Greg Laswell for Under 10,000 feet
Since all the hoopla with the ability to now listen, play, and read your iPad, iPhone, Kindle or any other portable electronic device, I've been turning my ear to musician and artist Greg Laswell. Just last night, a friend of mine upped his stock and recommended that I buy ALL his albums. I figured that I'd do the same and pass it along, with this post. We'll call this the beginning of Thursday Tunes. Download Three Flights from Alto Nido to start. You might have heard of him already as his most popular track, Comes and Goes (In Waves), and a few others have been featured in various television shows. A rather popular track "Off I Go" from Take a Bow, will hit all you Grey's Anatomy fans as the theme for when George O'Malley leaves at the end of season 5. tear
The music is perfect and so soo good but while we're at it, it's also about supporting a native San Diegan!
Tonx Releases their first Blend of Coffee!
Hell has frozen over and the creative roaster have come out to play at Tonx. Releasing their first blend, capitalize on it now! I can't wait!
One of my favorite hacked-together blends is to take a Colombia coffee, with its syrupy body, flavors of molasses and cherry, and mix it with a bright citrus burst of Kenya Nyeri, with its grapefruit and raisin flavors. On their own, each is delicious, but together they unite like a superhero team, hellbent on destroying your modest notions of what a cup of coffee is capable of, each picking up where the other left off, finishing each others sentences. No individual can accomplish on their own what a well-crafted team is capable of, and a well-crafted blend is no different.
One Coffee Machine to Rule them All!
Over the past few months, I've been really perfecting my pour-over technique. I've gone from the Chemex to the Hario V60. I've Kickstarted the Medium Espro Press and even bought the Kone filter from ablebrewing. I've greatly improved my skills and tastes over the past few months and even shared my passion with many of my friends. Now I'm kickstarting, this amazing company who is bringing something new to the table. Watch and be amazed! Roast, grind, filter then brew.
If you're wondering, I'm also using the Baratza Virtuoso Grinder. This was my prized obsession as my coffee would taste as good. Oh yeah, I also subscribe to Tonx and buy Bird Rock Coffee.
Playstation 4 Games on Sale for Three Hours on Amazon!
Buy 2 get 1 one free (save 33%) on Sony Playstation 4 launch titles! You have 3 hours left to capitalize on this amazing Amazon deal! Start off by adding Battlefield 4 if you prefer that first person, here!
When you've added 3 games to your cart, check out using "GR8TNESS" ! I'm up for Call of Duty: Ghosts, Knack and Fifa 14. Maybe Assassins Creed Black Flag too!
Don't forget the awesome first party launch games Killzone 4!
Dalrymple Reviews Apple's iPad mini with Retina Display
Jim Dalrymple of The Loop on Apple's new iPad mini with Retina Display.
The iPad mini can easily be your only iPad. The fact is, it always could, but you can do so now without feeling like you’re giving something up in return for the size. The iPad mini is small, it has a Retina display and it’s the most powerful iPad to date. There is just nothing bad to say about the iPad mini.
I can't wait to get mine. I orders the Space Gray 32GB T-Mobile version. Ships in 5-10 days. I pulled the trigger at 6:25am EST.
Remote Play Diablo III on Sony's Playstation Vita!
This alone may be the reason for a Sony Playstation Vita. Now how about Final Fantasy XIV? That'll seal the deal! Once again, Sony is setting the Vita to be the ultimate Playstation 4 accessory. https://twitter.com/Diablo/status/400073137590530048
Now, which version Vita should I buy? Generation 1 with the OLED or Gen 2 that's slimmer, standard charger, lighter but powered w/ an LCD screen.
Pooping on a Plane
This isn't about my personal story but I will admit, I've had instances and small wars with my bowels. In fact, I know of quite a few other pilots with similar stories that started off with a hot wing eating contest the night before a 10 hr day. I couldn't have written a better story with as much visual commentary so I leave it to you Mr. Financial Banker. An except from a Goldman Sachs most embarrassing private plane ride.
