January 2008
7 posts
Blues Shuffle →
So, I planned on getting in a good 30 minutes of guitar practice today. (I just had my second lesson ever on Saturday). I did that, and then I decided to try and re-create the blues shuffle improv exercise that I did with <a href=”http://www.chadbecks.com/”>my teacher, Chad Becks</a> in lesson, using Garageband.So here it is: Blues Shuffle. (Collectors will note that it is the first...
A President Like My Father →
We need a change in the leadership of this country just as we did in 1960. We have that kind of opportunity with Senator Barack Obama.
In Praise of Melancholy →
“I for one am afraid that American culture’s overemphasis on happiness at the expense of sadness might be dangerous, a wanton forgetting of an essential part of a full life. I further am concerned that to desire only happiness in a world undoubtedly tragic is to become inauthentic, to settle for unrealistic abstractions that ignore concrete situations. I am finally fearful of our...
Link →
Wondering where to tweet about the fact that Twitter seems to be hosed.
Whoops, wrong venue.
New Apple MacBook Air Is World's Thinnest →
It’s real and I want to buy one and lick it. The fabled MacBook Air actually exists. It’s ultra-thin, has a solid state drive and, except for a couple ports, it’s all about wireless connectivity.
Yes We Can →
December 2007
2 posts
GiveWell Charity Evaluator Tries to Scam... →
One of the founders of GiveWell, a charity evaluator, posts a fake question and answer on AskMetaFilter in order to pimp the service. The Mefites are not pleased.