Aaron Traffas http://www.aarontraffas.com Skepticism, agriculture, politics Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:59:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 April http://www.aarontraffas.com/2010/april/ http://www.aarontraffas.com/2010/april/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:59:47 +0000 Aaron http://www.aarontraffas.com/?p=1547

What….a productive day. Nothing like throwing up three shows to the calendar with the possibility of a fourth in April alone.

Putting ducks in a row in preparation for my yearly week-long excursion to Bloomington, Indiana. Headed to Indiana University on Saturday for auctioneer education as I have every March for the last five years. Then it’s back to focus on music – it’s going to be an exciting April full of shows, both acoustic and with the band.

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  • Oranges http://bit.ly/cxcjiq #
  • News Math http://bit.ly/bwJ5CN #
  • I'm at Purple Wave in Manhattan, KS http://gowal.la/s/2shC #
  • Really excited about the Coffee Party – trying to hold the Tea Party accountable for the damage it causes. http://bit.ly/b0qcAT #
  • Jesus saves after every level http://bit.ly/c8D8Eb #
  • Xobni is malware. #
  • Using a Blackberry to get Internet is like using tin cans and a string to talk on the phone. #
  • @traffase Is that at the end of the river Knapp? in reply to traffase #
  • Did Microsoft Security Essentials just update? #
  • I confirm an update for Microsoft Security Essentials…get yours while it's hot from Windows Update! #
  • is watching House #
  • is watching 24 #
  • Try not to laugh at this Cookie Monster http://bit.ly/97xa7b #
  • Wednesdee! @ Purple Wave http://loopt.us/CC5Hng.t #
  • Biggest procrastination aid? The calendar. #
  • Google Apps Marketplace? YES! http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/home #
  • Cory Branan – Troublesome Girl http://ff.im/-hi9yD #
  • Drag The River – Brookfield http://ff.im/-hi9yF #
  • Son Volt – Loose String http://ff.im/-hi9yB #
  • likes GBTV #719 (HD) | Rapportive, World's Smallest Computer, Panasonic G2 & G10, Kojiro Robot on Boxee http://bit.ly/dC46zi #
  • is watching College Basketball #
  • Power Wheels http://bit.ly/a3WCb0 #
  • Mindmeister, please keep your confusing multidimensional outlines to yourself and stop nagging me to use them in Apps and everywhere else. #
  • @joelpruett Nice article. New Northwest played before a benefit auction I did on Saturday and were pretty good. in reply to joelpruett #
  • Chile gets another 7+ earthquake? There's not going to be anything left! #
  • RT @timseley: http://twitpic.com/17xrp2 – Big XII time… Boo yah! #
  • It's another V8 lunch. Thursdee. #
  • That's me! // RT @laughotron: I just told a joke to someone in PRATT #
  • Google Apps http://ff.im/-hlr1j #
  • Kasey Rausch – Grassroots http://ff.im/-hlr1r #
  • RT @cnnbrk: School sued for canceling prom rather than letting lesbian couple attend. http://on.cnn.com/aC4GGi #
  • RT @traffase: is unceramoniously defenestrating her printer! May it go straight to hell. #
  • RT @laughotron: Stereo sucks. That's why Laugh-o-Tron comes to you in full, rich mono. #
  • Oh, no. My fiancee isn't home yet. Guess I'm going to have to make some pizza and French fries. #
  • Armchair Martian – Mexican Song http://ff.im/-hlSzR #
  • is watching College Basketball #
  • Killigans St Pats Video FINAL.mov http://ff.im/-hm39Q #
  • Samuels has 21 points for K-State in the first half…and he's not a starter. #
  • Ahhhh old email forwards. http://bit.ly/cFWFw1 #
  • Katie, bar the door. It's Fridee @ Purple Wave http://loopt.us/4lk3sg.t #
  • RT @OverCoffeeMedia: Howell Raines: Real journalists should speak out on Fox and Roger Ailes' slanted #journalism http://ow.ly/1i0SU #
  • My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Lucero (45), Slobberbone (23) and Two Cow Garage (15) http://bit.ly/9p4z1m #
  • Few things are more frustrating than someone calling your mobile before trying your office line first. #
  • RT @proxibid: For real…bid March 18 for the most notorious domain name in history , Sex.com! Register to bid at http://www.proxibid.com/maltz #
  • RT @cnnbrk: Federal "vaccine court" rules parents have not proved vaccine caused autism http://on.cnn.com/ayearR #
  • I'm at So Long Saloon in Manhattan, KS http://gowal.la/s/3DMM #
  • @ksuspud where you watching the game? in reply to ksuspud #
  • My allegiance is to Kansas the state, not only Kansas State. Go KU! #
  • Love the Old Spice commercials, if not so much the product. #
  • We have to put up with Bob Knight AGAIN? #
  • RT @luke_wempe: Another from Bob Knight "unless they go down by 3-4-or 5, A&M has a chance to stay in this down to the wire" #ncaa #BigXII #
  • The ignorance of the Tronixcountry spokespeople somehow comes through the TV and hurts me. #
  • Doing a little freelance WordPress work while waiting for the game to start. Go K-State! #
  • Looking pretty good for K-State. Tomorrow's Big 12 championship is going to be good! #
  • Fun With Fire Escapes http://bit.ly/9SPtyL #
  • Willie Nile's "Streets of New York" came across my last.fm and I would have put up real money that it was Bob Dylan. #
  • I love that the pilot episode of Star Trek had an honest-to-god printer on the bridge. #
  • I couldn't agree more. // "Facebook is the AOL of this decade." -Leo Laporte #
  • is watching College Basketball #
  • I don't know if I can handle another Bob Knight night – or Mossberg saying "three ball" #
  • Bobby Knight is annoying.#kubball (via @jrey5) #
  • http://twitpic.com/18ewph – big xii time everyone… Woooooo! (via @timseley) #
  • New rule: more than one auction-related tweet in a row? Unfollowed. #
  • WTF? Conan is coming to @rev3? Is this for real?! (via @dN0t) #
  • Just purchased some podcasts – http://bit.ly/dnN2ad #
  • A Sunday afternoon with Mike O'Meara Show Raw – http://bit.ly/6KghKp #

