I’ve only been here (in KY) for four days and it feels like a month. That’s not a bad thing, just a comment on how the passage of time has become non-linear. Life used to be predictable – five long days of commuting and work, two days of rest and celebration, then back to work. Rinse and repeat. Time passed in a predictable way, but no longer. I’m not sure exactly why this is, but I’m definitely experiencing time passing in odd new ways. Some weeks flash by. Some are interminable.

Yesterday I had big plans for Thunder Over Louisville, but most of them were rained out. I sold my Lynn Family Stadium tickets at a loss, but at least I got sometime for them. That was gonna be a long day, with air show at 3pm, Louisville City game at 5pm, then fireworks at 930pm. In bad weather. All that said, I did manage to ride my bike down to the riverfront to see the impressive fireworks display ending Thunder.

Then today we had our block party (the “Spring Fling”, a much more exciting name than the actual event) for N Galt Avenue, and it was fun. We have some interesting people on the block – a film maker, some artists, a forge master, a prison psychologist, and I’m sure others who weren’t willing to share their interesting activities. I’m just known as the guy who lives here half time and in Socal half time. That’s about all that the neighbors seem to want to know about me, other than one guy who talked with me about stereos and music. I told him that I bet I have the best sounding system on the street – not sure how I’ll prove that, but it was a conversation starter.

For now that best sounding system is: lossless Apple Music AAC files streamed over Bluetooth v5.4 to a Fiios K13 R2R DAC and BT transceiver, then amp’d through the Pioneer SX-828. The Pioneer drives the Wharfdale Super Lintons with 54 wpc at 8 ohms, though with the Wharfdales operating at 6 ohms, the actual power is more like 60-65 watts, *lots* of power for a 90 dbm sensitivity speaker. It’s a simple music processing chain and it sounds awesome. I’ve got a lot of other gear both here and in Socal, but that small stack is currently the best of show.