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I know as I walk onto campus that every teacher and...

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:44:31 -1000

I know as I walk onto campus that every teacher and administrator cares deeply for me and for every student who walks beside me. It is in this environment that I have grown up, one in which the heart of Jesus’ teachings, love, is demonstrated daily. I am ever grateful to my parents for having enrolled me there. But this love that I feel is not alone among the strengths of Hawaii Baptist Academy. Its strength is also in its challenging academics in which students are pressed to succeed. (via Love and learning - Features - Starbulletin.com

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Amen.

Shepherd discovered that the CD is boosted as much as...

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:46:02 -1000

Shepherd discovered that the CD is boosted as much as compressively possible, making it ten decibels louder than the GH version while completely bleaching out the dynamic range. (via Fans Complain After “Death Magnetic” Sounds Better On “Guitar Hero” Than CD : Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily

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"And music has moved on too. I don’t believe making cool sounds and grooves is very interesting any..."

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:51:44 -1000

“And music has moved on too. I don’t believe making cool sounds and grooves is very interesting any more, because we’ve had a couple of decades of that and there’s very little left to do. What I come back to is that first and foremost I’m a songwriter. I can actually write interesting lyrics and great melodies. And that’s a rare thing these in days of bleeps and blips. So that’s where I’m focusing my energy.”

- Thomas Dolby’s Blog » Blog Archive » Fun fun fun

I’m excited to say I will officially begin recording my new...

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:24:05 -1000

I’m excited to say I will officially begin recording my new album tomorrow. (via Thomas Dolby’s Blog

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"The truth is the game just got too hard and complicated. Leagues started drafting defensive players..."

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:12:53 -1000

“The truth is the game just got too hard and complicated. Leagues started drafting defensive players and jazzing up and adding nuance to their scoring rules. A silly, entertaining diversion quickly became a year-round obsession. In order to be competitive, you have to study the NFL as diligently as a real general manager. I’m not knocking the game. It’s no different from golf. If you want to be good, you have to be committed. I stink at fantasy football for the same reason I stink at golf. Well, that’s not completely true. I stink at golf because of my handicap (stomach).”

- www.kansascity.com | 08/23/2008 | Here’s some advice for your fantasy football team

"He hired John Madden at 32; Tom Flores, a Mexican-American, at 42; Mike Shanahan at 36; Art Shell,..."

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:09:58 -1000

“He hired John Madden at 32; Tom Flores, a Mexican-American, at 42; Mike Shanahan at 36; Art Shell, an African-American, at 43 and just seven years after his playing career ended; Jon Gruden at 35; and current Raiders coach Lane Kiffin at 32. Davis has been a trailblazer. OK, maybe proven coaches don’t want to work for Davis. But maybe proven coaches are overrated. Peterson specializes in hiring “proven winners” such as Marty Schottenheimer, Dick Vermeil and Herm Edwards. Peterson is a genius at recognizing coaching skill after the skill has been developed.”

- www.kansascity.com | 08/23/2008 | When Peterson looks in the mirror, he should see Al Davis

You think Upshaw, a Raider, a Hall of Famer, a guard at a time...

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:22:27 -1000

You think Upshaw, a Raider, a Hall of Famer, a guard at a time when defensive players enjoyed every rules advantage, was less competitive than Fehr and Hunter? I’d make the counter argument, that Upshaw cared about his league in a way neither cared about theirs because he invested much more than they had in the way of blood and sweat. (via Michael Wilbon - Players Were Lucky to Have Upshaw as Union Chief - washingtonpost.com)

Thank you, Gene Upshaw.

"The weather’s not interesting. But once an introvert gets on a subject that they know about or..."

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:44:35 -1000

“The weather’s not interesting. But once an introvert gets on a subject that they know about or care about or that intrigues them intellectually, the opposite often takes hold. They get passionately engaged and turned on by the conversation. But it’s not socializing that’s going on there. It’s learning or teaching or analyzing, which involves, I’m convinced, a whole different part of the brain from the socializing part.”

- Introverts of the World, Unite!

Oh my gosh. This is the first time I’ve ever heard someone articulate this. I’ve always wondered why I was good at big talk but sucky at small talk!

"This morning: I go on-line and the first thing that hits me is that Skip Caray has died. I grew up..."

