Musician... techie... blockhead.
Sometime in the summer of 2011, I received a new Bank of America debit card with a fancy-pants, red design. When seating the card into my carefully-organized wallet, I found myself consistently placing it upside-down. This was a problem I didn’t have with my expired former card. It’s taken me about 6 months to realize why I could not resist this subconscious urge to place the card in my wallet upside-down.
Chopin’s Grande valse brillante in E flat major (Opus 18) is one of my favorite pieces of music. It’s melodic, whimsical, technically challenging, and full of life. One section of the song offers a particularly unique challenge in which each note in a passage is preceded by a grace note, generally a minor second. Join me for a brief transcription of this part and try learning it yourself.
The 1991 Ibanez RG565. Candy apple red. Reversed headstock. Red inlay dots. Red: my least favorite color. Nevertheless, this candy apple red guitar was my first guitar and has served me quite well since I’ve owned it in 1996. This year marks its 20th birthday. Huzzah!
There is so much power in conversation, especially real verbal communication. Despite having so many methods through which we communicate, there is no replacement for a face-to-face talk, or even a telephone call. Facebook, Twitter, message boards… All these things demonstrate human beings’ inherent need to converse. And a good conversation can really change a person.
One of many posts I’m writing that are inspired by Carl King’s book “So You’re a Creative Genius… Now What?” This one is about the “delusion of infinite scale” and satisfying a small, but dedicated audience by creating content that is tailored to that audience.
Another boring explanation of why I did another boring redesign website on this boring website.