Things got off to a rocky start this morning. I only brewed one shot of espresso. That is part of my new plan to reduce my espresso shots from doubles to singles. Without question, this plan has some drawbacks, and one of them is that the initial get-up-and-go part of the day is less compelling with only one shot of espresso. It truly is less compelling. These sorts of plans are probably good to consider. It’s the actual practice of making the change that creates these real-world consequences. I was able to drink my Huel-branded protein shake, and that was enough to move beyond the start of the day. …and that is the story of how my day started. 

Tonight, I have access to some NHL hockey games thanks to the Disney+ streaming bundle that includes Max (which was HBO and then became Max before becoming HBO Max or whatever it is now). I’m going to be really curious to see what happens with the ESPN stand-alone product and how it gets prices with the Disney streaming bundle. Our streaming choice for this month is the Disney, Hulu, and Max bundle. My current streaming content management plan is to only pay for one streaming service per month and to avoid having streaming services we are not actively watching. It’s a different time now with so many of the free streaming applications providing almost endless content with commercials. Oh yeah, my point here was that tonight I’ll be able to watch two different NHL hockey playoff games. That is something that I’m looking forward to as a part of my evening. Both of the games could actually close out a series tonight. They both feature 3-1 records in a best-of-7 playoff format. 

I recently picked up a Zoom H1e stereo recorder for my daily guitar jam sessions. It was just a little bit much to hook up the whole recording setup with my computer when I may play for 5 minutes or more than 30. This setup is a little easier to just place this Zoom H1e on a tripod right in front of the speakers and hit record. It is surprising just how well the recording turned out given the size of the microphones on the device. We will see how it turns out after a few weeks of usage. This just gives me the chance to go back and listen to the things that I’m working on composing. During the course of putting together a few different pieces of music, this type of recording works out well enough. Previously, my setup included a balanced line out built into an amp that was really easy to just record. Having to set up and manage microphones with the new amp is a lot more work to achieve a solid sound quality.