Sunday, April 22, 2018

Free Sound Effects!

Kinda cool: The BBC is offering more than 16,000 free sound effect samples for download from its archive. I don't think I have the time or the storage space to download any of these, but they're fun to listen to. Here's the online blurb that announced them:

Attention all sound effects enthusiasts! Over 16,000 classic BBC Archive sound effects and field recordings, from air raids to zebras, are available on the BBC Sound Effects Beta: http://bbcsfx.acropolis.org.uk/ -- they are FREE to listen to, or download and reuse for non-commercial purposes.

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Dining Out For Life!

April 26: Dining Out For Life! After Kristan's leg was amputated, Project Angel Heart was there for us, when we were having trouble putting healthy meals on the table on short notice, with our weird schedule. Every Saturday, they would drop off a week's worth of diabetic-thyroid-kidney-patient-friendly frozen meals for her. Then a month later, after I broke my ankle, and was bedridden for awhile, my sister Mikele (❤️ thanks again sis) asked them to drop off meals for me too, which they did, and it really helped us out in that time of need. They didn't charge us anything, but once things quieted down, I started making regular donations, to make it up to them. I also try to take advantage of this "dining out for life" event every year, by simply going to a restaurant that donates to them. I would love it, if anyone else did that too, in her memory, or for any other reason. They mailed me a brochure with a list of the places in the Denver metro area, but you can use the link above, to find places near you that participate, if you're interested.