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  • Killdeer

    13 Dec 2010

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    Aaron
    in farming, life
    Craig Poe got his deer
    Craig got his deer

    It was a hunting weekend with my in-laws Ed, Craig and Dave Poe. Up Saturday and Sunday at 5:30, we spent the better part of both days driving from one pasture to another.

    I was fairly amazed at the amount of deer on our property. For the last 30 years, I’ve been looking out for them, making sure to swerve as best I could. I’d never actually looked for them before.

    Craig got his first buck on Saturday night.

    Diane and I spent some time in Pratt on our way home Sunday driving around looking at houses. There are a ton of houses on the market in Pratt, but very few available to rent. The move is closing in, and we haven’t made a ton of progress finding a place. It could get interesting.

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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-12

    12 Dec 2010

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    Aaron
    in twitter
    • Show starts within the hour! (@ Woody's) http://4sq.com/dB7idT #
    • 1997 Ford Contour GL | Manhattan, Kan | no-reserve auction on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 | #forsale | http://t.co/qJbRnON #
    • Love it. | YouTube – Logitech Revue with Google TV – Kevin Bacon http://traff.as/LP #
    • @EricaHops Not the biggest McLachlan fan, but that album is pretty solid. #
    • @jdschultz Me too. Not quite as nice as twitter.com, I think. #
    • @jdschultz At least @tweetdeck in Chrome doesn't require Air. #
    • Wikileaks latest offense http://traff.as/LR #
    • The Grinch scene from the Glee Christmas is over the top. #
    • Loved Oh The Humanity, Rudolph! on Boxee http://bit.ly/fO7zQ5 #
    • Dr. Pumper http://bit.ly/eTv5Vr #
    • Get Ready http://bit.ly/gjHk9l #
    • Finally digging in to Californication Season 3…liking it so far. #
    • Photo http://bit.ly/dRMVHN #
    • Being a Good Editor Means Being Opinionated About Everything [Writing] http://j.mp/hpeJra #
    • Drive me! | http://traff.as/contour #
    • Two Cow Garage – Jackson Don't You Worry http://ff.im/-uX2Kb #
    • just constructed a query that is sure to piss off my database. #
    • Its for medium cats. // Pet Product FAIL http://bit.ly/gFFVf2 #
    • Use of a Bobcat FAIL http://bit.ly/fIJlVl #
    • Dear Facebook friends…please fix your pictures. The carton avatars are just creepy. #
    • http://yfrog.com/gzn0jvj Another cold morning. #
    • @bpiflier Today's AdverRyting was money. Nice work. #
    • Yes, please! // Star Trek Enterprise Bridge 6×10 Giant Wall Mural – Wall Sticker Outlet http://traff.as/st #
    • Thus begins a weekend of taking my in-laws hunting…or are they taking me? #
    • @dN0t There are worse things in life than sharing on Boxee, I would guess. #
    • My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals (72), Two Cow Garage (41) & Old 97's (37) http://bit.ly/9P1d2t #
    • I'm at Bonefish Grill in Wichita, KS http://gowal.la/c/36AfY #
    • I just unlocked the "You're not in Kansas Anymore" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/fuE0m3 #
    • @dN0t If you run for office, your Boxee shares aren't going to be priority one for your damage control team. :) #
    • Coolest thing ever! // The Princess Bride: Now With Lightsabers! http://bit.ly/dTwpsI #
    • Not sure, but my first impressions of hunting are that it'd be better if you could sleep in. I'll know more when I leave the house. #
    • Dave and @craigapoe in the box http://yfrog.com/gz2flkj #
    • Shots fired. #
    • Kansas sunset http://yfrog.com/gzasjpj #
    • Craig got one http://yfrog.com/gzkipsj #
    • Instagram http://ff.im/-v59Ls #
    • I'm at The Blue Goose (102 main, sharon). http://4sq.com/crIQKC #

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  • A decade in Manhattan

    9 Dec 2010

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    by

    Aaron
    in life, music
    Manhattan and "KS Hill" in 2005
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    It came and went. I realized sometime this year that last fall marked a decade of my tenure in the Little Apple of Manhattan, Kansas. I’m not sure when I realized it, but it was much less a sharp realization than it was a dull acknowledgement.