I manage to peel back the leather seat top to find a rather luxurious looking commode, with a nice cherry or walnut frame. It had obviously never been used, ever. Why this moment of clarity came to me, I do not know. Perhaps it was the realization that I was going to take this toilet's virginity with a fury and savagery that was an abomination to its delicate craftsmanship and quality. I imagined some poor Italian carpenter weeping over the violently soiled remains of his once beautiful creation. The lament lasted only a second as I was quickly back to concentrating on the tiny muscle that stood between me and molten hot lava.
I reach down and pull up the privacy screens, with only seconds to spare before I erupt. It's an alka-seltzer bomb, nothing but air and liquid spraying out in all directions – a Jackson Pollock masterpiece. The pressure is now reversed. I feel like I'm going to have a stroke, I push so hard to end the relief, the tormented sublime relief.
"I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry." My apologies do nothing to drown out the heinous noises that seem to carry on and reverberate throughout the small cabin indefinitely. If that's not bad enough, I have one more major problem. The privacy screen stops right around shoulder level. I am sitting there, a disembodied head, in the back of the plane, on a bucking bronco for a toilet, all while looking my colleagues, competitors, and clients directly in the eyes. "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!" briefly comes to mind.
^^^ hot lava!!! :) I died about there.
Tesla Owner Posts his Version of the Tennessee Fire
After the car calmly advised that the driver pull over, the doctor did as advised and survived the accident. I can't wait for the Model X!
The firemen arrived promptly and applied water to the flames. They were about to pry open the doors, so I pressed my key button and the handles presented and everything worked even though the front of the car was on fire. No flames ever reached the cabin, and nothing inside was damaged. I was even able to get my papers and pens out of the glove compartment.
This experience does not in any way make me think that the Tesla Model S is an unsafe car. I would buy another one in a heartbeat.
- Juris Shibayama, MD
via Tesla
2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 S vs 2014 BMW M5 Comp: Guess who wins?
From Motortrend's Head 2 Head, here are two of my favorite cars competing for the hearts of Jonny Lieberman and Michael Shaffer. I still can't decide which is my ultimate, as I've been torn lately between the top two German brands, but they are both beautiful machines.
Some stats for you:
BMW M5 Competition Package [3.7 seconds in 0-60 with 1/4 mile clocking in at 11.9 @ 122.2]
Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S [3.4 seconds in 0-60 with 1/4 mile clocking in at 11.6 @ 121.8]
http://youtu.be/rY5oSik1eHs
Not spoil anything for you but my favorite part is at 13:55 when Shaffer goes, ""We are in the AM-jesus christ!"
Parenting: Nothing Wrong with a Wagon!
My favorite tips on how to prepare yourself for parenting.
Test 5: Cars 1. Forget the BMW. Buy a practical 5-door wagon. 2. Buy a chocolate ice cream cone and put it in the glove compartment. Leave it there. 3. Get a coin. Insert it into the CD player. 4. Take a box of chocolate biscuits; mash them into the back seat. 5. Run a garden rake along both sides of the car.
If we're talking about a wagon, they're not all bad especially when choosing the Mercedes-Benz AMG variant!
via DailyMail
Tiny Death Star
Now available on iOS, Android and even Windows, you can now play "Tiny Death Star"! Modeled after Tiny Tower by Nimblebits, this brings a great mod and enhancement to the popular platform. Check it out!
http://youtu.be/X-c2LVcB2GQ
Players will join the Dark Side to assist Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader in running their business of menacing the universe and managing the Death Star. More than 30 different types of species — including Wookiees and Ewoks — can be rounded up to populate players' 8-bit Death Star as they construct and expand across its more than 80 floors
Nike+ Move for iOS now!
If you've bought Apple's new iPhone 5s and want to take advantage of the built in M7 chip, check out Nike's new app: Nike+ Move. Now you can go through the day tracking your activity without actually have to wear the Nike Fuelband. It's also free too! As mentioned above, sadly in order to take advantage of this application, you have to have the iPhone 5s. Other iPhones need not download. :(
