Fresh on the heels of my duet with Em, here's a crack at U2's "Van Diemen's Land" I recorded last night with my Martin acoustic. Still not super confident in my singing after all these years. And yeah, I screwed...Oblivion Ratula

Em and I recorded a duet tonight - me chording, she strumming, we singing "Just Like Heaven." She was SO excited! Warning if you dare to listen - it is ROUGH, but she's 5 and we only "practiced" once. She...Oblivion Ratula

Coincidentally a day after the launch of Discovery, STS-133, I found this recording of Atlantis, STS-132 from the NASA Tweetup I attended in May. Unlike the other audio I posted from my netbook left in the Twent, this is from...Oblivion Ratula

Look, an MP3 in my feed! I set a recorder on Spencer, our African Gray Parrot this morning. I missed his more talkative period, so there's some talking, but this is mostly clicks and whistles. It's pretty amusing to me,...Oblivion Ratula

Click to listen, right-click to save -> 2008 Team Ortho Monster Dash Half Marathon Race Report - October 25 - 33MB - 48:09 On October 25, 2008, My Darling Rose and I ran the Team Ortho Monster Dash Half Marathon...Oblivion Ratula

Click to listen, right-click to save -> 2008 Ride for Kids Fund Raising Plea - 2.8MB - 1:58 Hey remaining die-hard listeners, it's Oblivion with a short edition of EbloTheWeblog.com. Last summer, as you may remember, I raised over $1600...Oblivion Ratula

Click to listen, right-click to save -> Half Marathon Wrapup Interview with My Darling Rose - 15.3MB - 21:47 On Sunday, April 6, My Darling Rose ran/walked in the Go! St. Louis Half-marathon - her first ever such athletic event....Oblivion Ratula

Olympia Phantom One-piece Suit Review - 18.6MB - 26:25 Official web site for Olympia Phantom suit. ADVrider. MotoLiberty. Aerostitch Roadcrafter. Please note: Comments are not being accepted by the web server at this time. I'm working on that. Please use...Oblivion Ratula

Electronic Jam Night, 3/31/2008 - 43.7MB - 22:46 JVonD talked me into doing his Electronic Jam Night again and here's the result. The Electronic Jam night is audio and video stream fed into SecondLife (or any media player via the...Oblivion Ratula

First Eblo of 2008 - 13.5MB - 18:48 I talk about what I got for Christmas and other iPod-related stuff such as Amarok and linux versus iTunes and Windows. Please note: Comments are not being accepted by the web server...Oblivion Ratula

Emily's first Karma Jam - 20.6MB - 0:11:17 Tonight I set Emily on my knee in front of my keyboards, the Korg Karma and the 88-key controller. She went to town. The only times I pressed buttons was when she...Oblivion Ratula

Electronic Jam Night October 29, 2007 - 138MB - 1:00:22 I'm sorry for the huge download, but this show is all music, so I thought it was worth the extra bitrate/quality. I was going to post a smaller version, but...Oblivion Ratula

052_labor_day_2007_recap.mp3 - 22.8MB - 33:13 00:00 - Intro - Mosquitos - Slow Start 02:55 - Speak up, eh?!? - Jackhammers - What I did on my weekend vacation - photos 14:46 - And now, for something completely geeky - Mitch...Oblivion Ratula

Can_She_Walk.mp4 - 3:00 - 32.3 MB Well, of COURSE she can!...Oblivion Ratula

051_dapdz_recap_em_turns_one - 23.0MB - 32:45 On the bike again, trying to catch up and recap. 00:00 - Intro 02:09 - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - to RIDE!!! 04:55 - DawnapaDrewza 2007 09:03 - Fish Fry Friday -...Oblivion Ratula

And now, a cute baby. Direct download - 12MB...Oblivion Ratula

050_ride_4_kids_fundraiser - 8.9MB - 12:58 A few years ago I heard about the Chicagoland Ride for Kids charity ride when some of the organizers stopped by my office and asked permission to set up a camera on our property to...Oblivion Ratula

049_riding_with_oblivion_002 - 11.3MB - 16:32 Another show recorded while riding - this one is a bit shorter due to parts being unusable due to excess wind noise (or quiet speaking). 00:00 - Intro 03:54 - My First Father's Day 05:10...Oblivion Ratula

