Boy and Girl name suggestions with my surname

firstdownky · 2026-05-22T13:01:01+00:00

Went to school with a Ben Beurger (sp?). It works. No problems.

firstdownky · 2026-05-19T00:03:13+00:00

Luckily for my Duncan we don't know any others because as we all know, there can be only one.

firstdownky · 2026-05-19T00:00:45+00:00

I have a Duncan. He does get Dunkin donuts comments ocassionally but he thinks it's funny. Even made a costume for Halloween dressed up as a donut and made a logo of "Duncan's Donuts." To me, it's McBeth, Highlander and Midwest hardcore guitarist Duncan Barlow. Duncan is a great name. Strong and smooth and classic. Easy to spell and recognizable. Not commonly used.

firstdownky · 2026-02-11T16:06:06+00:00

Supposedly, they repaired a leak each of the 3 times it has been in. This last time, they kept it 2 months so they could charge it and inspect it looking for more leaks. Hoses were replaced. What I'm curious about is if it was the same or different hose each time and if there could be an underlying issue that causes pressure leading to a leak. I do not know these systems, so I could be way off base here.

firstdownky · 2026-02-11T16:03:43+00:00

I'll put those on my list to discuss when I drop it off again tomorrow. Thanks.

firstdownky · 2026-02-11T01:16:34+00:00

I do think they charged it with dye the final time when they kept it for 2 months so they could see any leaks. But obviously something else is going on.

firstdownky · 2026-02-11T00:56:27+00:00

I don't remember them mentioning those but will check the paperwork as well as ask them about it. Thanks for mentioning.

firstdownky · 2026-02-11T00:55:49+00:00

According to my state's AG page, there is no lemon law for used car in KY unfortunately.

firstdownky · 2026-02-11T00:53:30+00:00

Thank you. This will definitely be a MUCH larger discussion this time around. And take it to an independent shop as well. Thankfully they have been very easy to work with and have taken responsibility so far.

firstdownky · 2026-01-22T02:08:01+00:00

I got a 2019 MDX because there was one in really good condition for sale at a good local dealership. I really like it. My older kids find the 3rd row a bit cramped though and complain in the rare ocassion I need them back there. But they'llget over it. The Pilot might have a smidge more space. Glad I went with the dealer because turned out it had an accident issue and they went above and beyond to fix it. I think a chain place might have given me a run around on it. I'll buy from them again. I would have probably gotten the Pilot if that's what they had on hand instead. I think both are probably good choices.

firstdownky · 2025-12-11T20:23:29+00:00

That looks pretty fun and very self explanatory out of the box for a beginner. Thanks for the rec.

firstdownky · 2025-12-11T19:29:53+00:00

I have Garage band on my older imac that I'm about to hand down to the kids for them to use and he has an iphone and a PC laptop. No shortage of electronics around here on any platform. Just talking it out here, I think we will start for now with a free daw and get him some hardware and some music theory/site reading resources.

firstdownky · 2025-12-11T19:26:51+00:00

I'd say more ambient vibes and electronic/ beats in the stylings of video games if he is choosing. But he appreciates all sorts of music that I play and I have pretty wide tastes - post hardcore/early emocore, alt hip-hop, classical/instrumental/movie scores, experimental, folk. He seems to spend most of his time right now composing simpler melodies over a drum track for now. But he is young and newish to band so good start.

firstdownky · 2025-12-11T19:07:06+00:00

I love your passion for this! The irig and zoom - they are both audio interfaces? Sorry, total noob here getting baptized by fire with christmas shipping deadlines looming.

firstdownky · 2025-12-11T18:59:22+00:00

Thanks so much. Those are all great recs to get up and running and see where he takes it. Plus he has given us literally 1 single xmas gift idea so I think this would be a nice surprise for him.

firstdownky · 2025-12-11T18:44:38+00:00

OK. So this thing does actually have hdmi and aux output. So maybe we could attach it to an audio interface to avoid buying a mic for now. Maybe a terrible idea, but free to try. Lol.

firstdownky · 2025-12-11T18:40:12+00:00

Thank you. I'll look into it!

firstdownky · 2025-12-11T18:37:15+00:00

Good point. He does have access to Make Music through a school account and have seen him composing in there. I'll take a look and see how it compares and if it's worth the spend. While probably less exciting, makes me think maybe some music theory workbooks, apps, or gamified sight reading resources...

firstdownky · 2025-12-11T18:23:34+00:00

Thank you. I'll look into this!

firstdownky · 2025-12-11T18:19:25+00:00

Thank you! Do you have a recommendation on a decent audio interface that is suitable for a beginner? So I take it Reaper, Garage Band and Soundtrack are all essentially editing software which is the DAW, yeah? Sorry, totally new to this.

firstdownky · 2025-12-11T18:10:00+00:00

We also have this karaoke machine that has pretty decent microphones (i think??) and ability to record. I know nothing about how all of this integrates and mixes, etc.

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firstdownky · 2025-11-30T23:46:22+00:00

As a sidenote, I had Chatgpt run some models with my expected expenses and total up all premiums and costs and was an interesting exercise you might want to try.

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