improvising a song on my piano.if player doesn't load, click here to view. read more

Just two words: Sean Connery read more

I'm a child of the seventies, and I freely admit that, during fifth grade, my career goal was to become a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader.  Sadly, my cheering career ended in eighth grade (I still recall that my 1981 pom poms were about ten times the s... read more

a recent drupal localization project proved relatively painless until we moved the data from a local machine to a staging server. importing thousands of lines of bulgarian into a mysql database went smoothly BUT when drupal pulled the data it look... read more

There was great fun and excitement as the Lib-r-Bocce tournament got rolling today at Gleeson Lawns. Photo by Rob Guillen The following Bocce athletes qualified for the semifinals to begin tomorrow at 11:45am. Randy Souther Locke Morrisey Debbie M... read more

Despite my Google searches, I found nothing on how to trigger the Sony Alpha flashes without having to use the [great but limited] built in infrared system. I did some thought and figured theoretically this set up I conjured up will work and gladl... read more

each month, RCCS Reviews pumps out free, full-length reviews of books about contemporary media and culture. books of the month for july 2009 are:Cheating: Gaining Advantage in VideogamesAuthor: Mia ConsalvoPublisher: MIT Press, 2007Review 1: Bryan... read more

old designer bailed on us because the site was too much for her to deal with....but thankfully Ian has found us another one who is glad to work with us and with guidance by Ian has given the site a revamped design that is much more impressive...mo... read more

Air guitar? Boring. Anyone can pick up an invisible Les Paul and crank out a few unchallenged power chords. I mean, the music’s already there – you really just go along for a little self-indulgent ride. Where’s the room for criticism in that?On th... read more

"I BEGAN READING, AND I started to cross out sections that I didn't want him to read," she said. "Soon I thought, 'Wait, this is not appropriate; he is not reading this.' "The "she" is Antioch, Illinois parent Jennifer Andersen, the "he" i... read more

After several weeks of picking through a chapter here and a chapter there, I've finally finished Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced. It's only my third Christie novel, and all I can say is," Wow." It is about the inhabitants of a small Englis... read more

I sat down with Joe right after the first run of his first solo show-In My Corner- ended with a bang, all shows sold out, last fall. In My Corner is Joe's life story. The second run opens tomorrow! in Oakland. Details here.Lis What came first: You... read more

I had a great time at the Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ) Leadership Summit in New Orleans this weekend. It was my first time in New Orleans, and I love it there! It reminds me of San Francisco in some ways. Definitely a much cooler city than Hous... read more

She writes:Yes I moved to Obamaville and frankly I'm loving it! What a fun town... The big reason I moved here...my boyfriend's got a great promotion with the coast guard and is now working in the DC office. I am hoping to start working in this ma... read more

Assignment:Your delicious dish must be made from local, seasonal ingredients.Document the process.Your project must rest upon a platform that: a) supports multimedia, b) is open to the public, and c) allows visitors the opportunity to comment on y... read more

I can totally see it now..."I am a golden god!" :)that made my day. read more