Words, when spoken out loud for the sake of performance, are music. They have rhythm, and pitch, and timbre, and volume. These are the properties of music, and music has the ability to find us and move us, and lift us up in ways that literal meanings can’t. Do you see?
- President Josiah “Jed” Bartlet, […]
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Posted in Friends, Primal Quest, I should be sleeping but instead I'm - you know - not, Montana, Photography, Media, Writing and Poetry, Travel and Places, Adventure Sports, OutdoorType on Jul 25th, 2008 No Comments »
I spent quite a few of my days in Montana driving around the middle of nowhere with Alexandra Alter (seen in photo above), feature writer for the Wall Street Journal. She was great company as we searched for stories and photos and video that might capture the essence of a race chock full of […]
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TOBY
It was my argument a little while ago, when I was arguing in my head.
JOSH
It was a better organized thought in my head. Is she done?
BARTLET
I converted it to Celsius in my head.
BARTLET
Hang on, I’m doing math in my head.
SAM
I could’ve countered that, but I’d already moved on to other things in my head.
JOSH
I’m sorry, […]
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Posted in Washington DC, Family, Wakefield, Home, I should be sleeping but instead I'm - you know - not, Trail Running, Friends, Life, Travel and Places, Adventure Sports, Media, Photography, OutdoorType on Apr 9th, 2008 3 Comments »
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CycleFest, originally uploaded by Brian Knight Photography.
Does the week begin on Sunday or Monday? I’ve never really be clear on the matter. I’m of the opinion that Sunday […]
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Hohner Squared, originally uploaded by Brian Knight Photography.
Senior year of high school I taught myself how to play harmonica by:
a. buying this book & tape combo (yes, really), […]
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I’m sure someone spent lots of research dollars researching this very important subject mater, but they could have saved a lot of time (and money) and just asked me. I could have filled them in pretty quickly.
“Young men just find it difficult to tell the difference between women who are being friendly and women who […]
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Consumer Reports has finished their annual auto tests and I just finished reading a quick summary of the Top 11 Worst Cars.
I gotta say that the write up for the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, the #1 Worst.Car.Ever. (2008), is amusing:
Highs: Off-road ability
Lows: Everything else… (Ride, handling, braking, noise, fuel economy, fit and finish, visibility, front seat […]
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