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:20:47 -1000

“This morning: I go on-line and the first thing that hits me is that Skip Caray has died. I grew up listening to Skip Caray do basketball. Still remember the time I gave my whole family the creeping crud when I was about six or seven and we all were in bed with nothing to do but listen to the Atlanta Hawks. When Caray described a shot thusly: “Lou Hudson, 20-footer; shot it 19,” I thought he was a genius. And that never changed.”

- TEXAS RANGERS Blog | The Dallas Morning News

This is one of the best of the Skip Caray tributes I’ve seen.

"I suppose another angle to that post’s title could be: Officially discontinuing Spam Karma’s..."

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:15:35 -1000

“I suppose another angle to that post’s title could be:
Officially discontinuing Spam Karma’s development: so long and thanks for all the fish
as this is what this truly is about.”

- Dave’s Blog » Blog Archive » Spam Karma goes GPL

Spam Karma developer calls it quits. I totally sympathize, but am still saddened.

"Both actors say they’re up for more sequels if the demand is there, and so are Mr. Carter and Mr...."

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:23:34 -1000

“Both actors say they’re up for more sequels if the demand is there, and so are Mr. Carter and Mr. Spotnitz.”

- Film - After 10 Years, ‘The X-Files’ Returns to the Big Screen - NYTimes.com

I’m there.

We pretend that the only way to fix it is by spending more...

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:13:56 -1000

We pretend that the only way to fix it is by spending more money. We act as if many black boys aren’t trapped in a culture that simply doesn’t value education. We convince ourselves that all racism must disappear before black boys can succeed academically. I have bad news. If we continue to wait for racism to evaporate and for better-funded schools, black boys are going to fall farther behind Asian, white and Hispanic kids. (via www.kansascity.com | 07/07/2008 | Youngster becomes ‘Loud’ voice for education

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"More than half of the McDonald’s restaurants in Hawaii with drive-throughs are now using what..."

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:07:55 -1000

“More than half of the McDonald’s restaurants in Hawaii with drive-throughs are now using what are called “remote order takers” — people taking your order from a call center in El Paso, Texas.”

- Many Hawaii McDonald’s Drive-Throughs Use Workers In Texas - Money News Story - KITV Honolulu

I’ve known about this for a while. Not sure how I feel about it.

I’m going away for a year. I’m going to China, Spain...

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:06:19 -1000

I’m going away for a year. I’m going to China, Spain and Adulthood. And I’m as excited about this sabbatical as I’ve ever been about anything.

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I’m going away for a year. I’m going to China, Spain and Adulthood. And I’m as excited about this sabbatical as I’ve ever been about anything.

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Anyway, I have been working too hard for too long because what I do never feels like work at all. And I have missed too many weddings and birthday parties and giraffes because my friends and family understand that I love what I do.

(via Time to open a new chapter in my life - 05/11/2008 - MiamiHerald.com)

Good luck, LeBatard. Wish I had the balls to do the same thing. And we’re the same age.

try to keep from wearing everyone out with confessional...

Tue, 20 May 2008 04:28:59 -1000

try to keep from wearing everyone out with confessional singer/songwriter dribble. (It’s not interesting just because it’s in a song) Having written that, there are times when real life breaks into my songs like a wrecking ball and I do some confessing. The break up of my marriage made it’s way into my last record and is not completely absent on this new one. It was a big painful thing. I hope you never have to go through it. (via sam phillips » blog)

New album June 3. You know I’ll be on it. It saddens me to hear that her marriage to T Bone Burnett has ended, but I remain (as I was before they got married) a fan of both.

One of my favorite Google logos ever. Love this one. Google

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:56:08 -1000

One of my favorite Google logos ever. Love this one.

Google

Scrivener’s Sudoku | starbulletin.com | Features |...

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:11:56 -1000

Scrivener’s Sudoku | starbulletin.com | Features | /2008/03/23/ | Scrivener’s Sudoku

In case you missed it: My one-hudredth sudoku puzzle in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

Scrivener’s Sudoku | starbulletin.com | Features |...

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:09:21 -1000

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taipei101_part1 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! The new Flickr video...

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:48:53 -1000

taipei101_part1 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

The new Flickr video is in its infancy and I’m really starting to dig it. I don’t get turned on much by fireworks, but I love the crowd noise in this one!

hulu: Who Is Gordon Sims?: WKRP in Cincinnati One of my favorite...

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:46:38 -1000

hulu: Who Is Gordon Sims?: WKRP in Cincinnati

One of my favorite TV episodes ever, available (with commercials) on Hulu. WKRP, while it had a much-too-loud laugh track, frequently pushed the envelope in its subject matter. This episode’s a great example.