I consider this reply to my post, crafted as a poem, to be a gift; taking time out and going above the norm, to share a few thoughts from a photo I took. Thank you. https://mastodon.art/
I ordered a pair of headphones on Amazon and went back to check the delivery date (as it is about a week and not next-day).
Now when I visit that page I see that there are 3 versions: Gen 1(old package) Gen 1 (new package) and Gen 2 (new package) versions available for the exact same price - which I missed somehow when I ordered my headset⟶ Gen 1 (old package) !
So I essentially helped the Shure company empty their old product stock for the exact same price as their most recent Gen 2 model.
I'm just assuming that, two generations later, there would be significant upgrades and not just "packaging" changes.
So why isn't the Gen 1 (old package) discounted?
Has anyone else run into this scenario before?
I'm pretty sure that original product page did not offer other headphone options. Like they list when an item comes in different colors, etc. But I will never know.
Also noting that the Gen 2 (new package) offers next day delivery and not 5-7 days as mine is!
More specifically, nice work Alina Selyukh, who sadly I could not find here on Mastodon. Maybe @NPR can guide her here. Or @csymrl can give her a gentle nudge. #npr
I took this picture while passing through a parking lot on my lunch today. This is a severe workplace OSHA infraction. This worker is not wearing any fall protection. He was the only person working on this structure at the time of this photo (there were two workers in the parking lot on a lunch break.)
He appeared to be installing some metal flashing along the edge.
In the photo you can see how extremely dangerous his situation is if...
you have an idea how wide an I-beam is, and
you can see that his right foot is at the very edge of the upright beam - it's only as wide as his shoe.
one miss-step, a gust of wind, a distraction, slipping or losing balance while installing material, etc., and he falls to his death.*
you know that falling from a height of 4ft or more, can cause serious injury and even death.
"In comes Trump's entourage, with his legal adviser Boris Epshteyn, who’s been indicted in the Arizona fake electors case, doing seating assignments. Sebastian Gorka, Trump’s former White House adviser, walks in with a silver case bearing what appears to be a presidential seal." -Maggie Haberman, NYT
Holy plastic bats! Somebody's already on this!*
We have to move forward before the Whiffle Ball season ends!
⟶ Gather the Power of the Crowd Source! ⟵
(send me famous people who would participate on a cameo level)
*https://youtu.be/0h4PCQBi2Q4?feature=shared
Not sure if there are any Latin/Jazz music lovers out there; I'm plugging my good friend, former college roommate, and fellow musician, Jon Ball as he joins
"Gonzalo Grau & La Clave Secreta" at the Lincoln Center in NYC!
This ~ 2 hour event will be live-streamed on the Lincoln Center website as well as YouTube (link below).
La Clave Secreta has been together for 15 years and their eclectic blend is son cubano, jazz, rhumba, R&B, and funk... so tune-in an turn it up! 7:30p EST ⟶ there's a countdown timer on the YouTube site that should align with anyone's time zone)
⟶ If you know someone who might like some free, live music streamed tonight, boost it out! ⟵ https://lincolncenter.org/series/lincoln-center-presents/gonzalo-grau-andamp-la-clave-secreta
@h_thoreson
They have some vids up on YouTube if anyone wants to get a taste of their vibe. Like this great rendition of a Stevie Wonder song "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" that they shot in the recording studio. https://youtu.be/lx7D_IltAqw?feature=shared