Last month, I sat in a coffee shop with my friend Joshua Longbrake while on a visit to Seattle. Even as we chatted a bit about music, our ears perked up simultaneously as the barista introduced us to the sounds of Dosh. He would tell you Pure Trash is his favorite, but I would tell […]
snoop blogg
July 29, 2009 | 5 Comments
I spent a lot of time with my grandparents as a kid. In the winter’s they lived in the same town in Colorado. In the summer, they’d go to their cabin in the Rockies, and I spent a week or two there every summer. My grandma was a librarian, so if there is one thing […]
ignore everybody: and 39 other keys to creativity
July 27, 2009 | Leave a comment
Last month, I was thankful to receive a review copy of Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity, by Hugh MacLeod (@gapingvoid). Hugh is the blogger/cartoonist behind GapingVoid. Ignore Everybody is written as a collection of 40 essays and reflections on life as a creative. I found them to be inspiring, challenging, and encouraging. […]
five years
July 24, 2009 | 3 Comments
This weekend marks five years since the birth of this blog. It’s hard to measure how much the thoughts and conversations I’ve had here have marked my journey, but I know it’s significant. This blog began in a time of personal transition, and in many ways, that transition continues. My best hope is that the […]
justification
July 23, 2009 | 2 Comments
I’ve read a respectable chunk of NT Wright’s work, and he takes up more space on my bookshelf than any other author. It’s not often that I read one of his books and am left wanting. But after reading Justification, that’s where I found myself. That’s not to say that Justification isn’t a good book. […]
goodreads
July 6, 2009 | Leave a comment
I few years ago, I blogged about LibraryThing. It’s a site designed to share and network your book library with others. For some reason I can’t fully explain, I abandoned updating LibraryThing in the last year and became an active user on goodreads. I think it is because goodreads let’s me feel more connected and […]
chris marlow interviews tom davis
July 2, 2009 | Leave a comment
Chris Marlow is a friend here in Austin. (In fact, he’s about seven feet away from me right now.) I think I will even continue to call him friend after he moves to Raleigh at the end this month. A few days ago, he posted the interview below with author/activist Tom Davis. You can read […]
life without textexpander…oh the horror!
July 2, 2009 | 11 Comments
Last week, my TextExpander preferences got wiped out. (If you’re not sure what TextExpander is, hang on…you’re going to find out.) I think I can blame MobileMe sync. The good news is that Time Machine came to the rescue. The bad news is that I was on a trip and I had to live without […]
right where we need to be
July 1, 2009 | Leave a comment
A few events have me reflecting on where we are at right now: This month is the fifth anniversary of this blog. I haven’t been as consistent in sharing my thoughts here as I was in the early days, but the thoughts I’ve shared and comments of others have made this a significant part of […]