Inexpensive TV Cables, etc.

My brother-in-law uses this place to buy tv and stereo cable for way less than one would have to pay at Best Buy, etc.:

http://www.monoprice.com/home/index.asp

One HDMI cable that I recently bought at Sears for over $100 is only $10 (plus around another $10 shipping) from these guys!! (I couldn't wait to get these cables delivered as I just had to get watching my new TV, but next time...)

Both my brother-in-law and a friend/neighbour have used this site for their techy needs, and both report good quality stuff at ridiculously low prices...just goes to show how much we're getting ripped off by the big retailers on this kind of necessary accessory.

Yes We Can

(Well, I think We Can) This article in the National Post today (January 26, 2009) was pretty interesting to me. I've often thought that things can sometimes get better just by sheer force of will and acting in a positive way to help make things better. I also believe that if the media gets behind positive news and de-emphasises the more negative stuff, maybe people will not be quite as frightened to spend their money and work hard to improve their own livelihood, and thereby improve others in the process. We need strong leadership from all of our leaders, both in the political world and in the business world. Many of the business leaders/bosses are pretty smart guys in whom we have to have some faith to "lead us out of the current darkness and back into the light of prosperity". I know...that's maybe some pretty schmaltzy, overly-simplistic, naive and sentimental stuff. But I really think there's some truth to it. Watching the recent speeches and actions of the new U.S. President, I feel more positive that things can slowly get better. I hope that Canada can put aside its political in-fighting and find a way to help the people jump-start the Canadian economy as well. Work hard, try to stay positive and on target, and trust that we can make it better...

New music: Fall 2008 to Jan 2009

Yikes! Just looking through my iTunes/iPod music, and realized that I've added quite a bit (395 tracks!) of new stuff over the past few months from various sources including the iTunes store, plus another music site, and actually going to HMV and buying some cd's.

If you're interested in learning about these albums, just click on the hi-lited words.

Cassandra Wilson "Loverly" cd; Herbie Hancock "River"; Hiromi "Brain"; Jackie Greene (Jackie Greene is probably the most accessible and popular one of my recent acquisitions for most people) "Giving up the Ghost"; Marcus Miller "Marcus"; Orchestra Baobab "Made in Dakar"; Missy Higgins "Sound of White"; Petula Clark - just a random ten of her hits; Putumayo presents "Nuevo Latino"; Sam Phillips "Don't do anything"; Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings "100 Days"; Al Green "Lay it Down"; Molly Johnson "Lucky"; Solange Knowles "Sol Angel"; Sergio Mendes "Encanto"; Buddy Guy "Skin Deep"; Tony Grey "Chasing Shadows"; Alejandro Escovedo "Real Animal"; Kings of Leon "Only by the Night"; Bob Dylan "Bootleg Volume 8"; TV on the Radio "Dear Science"; Aretha Franklin "I Never loved a Man"; India Arie - selected tracks; Anthony Hamilton - selected tracks.

Cheap Red Wine - "Fuzion"

It's really very good for that "Tuesday-night-at-home-with-the-wife-and-a-pizza" kind of vibe... Yes, it's only $7.45 but don't let that deter you:

FUZION SHIRAZ MALBEC LCBO 83188 750 mL bottle

Price: $ 7.45 Wine, Red Wine, 13.3% Alcohol/Vol.

Sugar Content : 1
Made in: Argentina by: Familia Zuccardi

It's been often sold out in the LCBO in recent weeks leading up to Christmas.