Arrival & Linguistic Relativity
The movie "Arrival" explores a concept I've loved since my first trip to Europe
as a young man; Linguistic Relativity. Immediately the new world I dropped into
felt different in ways I couldn't
music
(Timeless?) Music Today
I've been meaning to write this post for awhile. A conversation with my brother
today finally motivated me to do it. He has two kids (9 and 5); mine are 14 and
11.
Rant On Music Listening: Library Bifurcation, Offline Listening, and Bitrates
Listening to music is hard again.
Library Bifurcation
To listen to all the songs I like, I have to have some of my music in iTunes,
and some of it in Rdio (I
Flagstaff Amphitheater == Montalvo Amphitheater?
Years ago I was lucky enough to see a show (Amiee Mann) at the Montalvo
Amphitheater [http://montalvoarts.org/] in Saratoga, CA. The small outdoor venue
was ideal (as was the music). Not
"Making a tape"
I'm "making a tape." Well, not really, rather I'm building a playlist in iTunes,
but it feels like I'm making a tape; something I used to do when I was a kid.
The