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About Gandalfe

Just an itinerant saxophonist trying to find life between the changes. I have retired from the Corps of Engineers and Microsoft. I am an admin on the Woodwind Forum, run the Pacifica Big Band (formerly the Microsoft Jumpin' Jive Orchestra) and participate in other ensembles. Mostly enjoy time with family and friends.

Microsoft’s Songsmith Debuts

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Gandalfe

On my list of music software to explore is Microsoft’s Songsmith. The Seattle P-I covered it yesterday in a piece called Microsoft’s Songsmith makes music using PC. This article includes a great video for those starting from scratch. It’s kinda … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | 3 Comments

Band Site Review: Windows Live Groups

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Gandalfe

I have been looking for a great and free resource to help me manage my various bands. I think I have found one that is good enough to recommend to my friends. It is the Windows Live Group platform and … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers and Internet | 4 Comments

Sing Along with me…

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Gandalfe

To start the new year let’s sing a song and pretend we are all together: Be well family, friends, and coworkers.

Posted in Humor | 6 Comments

Wordle Cloud Art – What’s in a Word

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Gandalfe

A toy I just discovered make art out of the word clouds. In their words: "Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers and Internet | 6 Comments

Happy Belated Festivus: Time to Air the Grievances by Josh Ledgard

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Gandalfe

A friend of mine from back in the day has crafted this rather good "airing of grievances". Normally I don’t read this stuff, but Josh has done such a good job that I am recommending it as a good read … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | 3 Comments

Lazy Winter Morning and a Mandolin

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Gandalfe

Suzy and I have just returned from breakfast with the parental units. Mom and Dad were in good spirits as we exit the last 12 daze of being locked in our houses because of the historic snow and road closures. … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | 5 Comments

One Snowy Christmas – Ruben Bolling’s take

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Gandalfe

Read more at Salon…

Posted in Humor | 2 Comments

Casa du Glassa: A walk around my office/library

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Gandalfe

I’ve been meaning to reply in kind to Lisa’s recent post about her redone office. I’ve snapped some quick photos and will walk you around the space. This office and the master bedroom are two of the reasons we bought … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Hobbies, Music, My World | 1 Comment

Record Snows Continue in Seattle

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Gandalfe

So my driveway is shoveled just in time for the next snowfall. Here are the pictures of the record accumulations: We’ve not experienced this much snow here in Seattle in our 20+ years of living here. Coming from Minnesota, Suzy … Continue reading →

Posted in Holiday | 5 Comments

This is Seattle or We Don’t Do Snow 2008

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Gandalfe

We have been enjoying, can I say that, enjoying more snow and ice this year than any prior year going back to 1990. If you didn’t know it, Seattlites don’t do snow. And so many of them try to, no … Continue reading →

Posted in In the news..., My World, Seattle | 6 Comments