A Blog You Must See

Almost every day I find myself hitting the Web to "visit" with other programmers and Web developers, whether to find specific problem workarounds and other solutions, or to just keep up with the industry. In the course of researching Flex and AIR and other Adobe app issues, I hit the blog of Tom Cornilliac, an Oregon guy with a strong reputation in the biz ... and a great header photo for his blog. And it is the latter that I want to share with you: http://www.cornilliac.com/blog/?page_id=43

Joshua James Covers Modest Mouse

Walking By The Moon

On the way home from work ...

Six Car Pileup

This is Toby's new band, 6 Car Pileup, playing "Can't Stand The Weather".  Toby is Nik and Ivi's Cape Cod cousin (same age as Ivi), son of Gabrielle..  Toby is on drums, the other five are not ID'd yet.

Tripping the Light Fantastic

Thanks to Kim, and now Ivi, my interest in dance as an art form and an entertainment has greatly increased -- though I remain highly dance-challenged in terms of physical activity.  So I came upon this delightful piece recently, "Dance With Me" by Nouvelle Vague, to be shared herewith as a Valentine to my favorite ladies, Kim and Ivi ...

Shelby Discovered

For me, one of the great pleasures is blowing away an assumption or belief in the light of new evidence.  Especially with people.  From time to time, someone whom I initially disliked, even strongly, turns out to become a fast friend.   (This may have something to do with my early experience as an investigator for the US Congress; we were always expected and required to go beneath the surface to find the reality.)  But that doesn't mean to expect any abrupt reversals in some heavily-considered areas like religion or politics!

Anyway, I have never been much of a fan of country music -- although I spent a winter listening to a lot of Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings when I lived with the White Mountain Apaches in 1973-74 in the mountains of eastern Arizona.  Well, a friend pointed me in the direction of Shelby Lynne, who I am told is a mostly-country singer who makes forays into jazz and blues, and does Dusty Springfield covers.  Check this out:

Here's a studio version, though not over-produced at all, that improves on the lo-fi qualities of the above:

A Film to Watch For?

This morning I was turned on to a film (by a colleague who saw it over the weekend) that looked appealing: see trailer here or here

Maybe I will suggest this to the LHS Band Director after I see the whole thing.