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Star Trek glory shelf

I’m relaxing with Diane on a Tuesday evening, working on putting the wraps on a nasty cold that kept me home from work yesterday. I’m trying to figure out if it’s possible to do my taxes before the summer comes this year. It’s six-to-five and pick ‘em as to whether it’ll happen or not.

I’ve been relatively worthless with blogging and booking. If you feel like guest-blogging or booking some shows for me, feel free.

Diane and I went down to see the Cowboy Dave Band at Longhorns last Thursday. Cowboy Dave used to front FortyTwenty, and now has a very traditional-yet-edgy western country band. We had a blast, and will look forward to the next opportunity we get to see them.

G and I are playing a show in McPherson on Friday at Z’s Club. Stop by if you’re in the area.

Tonight I became super fan of a guy named Cory Branan. Check out his performance of Miss Ferguson from Letterman.  Here are the words or you can download the whole song for free from last.fm.

Diane and I finished our bookshelf. It’s only crooked if you look at it with a tape measure. I think our next project will be a couple of matching nightstands. I’m going to build mine with a cup holder….maybe two.

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  • likes Sarah Palin Is Qualified (To Go Out With Me) on Boxee http://bit.ly/4LN1KA #
  • likes Sarah Palin Is Qualified (To Go Out With Me) on Boxee http://ff.im/-eMsDO #
  • is watching NFL Football #
  • What isn't a catch? That last play. #
  • Bummer. #vikings #
  • Chopped & Screwed http://bit.ly/6dKBSs #
  • Latest update to Chrome Google Voice extension is a big old bucket of #fail. Google, leave my pages alone! #
  • @bideojoe Thanks for emailing the release! in reply to bideojoe #
  • "She was speaking in cursive, I was pretending to care" just sold me on buying the Two Cow Garage album. Amazon, here I come! #
  • Two Cow Garage – Bastards And Bridesmaids http://ff.im/-ePG58 #
  • RT @tweetmeme Click here, don’t break the back button http://is.gd/6PYOR #
  • WWII Crotch Rocket! http://bit.ly/6nvWQd #
  • Coffee makes you dance around like a goat! http://bit.ly/4zE4HJ #
  • That's too bad. // RT @dN0t: Looks like @techcrunch just got pwned. #
  • Listening to the studio version of Mr. Devil by the Great Divide for the first time. How delightful! I always listened to the live version. #
  • Houston Marchman – Tryin' For Home http://ff.im/-eSR8y #
  • likes GINGERS DO HAVE SOULS!! on Boxee http://bit.ly/5h6wJE #
  • Browser Speed Tests: Firefox 3.6, Chrome 4, Opera 10.5, and Extensions [Performance Tests] http://short.to/14wua #
  • iPad is so much better than iSlate. Too bad they didn't go with the more Star Trek -ish "iPadd" #
  • Why would I want an iPad? The iPod Touch is too thin, but at least I can wrap my hand completely around it. How does one grasp an iPad? #
  • So far the iPad looks like an awkwardly large iPod Touch. #
  • @dN0t @engadget coverage is crushing @crunchgear #
  • Wow! iPad at $499 is much less expensive than I was guessing. #
  • There's the bombshell – a keyboard dock for the iPad. It just became useful. #
  • I'm still waiting for a reason. Less portable, harder to type on, perhaps? RT @dN0t: So… How is the iPad superior to a netbook? #
  • So far we have no phone, no Flash, no USB ports, no camera, no multitasking from the iYawn. #ipad #
  • @bpiflier I'd take any netbook on the market over the iPad…they're more portable, they run apps simultaneously, and they're cheaper. in reply to bpiflier #
  • It's too bad, too, because I was looking forward to a reason to buy this thing. I want one, but it looks like an awkwardly large iPod Touch. #
  • @bpiflier Yeah, but that's why I have an iPod Touch. The keyboard dock could make it useful, but it didn't sound like there was a mouse. in reply to bpiflier #