    Manhattan has been good to me and bad to me. It gave me an education and a wife. It took from me 10 years.

    It’s been a fun fall since the wedding. We lit up the calendar with shows, and it was the first time I had 10 shows on the calendar simultaneously – and the first four-in-a-row mini-tour – in several years.

    I’m headed to Sharon tomorrow after work to hunt with my in-laws. I hear we’ll be getting up early on Saturday so I can take them to find deer and be cold. Hopefully we’ll find some time on Saturday to look for places in Pratt to live before heading out to Buster’s Smokehouse in Sun City Saturday night to relax.

    We head to the studio on Monday to begin recording the CD I’ve been promising myself I’d finish since high school. It’s finally going to come together.

    Hope you dig the new looks.

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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-05

    5 Dec 2010

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    Aaron
    in twitter
    • a mustache http://bit.ly/e6FKUQ #
    • "What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t invent with your mouth." #
    • 1997 Ford Contour GL | no-reserve auction on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 | http://t.co/H98M7ob #
    • I don't think this is Freddy Asprilla #ksu #kstate #emaw http://flic.kr/p/8XcemV #
    • 25 Strange Animal Friends (PICS) http://t.co/mKX6Pey via @Digg #
    • Ginger Sign FAIL http://bit.ly/dNTBo9 #
    • Brrrrrr. #
    • Sound and round and you can drive it around | http://traff.as/contour #
    • 27 degrees outside and over 1000 users currently browsing today's auctions on http://www.purplewave.com #
    • http://bit.ly/dUaagu Is a Brilliant, Real-Time File-Sharing Pipe, No Add-ons Required [Webapps] http://lifehac.kr/eWBUpl #
    • IT professional looking for a new career? Purple Wave wants you! http://traff.as/mit | #jobs #techjobs #itjobs #
    • SQUIRRELS + COFFEE http://bit.ly/eY81S3 #
    • Solid, reliable transportation in Manhattan, Kan. | http://traff.as/contour #
    • Late notice, so lean in…First of four shows in a row tonight at @patsblueribnbbq with @LucasMaddy in #aggieville #
    • Gowalla 3.0 Unifies Check-Ins, Places With Facebook, Twitter, And Yes, Foursquare http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/l60DN2gdi5c/ #
    • "Rich little boys make sad old men" –Two Cow Garage #
    • Wow. Just deduced that Two Cow Garage's "Sally I've Been Shot" is about the "Catcher in the Rye". Awesome. #
    • is laughing at clowns. #
    • @spyderchao Nah, setting up for a show…thanks for the heads-up, I'll look for it. #
    • Show starts in an hour. (@ Pat's Blue Ribbon BBQ w/ @djpizzle) http://4sq.com/dn1jTh #
    • OH "Just hit a midget with my car, guess I'll be serving half a manslaughter sentence." #
    • You know you're a geek when you try to write songs and PHP functions seem like legitimate rhymes. #
    • I'm at Aggieville w/ @ericahops. http://4sq.com/a2637s #
    • It's been well-loved, but could always use more. | http://traff.as/contour #
    • My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Two Cow Garage (41), Old 97's (26) & Ryan Adams & The Cardinals (26) http://bit.ly/9P1d2t #
    • Confirmed: The Groupon/Google Deal Is Off http://traff.as/LN #
    • Now broadcasting tonight's show from @bobbyts with @lucasmaddy at http://aarontraffasband.com #

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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-28

