Archive for July, 2007

Three from the Extra Action Marching Band

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

I first saw the Extra Action Marching Band live at Burning Man about three years ago. They have a habit of showing up in public out of nowhere for impromptu performances, and their unique combination of serious musicality and bacchanalian revelry is truly intoxicating.
Enter the Dragon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pszsuhS9s1k

Black Chicken

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytBcCHUfcNY

Guanguango

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmYCybnlGhg

Hormones

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Sometimes I wish I could have gotten through those 10 years in 3 minutes. This is worth watching twice, once just for him and once just for her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygFhk-uJTWk

Friends Church Sign of the Week

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Number 2 in a series.

Do you cling to your Bible as closely as your cell phone?
When I read that sign, I thought for a minute about carrying my bible around next to my face like a cell phone for a few days, but decided against it as I thought it might give me brain cancer.
But […]

Friends Church Sign of the Week

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

I drive past Glendora Friends Church and their well-placed sign quite often. It never fails to astonish me that their few precious seconds of community outreach this sign represents are usually filled with the most vacuous and risible platitudes. And, as is so common with church signs: occasionally they dispense actual wisdom, but on those […]

Five From the Blue Man Group

Monday, July 16th, 2007

There’s no substitute for seeing them live, but this will give you a little of the flavor.
Time To Start

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgS-4stj8fQ

Drum Bone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tWP6aYwi5M

I Feel Love (with Venus Hum)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-ClvcHtK4

Mandelbrot Part 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilsa2bNVrqw

Earth To America

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsdTeCnnRO4

Read A Book!

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

Wholesome crunk? You bet. By Bomani Armah.
Tip of the hat to my bro Ascius.
Oh, yeah: NSFW lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWqa7cbdOC8

The iPhone— But Will It Blend?

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

Well, I got my iPhone, and yes, I’m one of those nuts who went to stand in line for it. And yes, it’s as good as the hype…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgZKjJt-TkU

…and yes, I’ve really been enjoying it, although it still has a few rough edges that Apple needs to release a software update to smooth out.
But speaking of […]

Speak Out for the Internet— Five Days Left!

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

If you have not already done so, please visit SaveTheInternet.com and make your voice heard— there are only five days left in the FCC’s public comment period on the subject of Net Neutrality. Also, tell your friends!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-H3uczQPz8

The Master’s Labyrinth

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

I’ve long been fascinated by labyrinths as an art form and meditation style, and I’ve designed and installed several over the years.
So this afternoon I was toying with the idea of creating a new, complex, and wonderful labyrinth to install this year at Burning Man. I had also been meditating on the subject of mastery, […]