  • Frantic Steve Jobs Stays Up All Night Designing Apple Tablet http://onion.com/bVZa8N via @TheOnion #
  • RT @MikeOMearaShow: So sad. i just dropped my iPad in a big puddle of "I don't care." http://bit.ly/4WZTXT #
  • Apple’s Solution For The iPad’s Missing SD Card Slot And USB port: Adapters http://bit.ly/azDNKQ #
  • RT @dN0t: I did not expect a timeline full of menstrual accessory references when I woke up this morning. #
  • RT @dN0t: Now that the iPad hubbub is over, be sure to tune in to the State of the Union live with my new @boxee app. #
  • RT @dpoe: RT @purplewave: 133 items are listed in tonight's Haiti auction! 100% goes to medical relief through Double Harvest. #
  • Wishing I could play the State of the Union Drinking Game with my friends, but duty calls. Less fun with DVR, I'm sure. #
  • The @purplewave Haiti auction is ready. Join us at 6 for our first live auction of the year! http://flic.kr/p/7yTsYh #
  • getting ready for the auction, testing Loopt http://loopt.us/oxbTYw.t #
  • @mayoauction Big fan of producing our own spots. Audacity and USB audio interface let you record yourself and email each auction's ad. in reply to mayoauction #
  • Muzizi performs at the @purplewave Haiti benefit auction http://flic.kr/p/7yQHu8 #
  • Muzizi performs at the @purplewave Haiti benefit auction [pic] http://ff.im/-eXUZg #
  • Congratulations, Peter!!! RT @pgauctioneer: Just won the Michigan State Auctioneer Championship. What an honor. http://bit.ly/a89VNx #
  • Benefit auction for Haiti at @purplewave raised over $35,000 for http://bit.ly/cs7nFs ! #
  • Had a great live auction last night. First time selling more than three lots in months! at Purple Wave http://loopt.us/Sn_xzA.t #
  • Watch out, bugs. I'm in the zone! #
  • Why shouldn't we use HTML/CSS in email? Guide to CSS support in email clients http://bit.ly/2NV0m1 #
  • iPad: A really cool gadget, but maybe not so important http://short.to/151wu #
  • @jdschultz What company is that? in reply to jdschultz #
  • No, we don't use their email services. HTML email is the devil. We use plain text through phpList – free and unlimited, as always. #
  • Peter Bruntnell – By the Time My Head Gets to Phoenix http://ff.im/-f0JU8 #
  • Ustream Helps Give Your Live Broadcasts A Professional Feel With New Desktop Client http://short.to/153ad #
  • Ustream Producer http://ff.im/-f1zvt #
  • gtkpod http://ff.im/-f1S9Y #
  • Try not to laugh at this picture. http://bit.ly/awoY4y #
  • Aaron Traffas Band – Ghost http://ff.im/-f3FJQ #
  • Doing some R and D with HTML 5. What a lazy markup language. in Manhattan, KS http://loopt.us/Kyky_w.t #
  • leaving for Hays at Purple Wave http://loopt.us/uJWDsQ.t #
  • I'm at The Middle Of Nowhere in Bunker Hill, KS http://gowal.la/s/c1u #
  • Antivaxxer movement leader found to have acted unethically http://short.to/1576z #
  • Broadcasting the setup from Professor's in Hays for tonight's show at aarontraffasband.com (@traffas live at http://ustre.am/6fd) #
  • iPad v. A Rock http://bit.ly/c7H3fO #
  • sound check is live at http://www.aarontraffasband.com – come out to the show in Hays tonight at Professor's – the five year reunion #
  • Making the setlist for tonight's show – Aaron Traffas and Pearl Grey live at Professor's. Can't come? Tune in to http://www.aarontraffasband.com #
  • Are you in Hays? Come down to Professor's to watch the KSU/KU game! #
  • getting ready to play as soon as the game is over. come out or tune in to aarontraffasband.com in Hays, KS http://loopt.us/8w49og.t #
  • Flash’s Decline on Lifehacker, from 2006 to 2010 http://short.to/15b2m #
  • eating with @dpoe at So Long Saloon http://loopt.us/m9mRdg.t #

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