Minimoog Sound Charts – Expanded
Michael Hightower Below is an updated copy of the Minimoog Sound Charts guide that was provided with the original Minimoog. This is currently a work in progress and will continue to be…
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Yamaha FX Series Sales Literature
My Yamaha FX-3 came with some sales literature so I’m scanning it in while also scanning in the schematics for the FX/FS series. I really like the logo they used…
Emco Compact 5 Mill/Lathe
I have an Emco Compact 5 Mill and Lathe combo I purchased from a friend. However, I’m not sure what standard fittings it uses. So, I’m using this page to…
Welcome!
Welcome to the new mphtower.com. I’m switching to WordPress from Joomla with the hope of making this easier for me to manage. We’ll see how this goes! You can still…
A Spotter’s Guide to Motorcyclists
While visiting my folks in the DC area over Memorial Day weekend I saw a ton of motorcycles out for Rolling Thunder. It’s nice to see so many people riding,…
Writers, Not Timberlake Let Down SNL
Rarely am I excited to see an episode of Saturday Night Live. It gets TiVoed, but it’s one of the shows that I watch when most other options have been…
The UAW, Xenophobia, and Layin’ Pipe
In conversations with a few people, I’ve had the feeling that the underlying point about the union’s involvement in the auto industry collapse hasn’t quite hit. Perhaps it’s because I…
Getcher American Business Spin-Offs While They’re Hot!
In the last two entries on this blog I discussed what got the American auto industry into this crisis, as well as debunked the myth that the problem is based…
Don’t Blame Fuel Prices, Blame John Denver
After yesterday’s long article about the Big Three and their Big Problems, Scott wrote a thoughtful response. There were a couple of common misperceptions in there regarding SUVs, though. In…
If Christians Founded This Country…
If Christians Founded This Country… …Then Why Did They Institute the Separation of Church and State? Or, Why Fundamentalist Christians Get It Wrong Over on smwance‘s Wanceblog there has been…
The Sunnyland Dilemma
Lauren and I have been watching those ghost huntin’ shows before going to sleep. It’s a pleasant enough diversion even though they tend to be a bit silly. Plenty of…
The Bestest TV Shows Evar
The Bestest TV Shows Evar For quite some time I have been recommending TV shows to friends and then adding, "it’s probably one of the best shows ever." After saying…
Mick Jagger Made Us Cookies
Mick Jagger Made Us Cookies A Dream I Had After a long weekend of motorcycle riding with my girlfriend Lauren, and then going on a solo camping trip on the…
Successories
I was recently talking to my friend Scott ( smwance ) about his very popular Successories parodies. They’ve amused me, but I don’t know if they really provide enough information…
Dream Theater and Kenny Rogers – The New Metrics of Music
Dream Theater and Kenny Rogers – The New Metrics of Music My old college roommate – Mark M’Roommate – and I used to discuss the comparative merits of bands. Because…
Single Spacing is Un-American
Single Spacing is Un-American Recently, my boss told me to stop using two spaces after a period. I’ve heard this before but felt that it was just a passing whim of…
Quick Post – The New Chevy Malibu
My buddy Skip ( onefaller ) and I were talking about American cars tonight. The main topic was how most American cars have a patina of crappiness and that they…