048_riding_with_oblivion_001 - 23.2MB - 33:54 No specific show notes. This was more an experiment in recording while riding my motorcycle on my morning commute after other attempts had failed. I finally figured out a way to keep the wind noise...Oblivion Ratula

047_takeoffs_and_landings - 33.6MB - 35:52 I went flying. I recorded it. Nothing too exciting, just trying to get back into the flow of podcasting. I left the silences in the recording so it is real-time as far as when I...Oblivion Ratula

046_black_and_blue_podfader - 12.9MB - 18:20 00:00 - Beer shopping with My Darling Rose 03:26 - Voice mail #1 V.C.D.C. 03:45 - Overstocking the fridge 04:28 - Voice mail #2 Happy New Year from The Nintendo Freak 04:50 - Tasting the...Oblivion Ratula

045_ive_got_wings - 14MB - 19:40 At the title implies, I am no longer grounded from flying! My 3rd Class Medical has been renewed! In just under 2 months, I lost between 10 and 15 pounds, got my blood pressure, and...Oblivion Ratula

044_grounded - 18.1MB - 25:46 At the title implies, I am currently grounded from flying. My 3rd Class Medical expired at the end of October, and I can't currently renew it. Listen for the details. I did manage to squeeze...Oblivion Ratula

043_driving_through_wisconsin - 37.5MB - 54:40 00:00 Intro 01:24 I actually HAD gotten feedback on Emily's birth show, I was just a tired idiot when I said I didn't. 02:28 What the hell is with "faggot?" Give it up, podcasters! 04:55...Oblivion Ratula

042_ChicagoPodcasterNetworkMeetup-10_02_2006.mp3 - 25.2MB - 36:49 00:00 - Intro (where did that gound loop hum come from?). 01:00 - The Chicago Area Podcaster Network http://podcasting.meetup.com/72/. 03:40 - The meetup begins, and the baby fusses. Stick with it, the audio quality gets...Oblivion Ratula

041_eblo_the_odcas.mp3 - 29.2MB - 42:38 Show notes: 00:00 Intro/Hello 02:28 The birthing audio in Episode 40 WAS heavily edited. 03:51 Thanks for hanging in there. 04:30 Shout to Mandrake. 06:00 Shout to Freaks who may JUST NOW be discovering my...Oblivion Ratula

040_a_podcast_star_is_born.mp3 - 38.6MB - 54:54 Yes, this is a long episode, but hopefully its worth it. And hey, it's under an hour - that's kind of short for me. Click the photo for the full set. EMILY WAS BORN!!!!! August...Oblivion Ratula

039_shes_alive.mp3 - 20MB - 28:37 I got the motorcycle running like a champ. BFR (two-year flight review) and Cessna 172SP checkout is today if weather holds - don't expect audio from that. 7 weeks to baby! Thanks for staying tuned....Oblivion Ratula

038_shredding_the_gnar.mp3 - 11.8MB - 16:46 Because you all miss me and deserve something for staying subscribed. Sorry it's not prime content. Shred the gnar. Eat. Sleep. Drey. Blues Fest. Kat. Art. Etc. Contact info: - email: eblo at ratula dot...Oblivion Ratula

037_i_am_the_guest.mp3 - 2.9MB - 4:12 Just an update on where I've been, including a teaser for my appearance on Bill Grady's You Are the Guest show #42. I can't think of a better show number to be on. Except maybe...Oblivion Ratula

036_flying_with_myself.mp3 - 7.5MB - 21:27 I squeezed in one flight in March. The weather was marginal, so I just did some basic training. This is a shorter show than my usual becuase the battery went dead on the iRiver. Enjoy....Oblivion Ratula

035_Live_Stream_Skype_Party_2006_03_16.mp3 - 79MB - 114:45 Yeah, it's a big show. Delete at will (I figured this way you only had one file to delete, not a few). As nlinus - UNprofessional Podcaster says: screw shownotes whoever reads shownotes anyway? Ok,...Oblivion Ratula

034_rain_gabber_baby.mp3 - 17.4MB - 38:08 Stuff is all out of order still. And you don't get no notes. There's not much to note. Oh, but if you ever need to recover data on a FAT or NTFS partition, check this...Oblivion Ratula

Multitasker.mp3 - 5.3MB - 7:21 This is a little tune I jammed out one night. It's just a sketch, not a finished product. I was playing the Karma with the right hand and just hammering chords on the guitar with...Oblivion Ratula

