DOuG pRATt – Page 454 – Prattling Before the Pratfall

Dare to Compare

Compare the sound of speakers, online, while listening to headphones?? HUH?? Audio retailer Crutchfield says yes! You’ll need a pair of headphones that’s in Crutchfield’s database, like the inexpensive Audio-Technica ATH-M20x’s I have.

This setup, created by a couple smart guys with doctorates, is causing quite an online buzz. I’m having a lot of fun playing with it, using WAV files of my own, made over the years. Some music has striking differences between speakers, while other samples sound surprisingly similar.

Friday Night Freak-Out

I don’t always catch Drew Carey’s SiriusXM show, but whenever I do it’s always fun. This is the tune he opened with tonight. It sure does nail down that 60’s sound we love.

Sleepytime, Here I Come

I’m feeling some side effects from the J&J vaccine. I went to bed at midnight and didn’t get up until 10. In the middle of the night I woke up shivering, and today I have that vague “I must be coming down down with something” feeling. It’s Sleepytime tea time, then back to bed for me.

Johnson & Johnson… and “Johnson”

Well, it’s done. I’ve received the “one and done” dose of the J&J vaccine. I hope this unexpected side effect doesn’t last more than four hours! 😉

Tax ‘n’ Vax Day

I have been informed that my 2020 taxes are done. Having prepared my own returns since I was 16, I am for the first time ever using an accounting firm for my personal taxes.

Beckle contemplates why he needs to do his taxes, but life in cartoon land is no different than it is in real life.

The time seemed right to let someone else prepare my returns, after a good experience with a CPA in Arizona, who handled the Trust taxes after my father died. Combined with some bad experiences with Intuit, the parent of TurboTax.

Today I will be getting a shot in the arm, by invitation of Massachusetts General Hospital. AFAIK it will be the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Sketchy Personality

Another collection of doodles that were used for the blog’s logo images.

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