Too Many Shiny Things

Wednesday’s World Bettering Video, worth the watch. Throws a little added perspective on things.

via my Grandfather (Poppop) in Fitchville, Ohio (yes, really).
From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music”, comes the first of many “songs around the world” being released independently. Featured is a cover of the Ben E. King classic by musicians around the world adding their part to the song as it travelled the [...]

Morning All!
I received this in my work inbox, from the OG Photographer, a link to his latest project. I thought the idea was brilliant and really engaging.
Here’s what the “OG” had to say about it …
The project focuses on the Destiny by Design/Citizens Schools junior high after school program and merges photo [...]

Following very closely on the heels of the best team in football winning yet another SuperBowl! Is my very favorite of the 2nd tier holidays, Groundhog’s Day!
I don’t know if it’s because I spent my formative years in Pennsylvania, or if it’s because we are really celebrating a fat rodent, or maybe it’s because [...]

I usually like to toss out a last minute gift idea or two, so here is a little something that you can pick up that I would certainly love, and you might too.

Check out Icon’s homepage for more info.

So my stepfather recently spent some time in prison …
… playing chess, or at least organizing chess. John (previously mentioned step-father) brings members of the Princeton University Chess Club, to play the maximum security inmates at the Trenton State Pen.
I personally think it’s awesome, but I am sure other will have other opinions. [...]

Hello All,
I was listing to morning edition this morning and heard what I think has to be the best advice given to a president-elect ever. It stands to reason that this would be great advice to all adults everywhere.
So as heard here on NPR’s Morning Edition (click “listen now” and it’s about 2 minutes [...]

I am sure that this has been seen by many, many people. However, I thought that with all that there is to say on the subject of stuff this would be nice background. I’d also like ot toss out there to the world the idea of showing this to at least one person [...]

Yes! It’s true, and now months after it actually happened, I am permitted to talk about it. We (my co-workers and I) received a whole big bunch of Nikon D90s a couple of months ago. We basically each had a camera, and took a whole bunch of pictures testing the thing out.

I’ve been a fan of Colin Finaly’s documentary work for quite some time. I just noticed that he has a new website up, you can find that here, but also that he has a new video describing some of the reasons this type of photography is so important to him.

I’ve often thought that if [...]

So, in the beginning of this year, around when I decided I needed to do something more for my weight, and health, and happiness, I started reading all sorts of Biking blogs. As I usually like to do when I have an interest in something; I devour any and all pieces of information I [...]

Alright, so if you follow this blog, or know me at all, I usually have a small amount of contempt for performance art. I don’t know why, or to what extent, I just do. That being said this is really cool. Scott (from CJ), showed this to me the other day, and [...]