033_martini_frost_jam.mp3 - 23.7MB - 50:35 Stuff is all out of order. I have stuff I MEANT to put out last week, but now it'll likely wait for NEXT week, unless I get some new stuff this weekend that just HAS...Oblivion Ratula

Flying_with_Drew.m4v - 8.8MB - 3:51 - video This is going to be the last video for a while, I promise. It's old footage Drew took when we went flying back in May, 2005. The audio is a mix from the...Oblivion Ratula

1stPassengers.m4v - 101MB - 16:52 - video This is a video of my first passenger-carrying flight from June 13, 2004. My dad and wife were onboard - very fitting, as they were my two biggest supporters in getting my license....Oblivion Ratula

032_birthday_surprises.mp3 - 17.5MB - 48:30 I went for a solo flight in a C-152 on my birthday. The following Saturday, Rose and I went out to a meat-fest dinner at Fogo de Ch�o with a bunch of friends. She then...Oblivion Ratula

031_bliv_and_rose_mish_mash.mp3 - 14.4MB - 42:00 This was delayed by a server crash. Please forgive. It's a ramble-fest. We went flying (Junior's first flight), but coudln't take you with due to a dead battery in the spare intercom. Here's an attempt...Oblivion Ratula

I don't think I ever linked to this page of videos Drew Domkus took of me and Art dropping in to his R/C club's annual cornroast: Cornroast = Buttroast. Also, here is a video I took of Drew flying...Oblivion Ratula

030_social_injustice.mp3 - 2.0MB - 5:42 This is a shorty. 0:00 - Black youth scares suburban white lady. 2:39 - Adam Curry is a smarmy douche in DSC-314. 3:36 - I'm outtie. 3:50 - A voicemail comment from The Flying Vealchart...Oblivion Ratula

029_new_years_news.mp3 - 7.7MB - 22:31 Screw show notes. I had 'em all nice, with timestamps, and f***in' Audacity locked up the f****in' laptop and all was lost, including edit #3 of the audio itself. The two notes I have are:...Oblivion Ratula

028_from_the_basement_0002.mp3 - 14MB - 39:41 As always, thanks for stopping by. It's a full show of rambling from the basement today. I hope you enjoy. - Intro - music from Rose's show - Dawn and Drew gift exchange: from Asians...Oblivion Ratula

Tonight (Friday, 12/09/05), we drink: 027_the_drinking_game.mp3 - 16.4MB - 47:59 Rose and I revisited our Sci-Fi/Action/Disaster Movie Drinking Game while watching the TV movie, Vampire Bats. In the process, we revised/added some rules: - Evil politician - Bad techno music...Oblivion Ratula

026_mellow_ramble.mp3 - 10.3MB - 30:15 Our dog is more agile than yours - followup! Martini passed 3 of 4 tests, and got a 2nd and 3rd place ribbon! A bunch of new gear. STILL missed The Expo. JVonD still rocks....Oblivion Ratula

025_agility_etc.mp3 - 7.0MB - 19:50 Our dog is more agile than yours. Oblivion Chip Cookies! The Rose Room dot net. Buying new gear? Missed The Expo. Our club lost a plane. etc. Kickass Podcast promo. Voicemail from JVonD. Contact info:...Oblivion Ratula

024_pissed_off_and_inspired.mp3 - 8MB - 23:11 A beautiful sight. An unanswered message. A fledgeling pilot. I'm going to jump! Riffraff. Some URLs: JVonD Radio Comment_on_DSC-269.mp3 - My message to Adam Curry Thread on PodcastPickle.com about my comment My Finding a Flight...Oblivion Ratula

023_flying_rose.mp3 - 13MB - 35:15 "Rose" and I headed out to the airport and the weather turned to crap. I had hoped to capture getting my preflight weather briefings on this one, but didn't have a rig to record the...Oblivion Ratula

022_flight_school_advice.mp3 - 12MB - 34:11 A neighbor (losely applied) found my website and e-mailed me, asking if I could answer some questions for him about the airports I did my flight training at. I put together this podcast outlining some...Oblivion Ratula

021_goin_to_disney.mp3 - 4.8MB - 13:57 Show notes? We don't need no stinkin' show notes!!! (Maybe when we get back) Contact info: email: eblo at ratula dot net call: 206-FEW-EBLO (206-339-3256) skype: oblivion9999 Subscribe to my podcasts via RSS:...Oblivion Ratula