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Entries from April 2007

Nine Stitches

April 29th, 2007 · 4 Comments

That’s what the drummer for Mute Math got this week from a performance in Seattle, WA.
Speaking of drumming.
I received a call out-of-the blue from Dustin McKamie, who I met last fall when I got roped into playing drums for a production of Godspell. His band had an upcoming gig and their drummer was on [...]

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Tags: Band Stuff · Daily Grind · Events/ Announcements · Family · Good Times

How to Torment a Drummer

April 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I was trying to find a group on facebook in which to share my newfound enthusiasm for Mute Math. In joining a group simply titled “Mute Math” I was presented with an image that is forever burned into my mind.
I should have seen it coming, but it is remarkably painful nonetheless.

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Tags: Daily Grind

Pet Peeve #4

April 16th, 2007 · No Comments

Sentences that begin with “Actually.’  If one needs to issue a corrective to a statement made immediately prior, take advantage of the backspace key for such a time as this rather than plowing ahead.  If one is appending to a previous proposition rather than subtracting from it, than this word is right out.  Completely inappropriate.
As [...]

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Geocaching, Take 2

April 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Studying the Next Coordinates
I had the opportunity this afternoon to meet up with Andy and Josh for another round of Geocaching. They began a multi-cache last week, where you start with one set of coordinates, which leads you to a box with another set of coordinates, and so on. We promptly found the [...]

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Mute Math, Mars, and Dunkin Donuts

April 13th, 2007 · 4 Comments

I have to begin with a hat-tip to Adam Spriggs.
h/t wvpv.
It was Adam that pointed out Mute Math’s new video on YouTube in a blog post, and watching it caught my  attention in way Mute Math had failed to do before. Vocalist and keyboardist Paul Meany with bassist Roy Mitchell were formerly in Earthsuit, [...]

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Tags: Daily Grind · Good Times · NPH

Gravatars. Woot.

April 7th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Gravatar - Globally Recognized Avatar.  Now, from http://www.gravatar.com, you can upload a picture and it will show up next to your name whenever you post a comment on here.
I am trying to come up with some cool ideas for Wordpress -Facebook integration.  If you have an idea, post a reply!

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Tags: Daily Grind

Google Conversions

April 5th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Tim,
If you have figured out how many Megawatts per Kilometer you have expended swimming the Atlanic and would like to convert that to Horsepower per Furlong, just ask Google here…
Google Conversions
 

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Tags: Daily Grind

Funny, but true…

April 5th, 2007 · No Comments

I found this link on Nazarene Roundtable.  I found it to be quite funny.  I have never claimed myself as a participant in all this Emergent Church business, but some of this really resonates with me.  I don’t have a VW Bus yet, but someday I will!

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And the shortest distance between two points is….

April 3rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

So I was Googling directions to a place nearby to get some BBQ wings and accidentally typed “23″ instead of the full “23 East Elm Avenue…” street address. Anyway, follow this link to see what I got:
Google Maps
Now, take your time, breathe it in, and scroll down to direction 35. Is the shortest [...]

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Tags: Daily Grind