Evomatics is about to go offline. As you likely noticed my tunecast hygiene has been poor in the last year and half, and it is time to admit that I am not maintaining this bastard anymore. No real reason – I was busy with other stuff and did not take the time necessary to keep the beat up (for some of the other stuff, check out track-record.org). The domain has been with me for more than 10 years now, and I have been running the site in it’s current outfit for roughly six years. The domain will continue to exist, but its content will be considerably more bland. So, dear readers, I leave you today with an all time classic in a fresh outfit. If you have not already heard of Pomplamouse, be sure the check them out. The song you may find here today is a cover of Mr Sandman (originally performed by The Chordettes in 1954)…read more

More bad news. A friend of mine died a couple of hours ago. He was diagnosed with terminal cancer a couple of months ago, and passed away yesterday evening. I find myself stuck at work trying to keep the ship steady, with various meetings and seminars lined up but thoughts are drifting… I do not have much to say, perhaps too much in total, so I shall keep it short. Right now, I realize how short anything of value is – tomorrow, most certainly, I will have forgotten the vibe of this brief moment. And how could one deal with this kind of thinking for any length of time? The result would be fine grained but miserable… I smile at the thought of returning back to the coarse, everyday mechanics. I guess bad news is part of the game, and there is very little that can be done about it. Attached to this post find ‘A pretty good day’ by Loudon Wainwright III. I guess one has to learn to value ones short and insignificant life as the grand …read more

My grandmother, Kathleen Frances Maude Moore (or Nanny as we called her), died last week. She suffered a stroke after a nice day out with her writing club and coffee people. Her death was quick and apparently without much pain – she most certainly would have approved. While I did not have much contact to her over the last years (as she lived in Victoria, BC), I talked to her once or twice a year. She would regularly remark that I should make my way out to BC to visit her before she ‘turns her toes upwards’. Alas, I did not make that appointment. The memorial service to celebrate her life just passed, and my family wanted to set the tone to celebration; she would have not approved of over-excessive mourning. Loads of people attended ranging from alternatives in their mid twenties to well groomed in suite and tie. On that occasion, my sister remarked that Nann…read more