    28 Nov 2010

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    Aaron
    in twitter
    • can't wait for tonight's Two Cow Garage show at Auntie Mae's in Aggieville. #
    • CleanHaven http://ff.im/-u8Ye8 #
    • About.com http://ff.im/-u8Ye7 #
    • I'm at Auntie Mae's Parlor (614 N 12th St., Manhattan). http://4sq.com/apanlw #
    • Megatouch champs for Pick 21 http://flic.kr/p/8VgteW #
    • I'm in a bar smaller than a Quick Mart and I can't find the band's merch booth. #floorplanfail #
    • Megatouch champs for Pick 21 [pic] http://ff.im/-u9srC #
    • In the front row / at the (face) melt show #
    • Good music can clear the care. #
    • Two Cow Garage seemingly trips and falls over some of the best original lyrics ever. How? #
    • Talking to People, So Over http://bit.ly/9AW2Ju #
    • Chrome Extension Lets You Just Add Jimmy Wales http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/_czT8MEET2Q/ #
    • It’s Only An Invasion Of Privacy If You’re Small http://bit.ly/ifYLk4 #
    • OH: "The guy who has all of our points just got an ass-chewing." #ksu #frankmartin #
    • I never thought I'd say it, but I'd rather listen to Bob Knight. #dickvitale #
    • To A Dee-Lux Death Star In The Sky http://bit.ly/fjonpQ #
    • Repeat after me: cell phones don’t cause brain cancer http://bit.ly/ex1ZAv #
    • Hand Turkeys: Always Cool http://bit.ly/hfI8Xj #
    • I'm at World's Largest Ball of Twine in Cawker City, KS http://gowal.la/c/2YnVU #
    • @dN0t Nice little run that was. #
    • The Ultimate Black Friday 2010 Cheat Sheet [Updated] [Black Friday] http://gizmo.do/hXvtz6 #
    • Midwest Internet Auction on Tuesday, Nov. 30 http://bit.ly/hZLmQx #
    • Corporation Reaches Goal, Shuts Down http://bit.ly/evZZ4f #
    • LastPass for Opera Automates Password Saving and Filling [Downloads] http://lifehac.kr/hWVxvd #
    • My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Two Cow Garage (26), Old 97's (12) & Mike McClure Band (10) http://bit.ly/9P1d2t #
    • Playing tonight with my old friend Chris Goering at the Blue Goose in Sharon – see you there! #
    • Evolution is the coin of the realm http://bit.ly/gCC7Vr #
    • Excited about tonight's show at Buster's SunCity with my friends Anthony Farrar, Chris Goering and David Kolbek -… http://fb.me/KKh8NagH #
    • Worst gadget ever? Ars reviews a $99 Android tablet http://t.co/ETnskOU via @arstechnica #

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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-21

    21 Nov 2010

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    Aaron
    in twitter
    • Red dirt music with Aaron Traffas and Trevor Burgess — at Woody's Pub & Grub http://gowal.la/c/2TSCn #
    • Here's a pic I took at Woody's Pub & Grub – http://gowal.la/c/2TSCn #
    • I need to discover new, bad pop music. I think I finally found a legitimate use for Pandora. #
    • Whoa. @bleuedmondson put out a new disc last month. I'm pouncing on that. #
    • Bleu Edmondson – Believe in Me http://ff.im/-tRcyw #
    • QJackCtl http://ff.im/-tRBO7 #
    • jack-rack http://ff.im/-tRBO6 #
    • Ardour http://ff.im/-tRBO8 #
    • GNOME Volume Control http://ff.im/-tRWcC #
    • @bobbyts you doing taco tuesday with the game? #
    • New Concert: Sun Dec 5 @ Woody's Pub and Grub, Lenexa – http://iLike.com/t/1RQ1g #
    • Wade Bowen – Daddy And The Devil http://ff.im/-tUZua #
    • Roger Creager – Fun All Wrong http://ff.im/-tVszA #
    • My new vocal mic is so crisp it makes my old SM57 sound as muddy as a SM58. #
    • @dN0t You know that looks like a litter box, right? #
    • Looking forward to tonight's Aggieville show – playing at @patsblueribnbbq with my friend @lucasmaddy – testing my new mic and guiar sound #
    • No Justice – Feels Like Rain http://ff.im/-tZkvh #
    • My @boxee box just got here, no thanks to the USPS who failed to deliver it with the rest of my mail yesterday though it was on the truck. #
    • will not go to heaven, he'll go to Champaign, Illinois. #
    • #CDW has called three times since purchase asking if everything was ok. Next purchase will be from someone who won't pester me by calling. #
    • @dn0t Dude, the @boxee box is fucking tiny! About half as big as I was expecting from the pictures. #
    • I'm at Pat's Blue Ribbon BBQ (1200 Moro St, Manhattan). http://4sq.com/dn1jTh #
    • My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Bleu Edmondson (33), Old 97's (15) & Ryan Adams (14) http://bit.ly/9P1d2t #
    • Facebook 101: Don't create a user for your business – that's what fan pages are for. Friend requests from businesses demonstrate pure fail. #
    • Bleu Edmondson – Black and White http://ff.im/-u3nQ4 #
    • My shiny new @boxee box sits dormant next to the computer I'm using to run Windows @boxee so I can watch 30 Rock from two episodes ago. :( #
    • The @boxee box is a great proof of concept, but it won't be as useful as Windows @boxee until it gets Hulu and Netflix. #

