September 2009

Never underestimate the power of nothing.

09.29.2009

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Non, un

09.29.2009

Non, un. According to the Merriam-Webster 11th Collegiate Dictionary, most words with the prefixes non and un are not hyphenated. nonfattening, nonbeliever, noncorporate, noncorrosive, noncreative, noncritical, nonliterary, nonalcoholic. (BUT: non-Jewish, non-Russian.) uncoordinated, uninformed, unindexed, unintended, unintelligible, unwon, unwrinkled, unwounded. (BUT: un-American.)

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All Secrets Known

09.29.2009

At last, September 29th is finally here. New Alice, new beginnings. Here’s the opening track, which sums up the whole thing: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Hope, a new beginning. Time, time to start living Like just before we died. There’s no going back to the place we [...]

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Alice in Chains “Black Gives Way to Blue” short film

09.28.2009

The new Alice in Chains album hits tomorrow. Here’s an inspiring short film to get us started. It includes the guys discussing life after Layne, a bit about how they hooked up William DuVall, some talk on the new record, and what we can look forward to from Alice in the future. Life goes on, [...]

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Convince vs. Persuade (continued)

09.27.2009

From ProofreadNOW: These two verbs are too often confused, even by experienced writers. Perhaps the confusion stems from the acceptable use of either in certain contexts. We either convince or persuade someone of the value of a proposition or of the goodness of a certain action. But the two verbs part ways when we try [...]

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Brussels Griffon

09.25.2009

My new favorite kind of dog. After assuming Oiselle — a pound rescue — was some sort of poodle/muppet/ewok mix, it’s been pointed out by those in the know that she is in fact a Brussels Griffon. I was over at a neighbor’s place last night, and he had two of them. Small world. We [...]

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Protected: Under Angels: Chapter T

09.24.2009

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Video Confessional Jams: Episode 113

09.22.2009

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Clint Albao: Punahou Hall of Fame video tribute

09.21.2009

Last year my old man was inducted into the Punahou* Athletic Hall of Fame in Hawaii for his accomplishments in football, baseball, and basketball. I was fortunate enough to be present. Here’s a video segment paying tribute to that 1963 superstar, which includes some vintage footage and interviews from peers and teammates: You need to [...]

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Alice in Chains: Album Sampler for “Black Gives Way to Blue”

09.21.2009

Eight more days! You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Summer of O’Nine

09.21.2009

Summer of O’Nine Now in the books forever. Let’s move on to Fall.

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Glass Harmonica

09.18.2009

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Invented by Benjamin Franklin in 1761. Music by Wolfgang A. Mozart. Played by French artist Thomas Bloch, exhibiting the glass harmonica in the Paris Music Museum, Nov. 29, 2007.

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Geisha Corridor

09.17.2009

Geisha House, Hollywood CA

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Discreet vs. Discrete

09.16.2009

From ProofreadNOW: discreet, discrete. Discreet means capable of preserving prudent silence: “I’m afraid Jane was not very discreet on Sunday,” she wrote. Discrete means constituting a separate entity, or individually distinct. There are four discrete calls made by a loon.

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How to kiss a woman, by Captain Kirk

09.15.2009

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Red Dawn

09.15.2009

The trailer for the 1984 classic: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video And now it looks like the Wolverines are back for a 2010 remake. This time it’s Russia and China. Cuba’s apparently sitting this one out. It would’ve been awfully cool if Patrick Swayze was around to play [...]

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