Two thieves display sloppy technique, but the right approach Grab a partnerGrab a snackPick a bike to stealHave a casual conversation with your partner while eating a snack near the bike that you want to steal. Casually move your conversation closer to the bike, until you are having your conversation with the bike between you.ContinueContinue reading "How To Steal a Bike Midday Saturday At a Busy Intersection In A Major American Metropolitan City:"
Some Souls
some souls sail solo some swim in silence some soar some sonic seas some seek sanctuary some sing and celebrate and some survivors sow seeds some seek sanity and some save scenes some suns set and some sons scream some sound sorry and some sound scary and some sound mean some are simply self centeredContinue reading "Some Souls"
Marino Ballena National Park Uvita, Costa Rica
A long shallow beach reflects the sky like a mirrorMarino Ballena, Uvita Costa Rica I worked my way down the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, looking for a nice beach town to spend a few weeks writing and learning to surf. Manuel Antonio National Park was gorgeous, but overrun with tourists. Jaco was just muchContinue reading "Marino Ballena National Park Uvita, Costa Rica"
City Council Makes Trial “Drive At Your Own Risk” Program Permanent-Satire
Many drivers are excited about the elimination of all MVD regulations. Citing a lack of state funding, and a need for less government intrusion anyway, city officials made permanent the Drive at Your Own Risk or "DAYOR" program, after a horrific trial period marked by utter pandemonium. DAYOR will be the law of the landContinue reading "City Council Makes Trial “Drive At Your Own Risk” Program Permanent-Satire"
Driving Laws Repealed In Effort to Shrink Government-Satire
AZ City Test program: Driving Laws downtown are optional! Day one of the new Drive At Your Own Risk (DAYOR) trial program implemented by city council this week. After years of unofficial anarchy, the city council has decided to officially announce that all traffic signage and expectations are optional. Conservative lawmaker Richard Bent explained theContinue reading "Driving Laws Repealed In Effort to Shrink Government-Satire"
The Tool Free Deception
what they call freedom is a reflection of the deception consistently repeated, from inception to eventual disintegration or concurrent expiration with the liar whose main motivation is the propagation of an enhanced personal situation… The word or term is not god-given it is learned the rhetorical heartburn earned from the quick consumption of superficial intellectualContinue reading "The Tool Free Deception"
Blank Check
4/4/15 It’s not your funds we’re after you greedy bastards you can keep that paper in the steeple rafters till the final hour to show to your masters how much your life was worth based on tangible outcomes with manipulable factors soliciting salvation simply selling what you earned using numbers on papers as indicators ofContinue reading "Blank Check"
Privilege and Assumptions
The ubiquitous nature of privilege influences a person’s understanding of truth, equality, and fairness. Its insidious nature obscures those influences. It will not only influence personal truths, it will influence whether or not a person even believes in the reality of objective truth. One form of resistance against institutionalized bigotry is deconstructing and refocusing arguments.Continue reading "Privilege and Assumptions"
Same Same, But Different
Ewwwwwwww!!! I am going to work, and I am hungry. On my way, I stop and order a sandwich from a shop that I have only visited once before. I scroll through Facebook on my phone while I wait. The last time I was here, months ago, I got a sub and ordered no mayonaise.Continue reading "Same Same, But Different"
12 Practical Keyboard “Shortcuts” for Everyday Use
Work smarter with shortcuts on the keyboard Computer work can be difficult and even painful for some older hands. Most mice are not ergonomic, and laptop mouse-pads can be frustrating. Add some arthritis to the mix, and completing work can hurt and irritate, at minimum. Keyboard shortcuts can help. In addition to improving workflow, keyboardContinue reading "12 Practical Keyboard “Shortcuts” for Everyday Use"
8 Classic Alex Honold Quotes From The Movie “Free Solo”
"Free Solo" documents Alex Honold's successful journey to rock climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, without ropes. Free soloing this megalith is a feat unimaginable to the even the most experienced elite climbers who help him to train and film the ascent. Tommy Caldwell, one of the most accomplished athletes in Yosemite's climbing history,Continue reading "8 Classic Alex Honold Quotes From The Movie “Free Solo”"
Buddha Belly
https://youtu.be/iAfCe0vItS0 Solo instrumental electric guitar loop improvisation with drum machine loop.
Pura Vida
https://youtu.be/c_L1Jv_sQXg Solo acoustic instrumental guitar loop with drum machine loop. Street art from San Jose Costa Rica.