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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-14

    14 Nov 2010

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    Aaron
    in twitter
    • I'm at Olive Garden in Manhattan, KS http://gowal.la/c/2RcBR #
    • Diane's birthday! http://flic.kr/p/8RBjxp #
    • Diane's birthday! [pic] http://ff.im/-tllYV #
    • BlackSheep Alerts You When Networking-Sniffing Tool Firesheep Is After Your Passwords [Downloads] http://lifehac.kr/9GTwj8 #
    • My fingers are dyslexic today. </form> != </from> #
    • I'm at Harry's in Manhattan, KS http://gowal.la/c/2RxJk #
    • @dN0t ummm…ticket? Am I missing something? #
    • Restless Heart – Sweet Auburn http://ff.im/-tradE #
    • Mike McClure Band – You Don't Know Me Anymore http://ff.im/-ts3YI #
    • can't find his anthem and will buy the compromise. #
    • Harry Chapin – Anthem http://ff.im/-tsr5r #
    • I just ousted Sarah as the mayor of Bobby T's Bar & Grill on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/c3SP6q #
    • should just play some rock and roll 'cause nobody really gives a damn. #
    • Harry Chapin – Last of the Protest Singers http://ff.im/-twiqB #
    • The cooks at @solongsaloon brought their A game tonight! #
    • Billboard FAIL http://bit.ly/9OQzEY #
    • The Boxee Box Demo (TCTV) http://j.mp/b0XmUQ #
    • CEO Expects TV Networks To Block Boxee Box, Plans Payment Platform To Win Them Over http://j.mp/cNdqj0 #
    • @dn0t Congrats on what I can only assume was an awesome launch day for @boxee – looking forward to the present truck bringing my Amazon loot #
    • I used to crank out 500 word blog posts in 30 minutes…why is this one taking a week? #
    • Fresh on AuctioneerTech: LotSmarter simplifies auction inventory management http://traff.as/LE #
    • Goddamnit, Google. As if you haven't borked the search experience already by taking over the arrow keys, now you display previews? #tears #
    • I HATE TAXES! http://bit.ly/9V6JDJ #
    • Playing an acoustic song-swap tonight in Aggieville with my friend Trevor Burgess at Pat's @patsblueribnbbq #
    • Counting Crows – Los Angeles http://ff.im/-tDnNl #
    • @dN0t That, my friend, is musical diversity. #
    • My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Mike McClure Band (100), The Refreshments (57) & Harry Chapin (40) http://bit.ly/9P1d2t #
    • It's going to be a great night in @aggievillelife – live music with Trevor Burgess at @patsblueribnbbq after the #kstate #jmu game #
    • Section 17! http://flic.kr/p/8STh1H #
    • I'm at Pat's Blue Ribbon BBQ w/ @traffase. http://4sq.com/dn1jTh #
    • Section 17! [pic] http://ff.im/-tEWS7 #
    • Enjoying friends and family at the house leading up to @traffase's 21st birthday party tonight. #
    • Digital TV Tuner device registration application. http://ff.im/-tHP6v #
    • @bobbyts My little sister, @traffase, turns 21 at midnight…can you concoct something tasty for her in an hour? #
    • @dN0t Tell them it went to Locks of Love. #
    • Excited about tonights show in Kansas City with Trevor Burgess at Woody's in Lenexa #

