I would like to wish everyone a Happy and Tasty Thanksgiving!! And to any of you crazy enough to try and get out to shop tomorrow, I say good luck and be safe. The craziness will be massive! … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008
Friday Funny: KENTUCKY GHOST STORY
I'm BACK!! Again. Sorry for the lack of posts. I need to be more focused. Probably not going to happen anytime soon though, so don't get your hopes up. This week's Friday Funny comes, yet again, from my e-mail. It's not a rib buster, but pretty good none the less. So here ya go, hope you enjoy: KENTUCKY GHOST STORY This happened about a month ago just outside of Owensboro, Kentucky, a small town on the banks of the Ohio River, and while it sounds like an Alfred … [Read more...]
Interesting: Our Tax System Explained
I saw this the other day and found it interesting... Probably not 100% accurate but it seemed worth a re-post. Our Tax System Explained: Bar Stool Economics: Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this: The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay $1. The sixth would pay $3. The seventh would pay $7. The eighth would pay $12. The … [Read more...]
Site of the Week: Wordle.net
I was looking at a post on Twitter and saw a reference to Wordle and thought, "what the heck is that?" So I did a quick Google. I can't see any usefulness to this but it's pretty interesting none the less. Here are two Wordles I made from my RSS feed here. Number 1: Number 2: Like I said... pretty interesting and neat. Why not give it a try for yourself? Just visit Wordle.net … [Read more...]
Blackberry Bold Release Set… Again
According to the The Boy Genius Report it appears that there is a finally another release date for the new … [Read more...]
Back from the IBCMF
Hello. Just thought I'd drop a note saying I'm back from the IBCMF. The Festival was great! Lots of really good playing over the past few days! So, it's back to work now... Lots of things to catch up on. … [Read more...]
Off to the IBCMF
In the morning I'm heading off to the IBCMF (International Brass Chamber Music Festival). I'll be playing with the Appalachian Brass Orchestra and another group put together by the organizer of the Festival. The second group I'll be playing in will be playing trio and brass quintet works that won the composition competition. My face already hurts! But, it does look to be quite fun. Anyway, I'll be out of the office starting tomorrow, October 11t, through Wednesday, October 14th. I will have … [Read more...]