Conservatives Exercise Their Right To Relentlessly Attack Socialism, Still Reap Benefits
Wealthy and powerful people are threatened by programs focused on economic equality, which they consider immoral somehow. Some people argue against progressive social policies by imagining that the US is the ideal manifestation of pure capitalism. A land of unadulterated free-market economics. Below is a short list of socialist-inspired programs and ideals that form theContinue reading "Conservatives Exercise Their Right To Relentlessly Attack Socialism, Still Reap Benefits"
6 Life Goals Displayed in This Video of a Girl Dancing to Old Church Choir
https://youtu.be/3QivliBtpnY Note to self: watch this video when in need of a little inspiration. Turn up the volume! 6 Nuggets to remember from this video: Be real. You do you. Not everyone is a leader or a follower.Express joy kinesthetically. Physical reservations are the result of adult inhibitions.Sing a mantra of positive words. Thoughts canContinue reading "6 Life Goals Displayed in This Video of a Girl Dancing to Old Church Choir"
Movie App Casually Integrates Nefarious Technology to Guarantee Captive Consumerism
https://gizmodo.com/moviepass-co-founders-new-startup-must-be-stopped-1833464132/amp One Movie Discount app is taking a bold step forward with integrated technology that can record, reward, and potentially control customer behaviors. Under the guise of seeing new movies for a discount rate, Preshow has silently introduced the use of face recognition technology to ensure customers are watching targeted marketing content. Here's how itContinue reading "Movie App Casually Integrates Nefarious Technology to Guarantee Captive Consumerism"
Anti-Vax Student Misses Playing Basketball. Sues for Right to Endanger Entire Community.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna986171 Citing the loss of basketball as a primary motivation, 18 year old Jerome Kunkle sues his school for trying to protect other students from his fundamentalist beliefs that have no basis in science, nor regard for community health. "The fact that I can't finish my senior year in basketball, like, our last couple ofContinue reading "Anti-Vax Student Misses Playing Basketball. Sues for Right to Endanger Entire Community."
Does Artist Intent Matter? The Sky is Screaming
https://www.cnn.com/style/amp/munch-scream-british-museum-gbr-scli-intl/index.html The figure is not screaming, the sky is... A recent CNN article explains that we (the general public, art appreciators, users of art memes) may have misinterpreted the meaning of Edvard Munch's iconic painting The Scream, by assuming the figure in the painting is the one who is screaming. The article provides new insightContinue reading "Does Artist Intent Matter? The Sky is Screaming"
I Can’t Help Falling In Love with You -cover
https://youtu.be/Q_KA6AatI_M Solo acoustic instrumental guitar loop cover of the Elvis Presley song. Winter 2018
Infusion
https://youtu.be/f60cTUClbQY Loose Bluesy jam over some sampled loops, recorded in Studio One Winter 2018.
Natural Mystic cover
https://youtu.be/Fqfb-4Tf6wk Solo acoustic guitar loop instrumental cover of the Bob Marley and Wailers classic. As seen through a kaleidoscope in the kitchen at 3am on the full moon spring equinox 2019. Flagstaff AZ.
Creative Humor: A brief reflection on an early Mitch Hedberg Routine
https://youtu.be/e8DKsCi3LIo Some things are just funny. A fart at a funeral. People falling in front of a crowd. Baby animals making mistakes. It's funny, it's light, it's easy, we laugh, and we move on. But there are different kinds of funny made by different kinds of people. Some of the most creative comedy causes reflection.Continue reading "Creative Humor: A brief reflection on an early Mitch Hedberg Routine"
Mountain Man Jam
https://youtu.be/WI6hHI-pcds Improvised solo electric guitar loop with a beat at 7000 feet... May be affected by the altitude Spending four weeks at high elevation in northern AZ. No close neighbors. I made noise. Solo electric loop improvisation. 3/19/19
Building a Dream
AZ Diamond
Babe it ain’t no lie- cover
https://youtu.be/Mm3RBI6SaAY Solo acoustic loop of Grateful Dead/Jerry Garcia Band song. With weird video effects. https://youtu.be/Mm3RBI6SaAY Solo instrumental acoustic guitar loop cover of the Jerry Band/ Dead song. As seen through mirror reflections and dance party lights in the kitchen I am house sitting. 3/19/19 Flagstaff, AZ
Excuses
im not low drama im no drama no comma period to some this seems dramatic it is over so quick must be hard to stick to the strict regiment question mark what about dick isnt he sick of it exclamation point sometimes we forget the consequences we let him slip we take a dip orContinue reading "Excuses"
Havasupai Reservation
Grand Canyon, AZ https://youtu.be/iZ4sY3JU2B4 Navajo Falls on the Havasupai Reservation, Grand Canyon. I took this video a few days before a flash flood changed the course of Havasu Creek and eliminated them. The Havasupai Reservation is home to people who have lived near the bottom of Cataract Canyon (within the Grand Canyon) for more thanContinue reading "Havasupai Reservation"
Walking to Panama
Rio Sereno Border crossing at Sixaola, Panama Not sure what David Lee Roth was singing about in that Van Halen song. Walking very carefully across the rickety old bridge from Costa Rica to Panama. The best of three options. For travel to Panama from Costa Rica, the public bus is the most economical route. ItContinue reading "Walking to Panama"
Increase Wage for Living Wage
All workers are entitled to a living wage. People are fighting to be paid enough to support themselves, pay rent, and buy food. A recent election offered citizens an initiative to repeal the minimum wage increase that had passed in the previous election. Social media had some of the most common arguments against a higherContinue reading "Increase Wage for Living Wage"
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