Photo Oct 21, 2012 7_06 PM The first stop on the new tour to support Black Prairie's best album yet. A Tear in the Eye Is a Wound in the Heart - Black Prairie is a wonderful collection of songs that are both beautiful and intricate. The melody of Nowhere,...
I’ll Make This Car Fly
This is a recent post I made over on PhotoMobo. I love old cars. Read the whole post HERE to and see what went into the making of his image. Posted with Blogsy
Winter Bicycle Helmet
I saw this on a "Best of" list for cycling helmets. The link is dead. If you know where to find one let me know. 05 BEST FOR STYLE HELMET WITH EAR WARMERS If you refuse to wear a helmet because you think it looks daft, now there’s no excuse left. This fantastic design...
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Introducing a new site dedicated to the art we can make on our mobile devices.
Changing Google Maps
I work in Milford, IN. I grew up not far from here and spent time with my father and brother fishing in Waubee Lake. My in-laws live an Waubee Lake and my son and daughter have grown up around it. Why does this matter? Well, until today, if you had gone to Google Maps...
Democracy Does Work …
SOPA & PIPA
There is not much I am going to say that hasn't already been said. Have you contacted your Congress People? You really should. Don't know who they are? Seriously? Go to Who is My Representative and put in your zip code. Now, copy and paste the letter below...
T From CO
A quick tune done with Reason. Why do all of my attempts at DubStep turn out jazzy? https://soundcloud.com/sslusser/t-from-co
Crystals on my Sunroof
I was waiting for my Son to come out from one of his many social engagements and opened the sunroof cover up and saw this crystal structure on the glass above me. This photo is taken with Hipstamatic App on my new iPhone 4S. Though this picture doesn't show it, the...
Otomata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8EfRXihiWg I am a huge fan of generative music. That is, music that is somewhat in control of itself. You set some parameters and let it go. The term "Generative Music" was popularized by Brian Eno to describe music that is...
What does your guitar say about you?
A Radical Experiment in Empathy
http://youtu.be/kUEGHdQO7WA I am a TED junkie. The talks I hear and see on the TED Podcast inspire me. They make me think, cringe and laugh. Sometimes they make me proud to be human and other times not so much. The slogan at TED is "Ideas worth...
Fionn Regan – Be Good or Be Gone
In a previous post I mentioned a show in 2007 with Ian Love and Fionn Regan. I thought that I should post one of my favorites by him. "Be Good or Be Gone" is the first song on "The End of History." I am a sucker for a great melody and this song has great...
Bump
On a trip to Chicago in a private jet I was in the back of the plane shooting some pictures out of the window. The jet hit some turbulence just as I snapped. The picture has a soft eeriness to it that I really like. I have an affinity for abstracts. Here are some more...
Scott Walker – 30th Century Man
Scott Walker is a legendary musician and songwriter who has been making music for over five decades. His career began in the 1960s as the lead singer of the popular band The Walker Brothers, but he soon ventured out on his own to pursue a solo career. One of his most...
Student Loan Scheme
This graphic from CollegeScholarships.org and Jess.net has a very good explanation of what is fundamentally wrong with the student loan program as it exists today and how it got there. Click on the image to get the full sized version which is much easier...
Share Your Student Loan Horror Stories at OccupyStudentDebt.com!
Dear Friends and Supporters:As you're probably already aware, ForgiveStudentLoanDebt.com has teamed up with the folks behind the new PBS Documentary - Default: The Student Loan Documentary - on a new online photo journal project...
Ian Love – The Only Night
I have been listening to this song for a while now and it is just one of those songs. The composition is fantastic, the melody sticks in my brain for days and the lyrics/wordplay are clever enough. It has been out for a while, since 2005. According to the MySpace...
Above the office
Above the Goshen, IN office of the newspaper I work for is a derelict group of apartments that likely have not been occupied for 40-50 years. The side with windows to the street is light and relatively uncluttered. The other side, without windows is dark, scary and...
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