I finished up my first guitar classes last week. Decided it was time to dink around tonight and this is what I came up with. I think it is just long enough to make a ringtone out of. The sound of it reminds me of traveling for some reason. Jason’s First Song
So I did a recording for Librivox. I am no Don Lafontaine, but here is my first submission.
Geekdad on Wired has an article up today about the messages in movies. I was not surprised to see one commenter claim that “art is not meant to convey a message.” This person has no clue about art or even movies. All stories (including those portrayed in film) have a message. The idea of movies [...]
Today’s Tweak Today mission is: Upload a photo of yourself holding an imaginary object. Now download another Tweaker’s photo and draw an object into the scene. Upload the composite! I opted to put up a photo of Bailey. Here’s the before: Fellow Tweaker leopicado came up with a cute one. Yeah, I think it fits [...]
This evening my wife hosted dinner for some family and friends at our house to celebrate my completion of graduate school. After dinner, Honeybun gave me a graduation gift: the Michael Parkes stone lithograph “An Angel’s Touch.” I first saw Michael Parkes’ art on our honeymoon. The gift shop of the hotel we stayed at [...]
Anyone who knows me could tell you that Hootie and the Blowfish is one of my favorite bands. When I was stationed at Cherry Point, NC back in 92-93, I would drive up to Greenville with a buddy and we’d see them playing in a bar called The Attic. They are a great live band. [...]
I decided that when I form a rock band, I need a good band name. I was at the store when I made this conclusion. Here are my rock band names inspired by retail shopping: Cancel for Credit Special at the Deli BOGO Bakery Fresh (for my Barry Manilow cover band) Cleanup On Aisle 4 [...]
Steven Brust is one of my favorite fantasy authors. OK, he is a communist sympathizer, but I don’t see that in the books I’ve read (maybe I’m just not that deep). What truly makes him an amazing writer is his ability to write well in different styles. His Taltos series is written in the first [...]
Today is “Talk Like a Pirate Day.” You can also find out what your pirate name is. My pirate name is: Dread Pirate Rackham Like the famous Dread Pirate Roberts, you have a keen head for how to make a profit. You have the good fortune of having a good name, since Rackham (pronounced RACKem, [...]
This video of a Marine has gone viral. And for good reason:
