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From the gay confectionary department: What's not funny about this? As if the phrase "classically trained bassoonist" didn't already provoke a smirk.

In a semantically related note, Cleveland will host the 2014 Gay Games. Good for us. Coincidentally, "Participation, Inclusion and Personal Best" is a pretty good motto for all of my athletic endeavors.

Watt census, take 2

[Continued from Watt census, take 1]

Measurements
Making a pot of coffee (decaf): 80 Wh
Running the dehumidifier on 55% for 24h (August): 5.7 kWh
Box fan on low (medium): 88 (118) W
Amplifier: 133 W
Toast: 944 W (16 Wh)
Washer: 0.27 kWh for our usual cycle
Dryer: 0.42 kWh for our usual cycle
Charge cell phone: about 4 Wh
Desktop computer: 1.2 kWh for 24h typical use (1.1 kWh day, 70 Wh sleeping overnight)

And, our Boom eats only 5 Watts while playing music (streaming over the wifi). That strikes me as impressive; I think our old tabletop boombox drew ten with its standby lamp.

So, it costs me two cents' electricity have coffee and toast and listen to Red Headed Stranger. Huh.