The here and now... and what and why

Complacency is a trap. At least that’s what I was thinking when I up and left the comfort of a Yankee prep school gig, where I taught music, amongst other things, for 28 years. There was also that life long career as a composer, musician and artist.

First, it was a year in St. Thomas, USVI, working as a reporter and shooting photography and then, a year in San Agustin Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Time passed.
More time passed and a year back in the Athens of America followed by a hasty return to Oaxaca where it is all happening.
A couple of years in San Sebastian Etla and now, just down the road in San Pablo Etla. Life is good.

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You can find my music on Jango (World & latin - Worldbeat) and at iTunes and most online stores.
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Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo
The view from Corazon del Pueblo

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Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
Musician, photographer, videographer, reporter, ex-officio teacher, now attempting to be a world traveler

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Rewarding stupidity

If there is one thing I know, it is equipment, you know, stereos, amps, all that fun electronic stuff. It has been a constant in my life with lots of concerts produced and gigs all over the place. Back in the day, I was "the guy with the van" in the bands I played with and hey, my bio says I am "one of the pioneers of electronic music" so I must know my stuff, right?

So I was watching a movie and listening to the sound through the stereo and there was a weird delay. So I got out the manual and started reading. The manual is in Spanish and, in an effort to save money, is for six different Samsung models, of which mine is one.

I have had this system since I moved in last August. It was one of the first purchases for the place. When I got it home I was disappointed that it did not have a USB input for an ipod/ripped movies and only one aux channel, but what the heck, it sounded fine. I figured I got one of the models that did not have those options even though it appeared to have them according to the box. Oh, well.

Today, as I read the manual, it kept referring to things I just could not find on the unit. I picked it up. Looked at the front, back, sides. I could not find what they were talking about. This is a sleek looking unit, nice, with a shiny black front panel.

As I put the unit down I noticed that the front panel had popped open and there were all the things I had not been able to find for eight months. A USB input! Not only had I not been able to find them, but a few weeks ago I had gone out and purchased another unit that would play ripped movies. And the whole time it was all right there. Arghhhh!

It is not like I had not looked time and time again for these functions, I had. I just figured I got a different model. So when I ultimately found the hidden door, I laughed. Perfect! Not too dumb, eh?
I rewarded myself for my stupidity by buying these plants at the nearby vivero. There are fifty plants there - 30 different cacti. All for under $17 US, including a nice tall full gardenia plant.
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