I remember a time before Facebook. I mean, I’m sure that most of us do, but think about how it really was: back in 1993, things were so different, weren’t they? I was first a sophomore and then a junior in high school. My favorite … Continue reading Is social media a social contagion?
Today I’m switching it up a little and doing the prompt from The One-Minute Writer: Describe grief you have felt in your life: What or who you have lost, what has that felt like, how has that emotion impacted your life? I’m not sure I … Continue reading I don’t do grief… I think.
I remember the day my sister and her husband offered to bring me with them to North Dakota; it was In early July, 2008. I had just lost my job at Gentz Industries after accidentally omitting a zero (or two) from a machine offset caused … Continue reading The curse of gravity
For this month’s Surf Artist Highlight we want to introduce you to a surf band that does it in all caps, selling itself with the enthusiasm of Japanese monster-movie hype and an image that would probably not fit in at the local tiki bar: Daikaiju … Continue reading Surf Artist Highlight: DAIKAIJU!
Today’s Daily Post prompt asks: What makes a blog great? What makes you follow a blog or “Like” a post? I think what really draws me to a blog in the first place is interesting writing or content. I like to see new stuff or … Continue reading Not so great
Here’s a question: would an infinite lifespan change the way we do things – our day-to-day activities? Our motivations, outlooks and reactions? Or are we prone to being short-sighted by our very human nature? Today’s Daily Post prompt imagines that [I’ve] imbibed a special potion … Continue reading The futility of the death-proof
This week, we’re looking at recycled music: song covers. Most – if not all – bands do this at one time or another; they cover songs, essentially re-making them. And the longer we’ve gone without a new iteration of the song, the better – at … Continue reading Saturday Jams: how to re-make it in the biz
Today’s Daily Post prompt wants me to do this: Tell us a moment or an incident that you treasure — not necessarily because it brought you happiness, but because it taught you something about yourself. There are a lot of moments in my life where … Continue reading Zen and the art of introspection
I worked on this while I was supposed to be running this morning as a response to a post over at Beard Talks, so I felt it was only fair to post it. In his post, Josh Eddy talks about growing up in the 90’s … Continue reading The one where I’m unexpectedly nostalgic
I really haven’t got much of an eye for classical art forms – things like painting or sculpture. I see it and I often wonder what it’s all about. I may like it for some reason or another, but often I have no tools to … Continue reading Art is a pale imitation of reality
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