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A year ago I suggested that there should be an academy award for best credit sequence (as well as best trailer). The NY Times today goes a step further and suggests nominees for best credits. It turns out, I’ve seen four of their five nominees. I like all of them, but I would have to [...]

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Son, who is wearing a slew of valentine’s day temporary tattoos, pours a smoothie from the blender.

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I’m always interested in how technology interacts with creativity. Here’s a great article about how software called AutoTune is changing the music recording industry. Some observations: The creator of the software got his start by developing sonar systems for detecting oil deposits AutoTune was apparently something he did as a side project, almost on a [...]

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I’m a big fan of berries. I grow strawberries and blackberries in my yard. While my summer berry consumption is pretty high, my winter consumption tends to die down a bit. But I was inspired by this article on “The Power of Berries” in the New York Times. Apparently black and red raspberries, blackberries, strawberries [...]

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Son wrote a poem about Groundhog Day, based on Clement Moore’s poem. Click on the graphic to see a larger version.

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