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R.I.P Dr. Randy Pausch
PITTSBURGH - Randy Pausch, a former Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose “last lecture” about facing terminal cancer became an international sensation and a best-selling book, died Friday. He was 47.
MSNBC Article announcing that Dr. Randy Pausch has passed away
His last lecture.
Sleeping Positions of Married Couples and What They Mean
What does it mean if you sleep in the “Loosely Tethered Sleeping Style” versus “The Honeymoon Hug” or “The Royal Position”? What is the “Zen Style”? Do the “Leg Hug” or the “The Cliffhanger” indicate trouble in paradise? How do you and your spouse and what does that say about your relationship?
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The Symmetry of Car accidents, part 1
I want to take a moment and write a bit about car accidents.
My wife and children were involved in an awful wreck 10 days ago when their vehicle was struck by a driver who ran a red light at nearly 60 miles per hour. My wife was driving our Suzuki Reno and the car itself [...]
Apathy is the only “Enemy”
There has been a great deal of discussion around race in America the past week or so. Some of it — like presidential candidate Barack Obama’s speech on the subject is uplifting, even where it misses the mark. The nature of this discussion is labyrinthine and fraught with peril because so many people invest so [...]
Crushed Velvet Eyeball; Egyptian Splendor.
I paid 75 American for this B.C. Rich “Bronze” Mockingbird style guitar. The guy who sold it to me said it had been his nephews and he had probably played it once or twice, if that. And it was a real challenge to straighten it out but with the help of my daughter we stripped [...]
Socially Aware Tee-Shirts?
“edun LIVE is a an ethical tee-shirt company created by Ali Hewson and Bono” is how their main blurb reads and that is exactly what caught my attention when I first saw it. “What the hell does Bono have to do with tee-shirts?” I speculated. “And just who the hell is Ali Hewson?”
A little digging [...]
Chromatic Approaches to Chords
Check out this video from Berkleemusic.com and watch as Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music, Michael Williams explains how to spice up your rhythm guitar playing and get that T Bone Walker sound by adding chromatic approaches to the chords in your favorite blues guitar progressions.
Simple Invisibility
You probably know a little about invisibility. You are aware of the invisible man through movies such as 2000’s “Hollow Man”, the fabled 1933 adaptation of HG Wells’s 1897 novel “The Invisible Man”, the 1958 Television series “The Invisible Man” or the 1978 TV series of the same name and general tale. You are likely [...]
A Q & A with Phil Western
What is your musical background? How did you get started? Where are you from? Where do you live now? Do different places inspire different kinds of music from you?
My background, for going back to the very beginning, is as a drummer. A lot of drummers end up making music, because when you play drums [...]
3 People can keep a secret, if 2 of them are Fred
Cameron’s blog yesterday concerning conspiracy theories got me thinking about the internet and its place in the annals of conspiracy and urban legend. For as long as I can remember the internet has been a great clearing house for 2 things primarily: Porn and Flying Saucers. Which of course leads me to wonder why no [...]
