The Peter Vantine MIDI collection, Volume 1
This collection contains 6 sets of MIDI files of various “themes”. For each theme, a complete tune, two loop versions, and 2 “stinger” excerpt versions are available. In addition, the collection contains 6 other loops of various themes. Ballad Set (pop) Your browser does not support the audio element. Your browser does not play HTML5 […]
Florida Refuge
The first attempt at geocaching for me was in August 2003. I still enjoy the sport and highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in hiking and the outdoors. The basic idea is that individuals or organizations set up “hidden treasures” (caches) in various places around the world and record the locations (latitude and […]
One Summer Night
There is more to say about the iPhone and an update on WiFi, but this posting is to share some information about summer music. One aspect of blogging is serious business and technology information but another dimension is just archiving some of life’s experiences and creating something that the grandkid’s kids may enjoy reading some […]
The Riches of Kipp Island
When I wrote about the global sport of geocaching in July 2005, there were 181,216 active geocaches in 215 countries and in the prior 7 days there had been been 138,512 new log entries written at geocaching.com by 24,318 participants. As of today there are 423,816 active caches worldwide. In the last 7 days, there […]
Three days of music in New York
It was a joy to attend the 14,438th concert of The New York Philharmonic this past weekend at Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center. The all-Brahms program included the Academic Festival Overture and Symphony No. 1 in C minor. Twenty-four year old Julia Fischer performed the Concerto in D major. I now know why […]
