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1. REI Merino Wool socks
2. Gerber AUS-6 pocketknife*
3. An Apple Computer
4. A DVD of the film Serendipity
5. Camper Peu shoes
*currently, tragically, missing in action
Quote, “Peter shoots lots of rock stars. He gets along with them because he’s a nice guy and not intimidating. This is confusing to Peter because he thinks he totally looks like a rock star…Peter’s best travel advice is to get a neck pillow and eye shade. He says you will look like a fool but sleep like a king.” Quite the About Page content there.
Brooklyn-based Texan Peter Yang has a simply beautiful, understated photography portfolio including editorial work for Rolling Stone, ESPN, and Texas Monthly. Dig through the archives; it’s worth it.
There’s a lot of premature hating going on. Hypercritical negativity is in season among a large set of the web’s independent tech observers. — Jason Fried, 37signals on Amazon’s eBook reader/service Kindle
And though I ebb in worth, I’ll flow in thanks. — John Taylor
I’m in Dallas for some thanks-filled vacation until Tuesday. Anyone else in town? I have Chick-Fil-A to eat, and I might be interested in company for such wonderful endeavors.
I have difficulty even imagining how Bobby McFerrin does what he does. He’s one of the most singularly inspiring artists for me, and there’s such an infectious joy that accompanies his talent.
This bit, with jazz bassist Richard Bona (who is also great, pick up some of his solo albums), has more fantastic melodies in it than I will ever write.
For more McFerrin goodness, you should check out solo versions of Drive (absolutely incredible) and Thinkin’ About Your Body, or collaborations with accordion group Motion Trio or the Kuumba Singers choir (Hold On has such an amazingly powerful lament to it.)
You should be full up on creativity inspiration for the rest of the day now.
Before anyone asks, yes, I went to preferences > playback and changed all my smart shuffle settings to “less likely.”
I’ve got over 20,000 songs and iTunes shuffle has spit out 8 Ben Harper songs (ugh), 5 Slayer songs (metal!), and 4 Joy Division (depression!) songs in the last two hours. Obviously, shuffle isn’t doing what it’s supposed to. It’s like it finds one or two artists everyday and decides “I know you asked me to shuffle through your whole massive library of musical goodness, a land of rare gems and brilliant moments of beauty, but you really need to listen to this guy today. A lot.” That’s what albums are for, iTunes.
I shouldn’t have to start compiling a complex web of smart playlists based on last-timed-played just to get iTunes to shuffle well.
Start-ups succeed when they offer something different, they rarely succeed by offering a better execution of something that already exists. — Brad Burnham, Union Square Ventures
1. The ever-widening potential infinitude of the universe
2. West Virginia
3. Chicken Fried Chicken
4. A showdown between The Juggernaut (unstoppable force) and Blob (immovable object)
5. Polaroid Film developing black magic