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Color Changing Card Trick
cjbroz especially needs to check out this cool card trick, but I recommend it to anyone. It's a very instructive 3 minutes. -
It's My Birthday; Wish Me a Happy One!
The year seventy-seven -- let me wax
poetic for a moment. For you see,
that was the year God took me from the racks
of freshly baked enfants and bade me be ( Read more... ) -
Andrew Bird Show!
We went to see Andrew Bird on Friday night, and it was fun, which was no surprise. Missed those of you who were there, and those of you who weren't, in various ways, but I hope everyone had a good time wherever they were.
Mr. Bird has gotten a lot of press in the past couple of years, about his great records on one hand, and his cool live ( Read more... ) -
Go Home State
The supreme court took a step backward the other day, but it looks like my home state is taking a step forward. -
Improvisation in Music
I'm watching the first of the two videos posted on this page right now. They're on improvisation in music, and this one is really interesting. In particular, at about the 30 minute mark they go into solo organ improvisation in the catholic church, with a few minutes of playing by Naji Hakim, who is not familiar to me, but his playing was pretty ( Read more... ) -
Goodness
Looking at this photograph, I am overcome with feelings of awesomeness and scared-to-deathness. A skywalk in the Grand Canyon. I'm not entirely sure how to feel, but I'll bet it's pretty cool. -
Pumpkin Bread
Thanks to cthulhie and meestagoat for making my afternoon less productive, but more fun. In my mind, of course. I'll look forward to seeing you soon.
This recipe isn't one I made today, but stargazzy and I ate a couple loaves of this last week. It's my second favorite way to eat pumpkin, and a very close second at that. It always makes me think of a friend back home, ( Read more... ) -
Seitan and the Lavender Moon
In Casa de Cleversticks, we're currently nursing a sick puppy. She has something in her gut that's making her unhappy, so she's gone through most of the day with no access to food, and frequent (if not always long) walks. Think happy thoughts for our dumb animal, if you please, during her hopefully speedy recovery so she can get back to speedy ( Read more... )
