.com43125http://1cello.blogspot.com/en-usnoYou are not allowed to use content from this site without express permission from me.A test podcast for learning experience.A test podcast for learning experience.A. L Younga_commerce@mac.comA. L Younghttp://1cello.blogspot.com/2009/12/open-letter-to-diana.htmlSat, 26 Dec 2009 08:09:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-3828051017386929739Dear Diana,I am gladdened by the fact that you so enjoy my web log, or blog, VeloKillVelo. I apologize that the upkeep of said blog has been sporadic at best in the recent past. The more part of my efforts have been put into my Twitter activity. You may have noticed that the last two posts to said blog (current post excluded) are concerning Twitter. If I may hazard a guess, I think you may 0a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2009/12/twitter-followup.htmlSun, 20 Dec 2009 05:52:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-6725364561512855268A short history of the names I have used on twitter:@VeloKillVeloI think I started with @VeloKillVelo like the blog name here. That seemed a little intense with the Velo repetition and Kill stuck in the middle there (the blog will keep the name though), so I went to the softer side of Sears and switched to @Velove. @VELOveThat is a contraction of the words Velo (which refers to the most 0a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2009/12/twitter-fever.htmlSat, 19 Dec 2009 22:33:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-4398096447288362203I love the Twitter. I started using it years ago after I heard the gang on This Week in Tech gushing about it. At first I just posted simple little things like that commercial ("I am sitting on the porch"). But after a while that became boring and really who wants to read stuff like that. I don't care if your having a coke or going to the gym, and I bet you aren't that interested if I am. 2a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2009/05/lets-win-this-mother-out.htmlTue, 12 May 2009 19:28:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-13396300666507515730a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2009/04/back-on-track.htmlMon, 13 Apr 2009 17:48:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-2158390065975699685I went for nice bike ride today. I rode from my home to Macedon along the Erie Canal trail and then back to Fairport where I met Jaime and the kids. I asked Jaime to pick me up because my left ankle was hurting. I haven't ridden this far in nearly a year and I've never had problems with that ankle before so I thought I would forego pushing through the pain to avoid an injury early in the 1a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2009/02/aaacck.htmlThu, 5 Feb 2009 02:30:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-808442625471977156This is creepy.0a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/11/oh-those-swedes.htmlWed, 19 Nov 2008 19:50:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-596642682485608893This looks like a bike Rene Magritte might have dreamed up.And the guy's site is here.2a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/10/presidential-chord.htmlSun, 12 Oct 2008 10:11:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-5114612771873394003Where was I when this was happening?!? I had no idea G. H. W. Bush was a fan of contemporary art music! I still regret voting for him. Correction - I regret he didn't live up to my expectations. I'm still glad I didn't vote for Kerry.0a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/09/jiminy.htmlTue, 30 Sep 2008 19:56:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-749163728545140645We have a cricket that lives in our basement. He's a cool cat. Every night he comes out from his hiding spot and chills on the rug in front of the dryer. He doesn't move or make any sounds. Not a chirp. Even if you shout at him or pretend to step on him he just keeps his cool. I sometimes wonder if he's really old and kind of senile now. Maybe when he was younger he would jump around a 0a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/07/no-you-look-like-juvenile-delinquent.htmlThu, 24 Jul 2008 19:56:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-1656558377083420915I'm a little confused as to why music videos have continued to be produced after this one was made. After all, it's pretty much the pinnacle of what can be done with the medium. Not only is it totally rockin', but listening to it is a real kick in the pants. I think it not shocking that I would have preferred to name as my most favorite tune the band's other classic Orgasmatron (by the way, 4a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/07/bent-bike.htmlSun, 20 Jul 2008 19:34:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-214031063365261933I picked up this Trek 620 back in St Louis with high hopes to build it up into my main bike. The advantage I saw over my current Trek 400 was mostly the cantilever brakes (more clearance for tires + fenders) and more braze-ons for rack mounting. The nice old lady I bought it from did mention her husband had crashed it once injuring his knee, but the bike was unscathed. OR SO I THOUGHT! Check 2a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/06/deep-thinker.htmlSun, 22 Jun 2008 13:46:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-4780131379063146714I had a cool conversation with Asher the yesterday. This is how it went.Conversation with Asher, June 21, 2008Asher: Daddy, dinosaurs are not real.Aaron: Actually, dinosaurs are real. They lived a long time ago, but now they are extinct.The dinosaurs died?Yes, they died.How come they died?Well, they think a giant asteroid from outer