Punctuated Equilibrium

I’ve just spent the last three weeks re-recording and mastering a song I wrote in 2007. Which was about three times as long as it took me to write, arrange, and record it in the first place. I never liked the way the old recording sounded, so it was one of the first I wanted to re-record now that I have better equipment and know a little bit more about the recording process.

Posted on September 6, 2015 and filed under music, scientific process.

What Are You Most Proud Of?

What are you most proud of? The Bible scorns the idea of pride (Proverbs 16:18, Pride goeth before destruction, Proverbs 11:2, When pride cometh, then cometh shame.). But Aristotle (a much wiser man than the author of Proverbs...) sees pride as a virtue. He distinguishes it from arrogance in that to feel pride is to have a rational evaluation of yourself. Arrogance is feeling proud of yourself when there is no justification to do so.

Posted on June 7, 2015 and filed under music, art, philosophy.

Consider the Implications

I saw God today! Honest! I actually saw God today! There I was, minding my own business, walking along the bike trail, when I looked up and there was God walking towards me! He gave me a slight smile and a wink and waved at me with his index finger, then he continued on down the trail. Luckily I had my camera,

Posted on May 17, 2015 .

A Letter and a Picture

I ran across this email I previously sent to a certain someone. Let’s say it was... um... I don’t know. Oh, let’s say it was, hmmmm.... Oh let’s just say it was my sister. This person, who may or may not be a sister of mine, is not, shall we say, extremely tech-savvy. As a matter of fact, this person, who may or may not be a sister of mine, is not tech-savvy at all.

Posted on May 3, 2015 and filed under art.