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Why Do All Records Sound the Same? Desperate to get their music on the radio at all costs, record labels are employing powerful software to artificially sweeten it, polish it, make it louder— squeezing out the last drops of its individuality https://medium.com/cuepoint/why-do-all-records-sound-the-same-830ba863203

Noticed the following on slickdeals Vitamix.com has a few of their Certified Refurbished Blenders (5200 Series or 6300 Series) on sale. Shipping is free when you follow the instructions below. Thanks ring, Pretzel & mikedmv Click here to activate free shipping Add one of the following blenders to cart: 5200 Series (pictured) 6300 Series (Red or Platinum) Enter 25% off coupon code 07-0103-01-01 for the 5200 Series or 07-0103-01-02 for the 6300 Series Total should be the following: 5200 Series $329 - 25% discount = $246.75 with free shipping 6300 Series (Red or Platinum) $349 - 25% discount = $261.75 with free shipping https://slickdeals.net/f/7479874-vitamix-refurbished-blenders-6300-series-262-5200-series-247-free-shipping Looks like both are variable speed Certified Refurbished Blenders seems to mean "Backed by a 5-year full warranty and 30-day guarantee" 5200 new on amazon $473 6300 new on Amazon $610 Slickdeals coments threads talks about "black dust" issues - looks like its PTFE/Teflon from the seals, so be aware, but it looks like Vitamix customer service is on the case at least

Happy Birthday! (Sound of rubber glove snapping)

In their Shell? http://whiskedfoodie.com/la_foodie/4-surprising-foods-to-cook-on-the-grill/

Grill them in their pods, duh!

Wait, Wat, Iceland's Green Geothermal Energy is a Lie? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_Iceland

Meanwhile ... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2964505/Britain-braced-50ft-supertides-flooding-snowstorms-ice-winter-roars-vengeance.html

More Killer Cars, Some good driving, and then cringe-worthy "scripted-content". Hopefully Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche can be made to see the light, so we can have the content we'd much rather have.

Beautiful People, Posh Frocks, and a Red Carpet.

Happy (Gelling Free) Birthday!

Bacon Mac'N'Cheese, post Birthday Boy?

Happy Birthday!!!

Yay!

Happy Birthday Squire!

Indeed.

Happy Birthday Steve!

An Australian learner driver who stitched his own chainsaw wound and drank gin for the pain before driving to hospital has lost a Supreme Court appeal against a drink-driving charge. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-31501927 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-17/man-with-chainsaw-wound-loses-drink-driving-appeal/6128668

http://www.buzzfeed.com/spenceralthouse/22-mouth-watering-desserts-improved-by-bacon#.axz8dEEQp5

Having some neighbors over; Joanne made some chocolate mousse. Approved.

Happy birthday, Ed. Enjoy it your own way

This weeks episode appears to be a motoring show about cars. http://youtu.be/0x7gbfEfIi8

Brunch with millionaires bacon

Had both passenger and driver side airbag inflators replaced as part of the Takata recall. Turns out the claymore mine like failure mode "metal fragments ejected into the passenger compartment at high speed" may, and had proved fatal in some documented instances. This was for a 2003 Honda Accord, so it's interesting how long it took for the problem to develop, be acknowledged, and remedied. At least it was, and the tracking system worked in this case. Check in case you are also affected. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/10/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-takata-air-bag-recall/index.htm

An ice cream tasting flight? Tell me more.