As I previously mentioned, there is a change in direction coming to the cyclops blog.  It will take place in stages, the first of which is happening today.

BIG Announcement…
All tech articles are being removed from here to a new tech focused blog: @tech.  I plan to write more tech articles in the future (including a new one written a couple of days ago) and if you’re coming here to read those you’ll want to change your bookmark NOW.  The new blog is launched today, and the removal of all tech articles from this blog to follow in the very near future. OH- and all music related articles have also moved to the new blog. more »

I’m not doing too many reviews any more, but since this one crosses over in to faith, which is something I hope and intend to write a lot on in the future, I decided to do a quick review on this.
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Or rather A direction.  Sort of.

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and reading and learning about things lately. In 8 years of this blog I’ve tried dabbling in several areas from sharing free stuff to cars to tech to politics to faith to movie reviews.  Posts have been rather sporadic at best especially in the last few years.  I’ve concluded it’s a result of my main problem which also affects my music direction.  I enjoy and have an interest in entirely too many things.  So many that it’s nearly impossible to decide which direction to go.  I’m going to try to remedy this, at least to a small degree, here on cyclops. more »

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts
Isaiah 55:8-9

I need this to resonate in my head each day when I wake up.

11.4 inches of snow yesterday + 30-40mph winds last night + actual temps below -10 = snow day.  Here’s a couple of pics out the back door.  Beautiful!  Even if it did take nearly 2 hours to thaw out and de-ice the cars.

I now have links in each post for sharing on social media (aka Facebook, Google+, Twitter).  The design and number of services supported may change over time but the main sites will be there.  Please use them to share any posts you find interesting.  Thanks!

Well, maybe and maybe not.  But the company was just acquired by Yamaha [source].  I must say however that while I haven’t been a huge user of Yamaha gear, I have come in contact with it numerous times and always left the encounter with a positive impression.  Not to mention I recently upgraded my home stereo receiver to a new Yamaha and am so far pleased in so much as possible with the newer technology (analog is just much better sounding to my ears).  So, hopefully Yamaha will retain the management and creative force behind Line 6, as well as support for their older products, of which I do have one, and support thus far has been fairly solid.  We shall see.

Allergies, especially asthma, has not been kind the last few weeks. Anxiously awaiting a hard freeze.