LN-QRM 226: Christmas Time is Here

Recorded: 17 December 2016

Hosts: Barry & Michael

Podcaster’s Anonymous BooZe—Review

  • Michael –  Cranberry Juice and Yellow Tail merlot – warmed – in a Contigo thermos
  • Barry – Jiminy Zero

Days of our Lives

  • Barry – Snow and cold, but it’s a dusting compared to the U. P.
  • Michael – snow snow snow snow snow snow snow snow  – Mighty Sable trial by snow for EMS shift, It’s that Brockway time of year. “Oh look, another winter weather advisory / warning / blizzard / gail” alert from NWS.
  • Barry  – The Jaffrey Christmas tree lighting and Farrell children
  • Barry – Woodstock, Vt Wassail festival

Broken News

  • John Glenn passes away
  • Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole
  • The Electoral College meets Monday at the various State capitols

Geek Corner

  • Michael – Mario Run, and – still playing Clash of Clans – every two weeks or so… (PokeMon Go and Ingress, locally)
  • Barry – Pandora’s off-line channels
  • Michael – Old iPhone 5S has become my snow blowing podcast / Pandora player.
  • Barry – iTunes sucks! Stream only songs that I uploaded!
  • Michael – IOS 10.2 is out, better battery life for me, broke some apps
  • Barry – New under-glass fingerprint tech should be in next iPhone and Galaxy

The Bland Tour (Formally Bottom Gear)

  • Michael – Family Truckster gets it’s usual u-Joint replacements for the Holidays
  • Michael – tractor shakedown cruise continues.

Entertainment Last Month

  • Michael – Netflix – For the Love of Spock
  • Barry – Podcast: Improvised Star Trek
  • Michael – Class –Doctor Who spinoff
  • Barry – Rick & Morty

Musical Guest: Airmen of Note with We Three Kings

Theme Song: Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band “Hit the Ground Running”

LN-QRM 195b: Take for Granted Part II

Recorded: 12 September 2015

Hosts: Joel, Barry, Barty & Michael

Geek Corner

  •  Barry – The Apple Show
  •  Michael – Michael – Chris will be getting an iPhone 6, but will it be the “S”?
  •  Barry – Fun with Apple audio
  •  Joel – gets a new Verizon iphone 5S for work wow its nicer then my 5c.

Ingress Alert

  •  Barry – I blew my Sojourner badge
  •  Michael – Go Sluggor!
  •  Barty – over two thirds of the way to level 6.
  •  Joel – Ive been Hacking portals and I finally made a field by myself on my way to level 5
  •  Joel – I attacked Barry’s portal at Gilmore.kinda..Just to say HI I was around. town

Bottom Gear

  •  Michael – David’s Jeep is off the lift and getting prepped
  •  Joel – Goldfinger has a new heater core but damn the wipers need fixed always on!
  •  Barty – Ordered new Jeep

Entertainment Last Month

  •  Barry – Avengers: Age of Ultron very good
  •  Michael – Periscope series – The Road to Saskatchewan
  •  Barry – The new Late Show with Steven Colbert – Yawn
  •  Michael – The Dilbert Mobile App has been inop for the last couple of weeks.

Musical Guest: Michael’s picks: J Geils Band with “No Anchovies, Please”

Theme Song: Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band “Hit the Ground Running”