Lunchtime Listening
Jazz Cinema Paradise from The Tokyo Cinema Jazz Band.
It’s a collection of files on my A&K SR35 Hi-Res Player and I can’t find a link to anywhere online
#music
Halfway
I’m halfway through the working day. Having a break, which means #coffee, of course.
The day is still grey and dreary, although my mood is slightly lighter as it’s nearer to going home time.
This time of year isn’t my favourite. We’re heading towards darker evenings, shorter days, less sunshine and colder temperatures.
Still, the coffee is hot and good, as it always is here. Almost as good as making it at home!
Morning Music
Listening to a techno podcast while travelling on the bus to work - unlike some assholes, I’m wearing head phones!
#music
Monday Morning
A grey dreary day. Matches my mood really. Ten hour shifts this week which means I leave the house soon after eight in the morning and get back about eight in the evening.
Sunday Morning Bug Blitz
Got up, made coffee, took it back to bed, read the news, next to sleeping beauty. Got up, washed and dressed, and made more coffee. Amazon delivery arrived. A bag of food-grade Diatomaceous Earth. I have found stink bugs on the beans in the back garden. The crop wasn’t affected, as the beans have almost finished, but I don’t want these bugs to spread, so I have turned to this organic solution. The DE won’t harm the plants or the soil, but it will kill the bugs. It also won’t kill other friendly critters like a regular insecticide would.
#gardening
Genealogy
This evening I got an email from Ancestry.com with a Family Tree hint, so I delved into the depths of the tree for a couple of hours. I always find something new, which can be possible, or even a certainty.
#genealogy
Welfare Benefits - Where it's going
In the UK, half of the welfare budget goes to in-work benefits — a direct subsidy to employers who pay wages too low to live on. #politics
Spotify is now running ICE recruitment ads.
They’re appearing in between podcasts/music in the UK too. I have been told this by several Spotify users who are angry about it, as it’s further dividing an already divided nation. It’s also totally irrelevant here in the UK, and shouldn’t be appearing if you have a premium subscription. I don’t have Spotify myself, as I switched to Tidal/Apple Music for better quality audio several years ago.
TIdal for streaming
I know that Spotify is considered to have the best algorithm for suggesting new music. However, the sound quality isn’t there. Therefore, I use Tidal for lossless hi-res playback (of at least some of the library). Today, I’ve found that Tidal does a pretty good job suggesting other tracks I would like to listen to after playing an album. Some time back, it was just suggesting rap, and other stuff I didn’t care to listen to. #music