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Music 10,000 Friends!

It’s official: Symphoniacal has so many friends on MySpace that they’ve allowed me to stop approving them. That’s right, I’ve approved ten thousand profiles. Oy. Still, it’s great to know…

Feb 11, 2008
Blog 12 Reasons You Need Google Voice in Your Life

Google Voice is a free telephone service that does practically everything your current provider does, like make phone calls, receive voicemails, and send texts. But it’s so much more than…

Jan 3, 2016
Blog 2000 Honda Civic Gas Mileage

I bought a slightly used 2000 Honda Civic in October of 2002, and at the time it only had 32,000 miles on it. I was increasingly aware of the coming…

Sep 18, 2007
Music 3,000 Friends on MySpace

Hello to all my new MySpace friends! I’m saying that because more than 90% of this profile’s friends are new as of the past couple weeks. And it’s good timing,…

Dec 13, 2007
Music 4,000 friends and counting…

It seems like every time I sign on there are a hundred new friends. I am surprised by the response so far, and I am looking forward to releasing the…

Dec 17, 2007
Music 5,000 Downloads Through Mininova

As of today, over 5,000 people have downloaded Symphoniacal just using the accredited and peer-reviewed Mininova community. Since it was added to this site, it has become one of the…

Jan 16, 2010
Music 5,000 Friends and Mininova

The friends keep piling up and so do the downloads! Mostly thanks to shameless self-promotion and BitTorrent, Symphoniacal has started to spread through the internet like a dark and beautiful…

Dec 22, 2007
Shared 50 Fun Things to Do in an Elevator

Make race car noises when anyone gets on or off. Blow your nose and offer to show the contents of your kleenex to other passengers. Grimace painfully while smacking your…

Jul 27, 1999
Music 6,000 Friends & Facebook

Finally passed the 6,000 mark, which is humbling. Hello to all my new friends. :o) I also created a Facebook group for Symphoniacal fans. If you don’t have Facebook, I…

Dec 31, 2007
Shared 8 Common Myths about Health Insurance Reform

1. Reform will stop “rationing” – not increase it: It’s a myth that reform will mean a “government takeover” of health care or lead to “rationing.” To the contrary, reform…

Aug 13, 2009