Sunday, May 12, 2002
I woke early before Patrick. I caught up on news and stock information and e-mail. I tried unsuccessfully to locate PDF files of the manuals for my 1994ish Sony stereo receiver STR-D715 and for my even older Advent Mini speakers. Instead I found forum postings from lots of other people trying to find this information. I realized then that I had saved the original paper manuals, and I found them in a folder labelled STEREO COMPONENT MANUALS inside a box labelled IMPORTANT PAPERS. I realized I would make a lot of people happy if I captured them with Acrobat and put them online, but I just don't have the time right now. Maybe later. Sony sucks for not doing this. It would be so easy for them (unless they don't have the original files anymore, which is certainly possible). At least Advent has the perfect excuse: we're no longer in business. I needed to find them to figure out ohm ratings to figure out the best way to hook them up as secondary front speakers for living room #1 rather than as back speakers for living room #2. I took a nap not long after Patrick woke up and we ate oatmeal. I slept all day, and was surprised when I woke up and the clock said 5:30 pm. Patrick had gone to Jumpin Java to write. Dinner at home: chicken breast stuffed with apple and almond in shaosing wine sauce.