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About Me

Hello and welcome to this remote outpost. I'm a software developer and a musician. I also have a couple of degrees in math and one in engineering too. I guess I like learning stuff. To reach out use the contact form.

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    Engines Guest Episode

    October 30, 2020 / No Comments

    No pressure, but can you, a complete radio novice, write and record a tribute episode for your dad that will air nationally?

  • Featured,  in detail,  photos,  travel,  world

    A week in Sayulita 

    December 9, 2018 / No Comments

    A week-long trip to Sayulita, Mexico in pictures.

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    An Unearthed Journal Joins Social Media

    May 6, 2017 / 1 Comment

    A lost journal discovered. The fates of books. The fate of fate.

  • Featured,  in detail,  Journal,  learning

    Brain Drains

    October 4, 2016 / 2 Comments

    Learn, forget, learn, repeat

  • in detail,  Journal,  photos,  travel

    Oregon

    June 2, 2016 / No Comments

    My family travels into two rental cars across Oregon. What a state. The place is nice too.

  • Featured,  in detail,  Journal,  learning

    The Orgo Experience

    May 10, 2016 / 1 Comment

    It's Wednesday, 5pm, and I'm nervously awaiting my grade in Organic Chemistry, the class I've been quietly suffering through since January. I've been getting anxious, speculative texts from classmates…

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    On Losing a Pet

    May 5, 2016 / 2 Comments

    One afternoon in March, our beautiful cat Target went outside and never returned.

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    Percival (Thelonious Ellison) Everett

    November 2, 2013 / 2 Comments

    Write like you talk. Play like you walk. On last night's reading at Brazos Bookstore.

  • Featured,  in detail,  The Others

    Welcome to Suckville, A Week in Quarantine

    April 12, 2013 / 3 Comments

    Quality time spent with radioactive iodine.

  • Featured,  in detail,  learning,  software

    Skewering the Skeuomorphs

    November 9, 2012 / 2 Comments

    A design trend and an upheaval.

  • in detail,  travel,  world

    Kerala: Judaism, Communism

    September 5, 2012 / No Comments

    Mattanchery in Kochi’s western district is a popular tourist destination notable for its eclectic blend of historical sites and bazaars. One of its most famous neighborhoods is an area…

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    Being There

    September 10, 2011 / No Comments

    Four views of being in New York on September 11th, 2001.

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    Bill Hanley: Genius

    August 14, 2011 / No Comments

    The man who single-handedly invented the concert sound system. File under: amazing people deserving wider recognition.

  • film,  in detail,  videos

    The Black Orpheus Mystery

    June 23, 2010 / 5 Comments

     Black Orpheus  is a beautiful movie with an equally beautiful soundtrack. I recently found a copy of the original LP for $3, which is now in almost constant rotation.

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    The Zachary Breaux Jazz Fest (Jazz Where Least Expected)

    June 13, 2010 / 2 Comments

    Many years ago, guitarist Zachary Breaux took a vacation with his wife and three daughters to the sandy beaches of Florida. As they meandered along the shore the group…

  • in detail,  learning

    The Freakishly Smart President

    May 20, 2010 / 2 Comments

    Which President earns the title Most Freakishly Smart?

  • in detail,  Journal,  rand-o-mat,  The Others

    The Bufos are Back

    May 1, 2010 / 1 Comment

    It’s late spring and the toads have returned. Every April thousands of breeding-obsessed amphibians invade our neighborhood for an extended game of Where’s-the-tadpole? These fat little lumps, better known as the…

  • Roger Ebert: "Esquire" Magazine Cover
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    Roger Ebert: Hero

    February 20, 2010 / 2 Comments

    Roger Ebert’s battle with throat cancer has been an unattended background story for many years. News that the disease cost him his jaw and the ability to speak emerged…

  • in detail,  music-o-mat

    Hipster Proto Bands

    February 11, 2010 / No Comments

    Band name-dropping is a tried and true technique for making yourself appear knowledgeable and cool. The more obscure the band the better. The smaller their output the better. If…

  • Featured,  in detail,  studio-o-mat

    An Apple for an Apple

    February 7, 2010 / 2 Comments

    A brief history of the Battle of the Beatle, the legendary band's enduring conflicts with Apple Computers, EMI, and their future in the digital musicsphere.

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