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February 4th, 2010
I take note of the headphones that people are wearing while they are listening to music while riding public transit. For the most part I do not judge people based on the headphones they are using, though I admit that I often confirm my judgements based on them. Occasionally I am surprised by the [...] January 30th, 2010
Beginning with the sound of a familiar breeze interrupted only by tickled ivory, Brooks opens the song That Ol’ Wind by introducing us to a caring, single mother; one half of a lost love going through what has now become her daily routine, unaware of how quickly her life will change. But this will [...] December 13th, 2009
I’m listening to the Fragile in shuffled ordered at a higher amplitude than normal. It’s beautiful. I was sitting in the optimal listening position when “The Way Out is Through” ended and was punched in the face by the beginning of “Please”. November 15th, 2009
I am faced with a difficult challenge: a year in 100 photographs. Before I left Ms. Kirkey was kind enough to prepare for me a photo album with a collection of photos of friends and family. I kept this photo album on my coffee table the entire time I was in Germany. It was [...] September 18th, 2009
Alright everyone: In less than 24 hours I am off to Ulm to try to run a marathon. In less than 40 hours my feet will hit the pavement. As I’ve written before, I expect it will take me 4-5 hours–that’s a lot of music. I need song, album, artists suggestions to keep me [...] September 14th, 2009
I won’t have to explain after you watch it, so just watch this video and make sure to pick the HD option. September 2nd, 2009
Here is a Dream Machine that actually looks promising. Nice work, Sony. August 20th, 2009
I woke up and thought it was Saturday. Wishful thinking, I guess. Built to Spill – Saturday August 17th, 2009
Oi, mates. It was off to Stuttgart yesterday as planned. I got there in great time, as traffic was fine and the unrestricted areas of the autobahn did allow me to hit my car’s top speed of about 210 km/h. (Aside: I’m driving the new VW Golf with 2.0L TDI diesel engine, due to [...] |
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