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Stuff you did not get me last weekend…

Well, day 25 in month 12 is over and this article records some of the pieces of hardware that you did not think of getting me for your holiday gift giving.

kinte cast gear### BEHRINGER: C-1U

I already have one of these. One more can’t hurt. Along with my new Tascam DR07, this USB microphone makes my slow-ass podcast, the kinté cast, possible. I wish I had this equipment 10 years ago—but wishing is not healthy.

This DR07 might have eliminated the need for other microphone ideas:

I actually don’t want one of these. I considered getting this for my daughter for passenger-seat movies. Both of us still use DVDs.

Organic Buckwheat Pillow—Twin/ Standard Size (20" x 26")

I already have one of these and don’t really need another one. These things weigh about eight pounds. My youngest son might want to consider this before getting into a pillow fight.

Ember 2 BNF

This “gift idea” was recommended by an ex-manager; he actually flew one in the employee parking lot on a dreary evening in Marina Del Rey. I haven’t had enough “down time” to get one for myself. I got my son a huge glider instead of this relatively delicate thing.

Samsung Touch of Color T240HD 24-Inch LCD HDTV Monitor

My ex-manager also recommended this one. He generously offered to have it shipped to his condo where his wife was to dutifully receive it from the UPS dude. This did not quite work out. I had to drive to the local UPS facility and deal with racial profiling because of this guy’s Chinese name on my shipping label.

Crumpler 4 MILLION DOLLAR HOME Shoulder Photo Bag

I have one of these Crumpler bags already. I bought an overpriced one, supporting a camera store in Westwood—back when I was working for UCLA. Currently, I use it to store a loose hard drive as it depends from a bookcase.

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