space hit the earth and it hit so hard that all the animals 3a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/06/new-yaw-kers.htmlSat, 14 Jun 2008 13:59:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-7462111273159203331Well, it's 0-fish-al. We be livin' in NYC, but there's still quite a bit of St Louis to get out of my sistema. Actually we're in NY state. Most folks up here don't have much of an accent of any sort. I've some people up here pronounce the name of our fair city as Rawch-ster instead of the honky way I say it (Raw-chest-ur). I'll work on that. The house is great. It has central air 0a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/05/bicycle-fixation-common-sense.htmlMon, 26 May 2008 12:57:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-6401918710552494559Here is an article about perception, really. Also about how what we see as normal can sound pretty outrageous when placed in a certain context. One of my favorite quotes from the article:And I thought, if some alien intelligence were to look in on this spectacle, which for us is normal daily life, they would consider us mad.You'd be hard put to design a system more wasteful of money, natural 0a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/05/better-way-to-educate.htmlSun, 18 May 2008 20:39:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-4407398444837672722Forget math and science, the world would be a much better place if this is what our kids learned in school. Well, apparently the video above is no longer available. Try this similar, though more professional and less ridiculous version of the same Rambo move here:0a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/05/you-down-with-oss.htmlFri, 16 May 2008 06:29:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-6893147284489165861From time to time I get the hair-brained idea to switch from my beloved Apple-made applications like Mail.app and Safari.app to open-source alternatives such as Thunderbird for email and Camino for web browsin'. Well, I recently did it again.In the past Thunderbird has never worked for me. This time is different though. Leading up to switch Mail.app had really been bothering me. It 0a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/05/mind-exercises.htmlWed, 7 May 2008 21:04:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-451120806891546998http://puzzles.nigelcoldwell.co.uk/index.htmI ran across this link while googling prime numbers. Pretty fun stuff. Let me know what you think.0a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/05/all41.htmlSat, 3 May 2008 08:59:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-259968618929319213These are for Dad and Nate.The "Chin Strap":And the "Musketeer": 1a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/04/our-presumed-home.htmlWed, 30 Apr 2008 15:56:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-4108456440927519450Here's a fancy "hyperlink" to Jaime's blog with pictures of the house we bought (closing is pending on June 6). You'll have to scroll down a bit. The pics of the huge house at the top of the post are not the house we bought, but just where we stayed while house hunting.0a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/04/rochester-ny.htmlSat, 26 Apr 2008 10:22:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-1362504974642888854We've been in Rochester since Monday looking for a house to buy. We bought one on Thursday and it is sure nice to have found a little place to call home. It is small, affordable, humble, on a quiet street, and has a nice yard. Hard to ask for more than that. I may get around to posting pictures later.2a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/04/total-immersion-swim-video.htmlSat, 12 Apr 2008 07:27:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-3546629193381106235This is a pretty good summary of the Total Immersion swim philosophy.  I'm reading the book and watching the DVDs right now trying to learn to swim efficiently.  I still have trouble with breathing and wasting energy, but I'm really enjoying all the pool time.  My speedo is pretty sweet, too.0a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/04/self-portrait-1.htmlMon, 7 Apr 2008 19:40:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-25823716985322809402a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/04/but-where-did-lighter-fluid-come-from.htmlFri, 4 Apr 2008 20:55:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-4838275596689877722The Final Countdown - please say that will literally be the last time.  These guys go through cello bows like Slash goes through guitar picks! The Final Countdown will totally be the next piece I start working on. Yeah, right after I learn a couple other classics like My Prerogative (Bobby Brown version) and Oops I Did it Again.1a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/03/great-old-photo-bloggy-blog.htmlMon, 31 Mar 2008 20:22:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-3882963065654439971This site, Shorpy, has great photos that are old. Pretty simple, but really interesting pictures from back in the day when "colored" people had their own drinking fountains and hollywood wannabe actresses were ugly. Here's an interesting one for all you FUVKs (freaky utah valley kids). Yeah, I'm so above being from Utah Valley now.0a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)http://1cello.blogspot.com/2008/03/were-moving.htmlThu, 20 Mar 2008 13:00:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13128820.post-4276200574059158282View Larger MapWe'll be packing our bags and heading out to Rochester, NY this summer for residency. Big news for us. We're excited. Yay.0a_commerce@mac.com (A. L Young)