Banal Leakage – Ep #024
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- – Happy Father’s Day to all of the dads out there; I hope your day was spent with your kids. I went to brunch with my daughter this morning and enjoyed spending time with her before she had to go to work.
- – Now that NHL and NBA are pretty much done, we can let baseball have it’s focus, which brings a lot of great time outdoors.
- News – Story 1: Google Fiber is coming to Portland, OR
- News – Story 2: Casey Kasem, long time DJ and broadcaster, died at the age of 82
- News – Story 3: President Obama says denying climate change is like arguing the moon is made of cheese
- RANT: Light rail trains never run late enough at night
- SHAMELESS PLUG: Slash is back with a new album coming this fall
- Ending
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– the city council recently signed an intent agreement to bring the high speed fiber internet connection to the city; it’s still in the planning stages, but the mayor is excited about the prospect of a 1gb fiber connection into homes and businesses; Currently only available in three cities: Kansas City, MO, Austin TX and Provo, UT; yes that city just south of me has 1gb fiber connectivity; there is ongoing construction in each city to expand into suburban areas; Reading on the list of cities under consideration is Salt Lake City; of course, that could mean just downtown and not the entire valley; but it’s a start; the promise of a viable competitor to the cable company monopolies makes me have hope for the future; three different plans are: internet and TV, internet only and free internet when you pay the $300 installation cost; the free internet connection is only 5gb, which for anyone that does anything more than basic email and web browsing, it’s not going to be fast enough; looking forward to reading progress.
– Link to article: Google Fiber will come to Portland before it comes to New York
– he hosted the “American Top 40” radio show for 18 years, starting July 4, 1970; he was most famous for making long distance dedications, telling stories sent in by listeners; he also was a voice over actor, most famously playing Shaggy on the original Scooby Doo cartoon; the last couple of years have been difficult, not only with his declining health, but with the battle his second wife had with his children from his first marriage; Kerri Kasem recently gained access to her father and any end of life decisions; He gave his last countdown on July 4, 2009; a legend amongst radio DJs; Ryan Seacrest took over his countdown show in 2004.
– Link to article: Casey Kasem, Legendary Broadcaster, Dead At 82
– in his address at Angel Stadium to graduates of UCI, he urged them to be active in causes to protect the environment; discussed how stubborn Congress is in enacting progress for climate change; discussed the changes to our planet that need to be prevented; many people don’t believe climate change is caused by humans; my position is that we as humans are largely responsible for the increase of damage to the planet; there is more we can do to reduce our carbon footprint; my wish is for younger generations to get behind this and those of us that are older, to support them and help; there are so many that against this, it boggles my mind that things like car exhaust gets excused as something that doesn’t cause damage; Fortunately, I know enough that are willing to change their life habits; let’s hope a brighter future will emerge and that we can still reverse a good amount of these pollutants that are causing damage.
– Link to article: Obama: Denying Climate Change Is Like Saying the Moon Is “Made of Cheese”
– UTA is our local public transit company; since December 1999, they have had light rail service; over the years, they have never run past 11:45p at night; this makes it odd that they don’t on Friday and Saturday nights to help people get home after a night at the bar; instead, you must rely on a friend, spouse or taxi to come pick you up; riders are stranded at various stops, based on where the last trains of the night need to go back to their home base; UTA always claims it’s a budget thing, yet they can pay their execs six figures incomes while cutting train times and bus routes; it’s very frustrating for regular riders as their commute times are longer and filled with extra walking to reach the next connection to get home or to work; and taxis are not a regular thing here in Salt Lake; many times, people wait up to an hour for a taxi to show up; really hoping changes to Trax schedules happen soon to help those late nighters get home a bit easier.
– “World On Fire” comes out September 15, 2014; the first single is the title track and it rocks; I’ve liked Slash in just about anything musically he’s done; well, I take that back; it took a bit for the first Guns n Roses album “Appetite For Destruction” to take hold on me; I wasn’t a fan right away; not due to Slash’s guitar abilities; just the album, which has been one of my top favorite albums of all time; the backing band is Myles Kennedy, from the band Alter Bridge; they released their last album back in 2012; this new album has 17 tracks and it’s one that I hope will be just as good or better than the previous album; the new song is catchy and it’s got some great riffs and licks; September can’t come soon enough.
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Hey, I’m just happy that TRAX runs out to the airport now. No more getting completely gouged into paying $25 + tip for a ten-minute ride.
Yes, I am glad (and so is my daughter) that we at least have a Trax line that does run to the airport now. So when you come into town, no more taxi rides. Unless you come in on a Sunday after 7:30pm
Happy (late) Father’s Day to you Marty! Glad you got to go out with your daughter.
I have a similar issue with the MAX here in Portland. The stop I live near is pretty far from the city center (about a 40-45 min ride) and often the trains that go that far shut down before midnight so you are left to figure out how to get five or so more stops down. It’s really frustrating to plan a possible late night out without having a car parked at a closer spot which for me defeats the purpose of using public transit in the first place since I have to drive much closer than I normally would.
Thanks for the Father’s Day wish.
You get the lack of light rail service. I’m surprised MAX doesn’t run later, given Portland’s green movement and trying to get people to drive less. These cities need to figure it out and extend service, at least for a night or two.
I heard a rumor that Google were thinking about Phoenix as well. Would be very cool.
I wish Google would come to as many cities as they can. Give Comcast a run for their ISP money.