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something I learned today - a new word - Melisma, in music, is the technique of changing the note...

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“It is not legal for the U.S. government to direct...”
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High Tech Cowboys of the Deep Seas: The Race...

I had my first visit into a McDonalds in about two years this weekend to grab a drink and was...

like every other blogger in the known world, i too have created a muxtape. feast your ears. i...

overextending your brand

For some reason, I find this Chippewa Lake thing fascinating: Hidden on a lakeshore in Medina...

I grew up reading Mad Magazine and doing the fold-ins that came in the middle each month. Well, now...

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If there is one thing I am in favor of politically, it is the idea of changing the way that big...

Each week, iTunes features one of their movie...

“I don’t care if it’s 3 a.m. or 10 p.m. or any other time. I...”
— Larry David on Hillary...

tonight i was reading blake and mo’s blog and i clapped a mosquito between my hands. it fell right...

I am not a political person, but Arlen Specter infuriates me. His “investigation” into the Bill...

Indians farm team pitcher Randy Newsom is offering the opportunity to buy a stake of 4% of all his...

the new room design site from IKEA is fabulous in its concept, as well as the way that it juxtaposes...

This is a cool set of Flickr photos about a guy who found a never-before-opened Apple IIc on eBay...

anyone who has not read this book is missing out.

inspired by one bryce doty, i tried to come up with a list of the best music of 2007. it wasn’t...

the greatest story of all time

HERE is a link to a helpful table showing all the 2008 Presidential Candidates and where they stand...

Spending a little time in Austin over the holidays, I was turned on to this movie, which is...

I will say Hallelujah when Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah is covered no more. I heard K.D. Lang’s horrid...

Saw American Gangster tonight, and enjoyed it. Don’t know about the Oscar hype, but then again, I...

Justin Tuggle v. Jeff Giddens, at the catchweight of 200 lbs, No Decision, round 1, due to window...

Paste Magazine, a fine magazine which I currently subscribe to, offers on their website the...

I just read this amazing article in Wired about these two dudes who broke the record for the...

Here is a post of some incredibly inventive uses for shipping containers. Most impressive is the...

michel gondry’s mind truly works like no one else’s. his latest offering.

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Flying into Nashville, I realized that something that I thought was gone was actually pretty...

I was listening to NPR’s Fresh Air podcast on the way to Austin today and heard an interview with...

I thoroughly enjoyed Freakonomics, and their current forum on music has me interested. Read for your...

the New York Times, who I have long linked to, recently opened their archives and made all their...

I can’t tell if I a being suckered by a marketing campaign or not, but I like what I hear here in...

 SAMMY KERSHAW FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR best quote from this is: Among his assets listed in the...

Today my friends in Homer Hiccolm and the Rocketboys played at the Austin City Limits Music...

“Politics is rock and roll for ugly people”
— anonymous

if there is one thing i am excited about in September it is this. Anyone who has seen Ken Burns’...

“That’s the magic of the business,” he said. “It’s all doom and gloom, but then you go to a Gossip...

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skinnycorp, the founders of threadless, extra tasty, and other fine community based sites, gave a...

I recently bought Lyle Lovett’s new album It’s Not Big, It’s Large for my dad for his birthday. I...

clav-age (clah-vuhj) - n - the break between clavicle bones. ex.: Her shirt showed a lot of...

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pretty sick portfolio from Mr. Mike Perry

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As I sit here in Texadelphia on the drag in Austin, working on a Saturday, the thought of...

Mr. Eades was gracious enough to add me to his summer mix series. My mix seems to be a little more...

This weekend I will be playing in Houston and El Campo, TX with my buddy Owen Temple, then hitting...

The Upside: This weekend on a trip home to nashville, I had the chance to watch the Dixie Chicks...

Here it is…my mix for August 2007. Download and enjoy, artwork by J. Pocta . This will be the first...

when it comes to politics, i am a little conservative, a little liberal, and mostly uninformed. This...

I was fortunate to see The Bourne Ultimatum this weekend, which was a fantastic action movie. I...

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an...”
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Amie Street recently got some cash from Amazon.com. Money from Jeff Bezos usually means big things...

when you didnt think it could get any more useful, Google Maps has added a feature that calculates...

My friend Matt Lehman does amazing things over at Invisible Associates. Some of my favorite pieces...

I did not know that Amazon had artist recommendations. Maybe this has been around for a while, but...

inspiring story of two folks, who, dissatisfied with current loft options, took it into their own...

I am about to place my 1975 Guild D-25 guitar on eBay. I was thinking about the psychology behind...

Jim and Tom opened the show with “Kill” Full band came on for “Your House” The...

I saw Jimmy Eat World at the Granada Theater last night. Interesting band, in how well they have...

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I have been wearing this record out as of late. Jason Isbell recently left the Drive By Truckers,...

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I have been tearing PaperbackSwap up as of late. When you first sign up, you list 9 books and get 3...

Last month I was sure I had gone over my limit of 1000 text messages. As ridiculous as that seems,...

Today I was driving to the gas station and heard Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s new duet “I...

If you know me, it is entirely typical that my first post would be about Ryan Adams. But seriously,...