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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-07

    7 Nov 2010

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    Aaron
    in twitter
    • I'm at Bobby T's Bar and Grill in Manhattan, KS http://gowal.la/c/2Nx8o #
    • I need about 10 hours of continuous solitude to regain my sanity. #notgoingtohappen #
    • Original London Cast – The Music Of The Night http://ff.im/-sZt5u #
    • @dN0t @idancohen My reel-to-reel is an Akai, like this one. http://traff.as/L9 It's a great unit, but good luck finding tape anymore. in reply to dN0t #
    • Fork off: mass exodus from OOo as contributors join LibreOffice http://bit.ly/9kdTvn #
    • Looking forward to Taco Tuesday at @bobbyts for an election-night crash-and-burn drowning of sorrows. #dontwanttowakeuptomorrow #
    • @EricaHops you're coming up with all the awesome tweets today! in reply to EricaHops #
    • Beef is the worst thing to happen to Mexican food. #
    • I want Frank Martin to go to work for the DNC. #
    • Map Directions WIN http://bit.ly/bzix06 #
    • If only we all lived in Pretzel Land. http://traff.as/LA #
    • For True Computer Lovers http://bit.ly/duYRXE #
    • I Don’t Nounderstand http://bit.ly/cLsg5v #
    • McClure put out a new album nearly a month ago and I'm finding out about it now? #
    • Mike McClure Band – Bumming Around http://ff.im/-t9AMk #
    • Counting Crows – Raining In Baltimore http://ff.im/-tanfP #
    • So @lucasmaddy is slow-playing his show tonight at @patsblueribnbbq – lets flash-mob him. #
    • 1-2 questions: Why, when the house plays Spin Doctors, is it always "Two Princes?" Why does it always bring a smile to my face? #
    • Did the Republican House landslide kill net neutrality? http://bit.ly/b0zPqb #
    • RT @patsblueribnbbq The one and only Aaron Traffas Band @atband live tonight at 10! $3 POUNDERS & $2 PBR Pints #
    • My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Mike McClure Band (51), Counting Crows (25) & Ryan Adams/Ryan Adams (25) http://bit.ly/9P1d2t #
    • The @atband is playing tonight at Pat's in the 'ville. Ag rock at 10 p.m. at @patsblueribnbbq #
    • I just ousted Trevor T. as the mayor of Pat's Blue Ribbon BBQ on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/dn1jTh #
    • Getting the cheat codes from @lucasmaddy for my appearance behind the bass guitar tonight for @callousmaddy at RC McGraw's in Manhattan. #
    • K-State game day parking – cheap #parking at 2404 Himes #ksu #kstate #texas #longhorns #
    • Parking cars – get rich quick with @lucasmaddy http://flic.kr/p/8RfpfX #
    • @joshstegmaier <g> So all public infrastructure is funded by theft? #
    • Parking cars – get rich quick with @lucasmaddy [pic] http://ff.im/-ti3wT #
    • Windows Live Imaging Center http://ff.im/-ti3wS #
    • It's all about me. And I want it now. #
    • Check out Aaron Traffas Band on ReverbNation http://t.co/VoJy8ok #
    • @joshstegmaier Progress. :) #
    • Dusting off my bass guitar and rig for a rare performance tonight with @callousmaddy at RC McGraw's in Manhattan, just east of the stadium. #
    • I'm at R.C. McGraw's (2321 Tuttle Creek Blvd, Manhattan). http://4sq.com/bUMmhc #
    • Alternative country music from Callous Maddy starts now at RC McGraws, just east of the stadium at Kimball and Tuttle Creek. #ksu #kstate #

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Aaron Traffas farms near Sharon, Kansas. A 2017 nominee for Songwriter of the Year at the Rocky Mountain CMAs, Aaron is an active singer and songwriter and the Aaron Traffas Band‘s latest release, 2023’s Real Small Town, can be found at iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. Aaron served as president of the Kansas Auctioneers Association in 2017 and on the National Auctioneers Association Education Institute Board of Trustees from 2009 through 2013. An active contract bid caller, he has advanced to the finals in multiple state auctioneer contests.

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