Roland Octapad SPD-30 as a mini-kit. A real drummer’s review
By Jeffrey the Barak Wait a minute, it’s 2016. Why would someone write a review of an SPD-30 now, when it came out in 2010? Good question. Firstly it’s still the newest model, and secondly, I just...
View ArticleFalling out of love with electronic drums
By Jeffrey the Barak They were so good for while. What could be better? You make a tiny little sound...
View ArticleOjo Commuter Scooter Review
By Jeffrey the Barak. If Dr. Seuss were to illustrate a motor scooter, it might get skinnier and taller, and the wheels might get smaller, and it would probably look a lot like this OJO. For some...
View ArticleInstant Coffee is no longer horrible
By Jeffrey the Barak. The mega-villain of the coffee world is not necessarily that jar of instant coffee, its that metal or plastic canister of ground filter coffee. Some Overlap: We have always...
View ArticleJalousies, or louvered windows. The best way to clean them (Revised)
By Jeffrey the Barak. This is the fifth rewrite of this old article, because research is ongoing. I have hundreds of jalousie panes to clean at home. I live in Hawai’i where they are very popular, as...
View ArticleWashing the insides of leather shoes
By Sunny Trailbringer. Men and women with a foot odor problem may find that one day their leather shoes have become smelly. Well shoes themselves don’t smell, but the bacteria in the shoes does. It is...
View ArticleAre we building the wrong way?
By Jeffrey the Barak. Most Westerners live in one of two types of house. Either it is masonry, solid, strong, but not much good in an earthquake, or they are in a wood-frame cage with the gaps filled...
View ArticleMy Afternoon with Andy
By Sigmund Shonholtz. Andy Warhol once suggested that we all get 15 minutes of fame. What happens if you have your 15 minutes with Andy Warhol himself? Well, that is exactly what happened to me in...
View ArticleSebago and Sperry, Breaking-In, Boating and Loafing
By Jeffrey the Barak. An American classic, the boat shoe is a fashion staple around the world. It is a shoe that a man or woman can wear in hot climates and is an alternative to the flip fop, and yet...
View ArticleThe Hardwood Flooring Fake Warranty
By Jeffrey the Barak. When you buy a hardwood flooring, or engineered hardwood flooring system for your home, the flooring retailer will tell you with the tone of a stern and dire warning that in order...
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