http://nr2.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:39:56 -0800 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/picking-up-the-piano-again-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nr2) http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/picking-up-the-piano-again-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/picking-up-the-piano-again-1.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:39:56 -0800 So I started off getting an easy classics book. I had forgotten how hard it was to sight read. But practice makes perfect, and that's all I really can do... practice. I never really did get a good handle on sight reading. I believe it's someth... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/picking-up-the-piano-again-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96a4f6860003011015e3767f860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/picking-up-the-piano-again.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nr2) http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/picking-up-the-piano-again.html?_c=feed-rss http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/picking-up-the-piano-again.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:50:05 -0800 So for the last seven years or so, I haven't really been making any progress with music. Perhaps several factors are to blame. First and foremost, I don't have a piano. I sold a Kurzweil weighted 88-key keyboard awhile back and have regretted i... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/picking-up-the-piano-again.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96a4f68600030109815e2eb1000d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/the-current-israel-gaza-conflict.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nr2) http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/the-current-israel-gaza-conflict.html?_c=feed-rss http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/the-current-israel-gaza-conflict.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:05:14 -0800 As uneducated as I am about the subject, I turn to wiki for a quick review of events leading up to the current dispute in the Middle East. From a much broader perspective, the war for the Holy Lands is still very much alive and well. It's just s... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/the-current-israel-gaza-conflict.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96a4f6860003010980c6e7b7000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> israel gaza conflict media rush http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/is-our-president-elect-naive.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nr2) http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/is-our-president-elect-naive.html?_c=feed-rss http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/is-our-president-elect-naive.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:48:50 -0800 So our country wants change and has voted accordingly. As a conservative, he stands against several things I believe. I'm over it... for at least the next four years. But now that the election is finally over, I'm whole heartedly ready to suppo... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/is-our-president-elect-naive.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96a4f68600030109d07332e0000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/flamenco-sketches.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nr2) http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/flamenco-sketches.html?_c=feed-rss http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/flamenco-sketches.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:37:44 -0800 I had a dream about Flamenco Sketches the other night. It was strange. Usually, dreams consist of a surreal environment. This particular dream was just a dream of sound. The strange thing was that there was no Miles. No front man. Just Bill ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/flamenco-sketches.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96a4f68600030109d0f4c4dd000f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/from-jazz-to-hendrix.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nr2) http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/from-jazz-to-hendrix.html?_c=feed-rss http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/from-jazz-to-hendrix.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:23:48 -0800 Knocked the dust off my Hendrix CDs recently and soon after made a conscious decision to tuck the semi-hollow body away for a little while. I really don't know what it is about Hendrix... I really have no clue. His playing style was so unorthodo... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/from-jazz-to-hendrix.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96a4f6860003010980bd2c2a000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/twilight-the-movie-review.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nr2) http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/twilight-the-movie-review.html?_c=feed-rss http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/twilight-the-movie-review.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:29:29 -0800 Twilight Review My wife and I attended a pre-screening of Twilight last night. In my own state of declining health, I want to issue a formal apology to all my neighbors in the theater that had to put up with my relentless coughing and hacking th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/twilight-the-movie-review.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96a4f68600030109d0ee4caf000f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/reivew-of-24hostingnowcom.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nr2) http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/reivew-of-24hostingnowcom.html?_c=feed-rss http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/reivew-of-24hostingnowcom.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:14:42 -0800 This hosting company sucketh ass. Stay away. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/reivew-of-24hostingnowcom.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96a4f68600030109d0690065000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/robert-pattinson-at-stonestown-galleria.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nr2) http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/robert-pattinson-at-stonestown-galleria.html?_c=feed-rss http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/robert-pattinson-at-stonestown-galleria.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:33:47 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://nr2.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96a4f6860003011017f7008d860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00fa96a4f6860003011017f7008d860e-50si" alt="Twilightautograph3" /></a> <a href="http://nr2.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96a4f6860003011017f7003b860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00fa96a4f6860003011017f7003b860e-50si" alt="Twilightautograph2" /></a> <a href="http://nr2.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96a4f686000301101636b30d860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00fa96a4f686000301101636b30d860b-50si" alt="Twilightautograph1" /></a> <a href="http://nr2.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96a4f68600030109d06a0d44000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00fa96a4f68600030109d06a0d44000e-50si" alt="Twilight Tour in SF" /></a> <a href="http://nr2.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96a4f68600030109d06a0d41000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00fa96a4f68600030109d06a0d41000e-50si" alt="Twilight Tour in SF" /></a> <a href="http://nr2.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96a4f68600030109d0ebaaaf000f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00fa96a4f68600030109d0ebaaaf000f-50si" alt="Twilight Tour in SF" /></a> <a href="http://nr2.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96a4f68600030109d06a0d38000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00fa96a4f68600030109d06a0d38000e-50si" alt="Twilight Tour in SF" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> A failure to plan is a plan to fail. This underscores the events of the morning of 2008-11-10. Robert Pattinson was scheduled to sign autographs and meet fans at the Hot Topic in Stonestown Galleria. My wife is a HUGE fan of Twilight. I mean, ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/robert-pattinson-at-stonestown-galleria.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96a4f68600030109814a3f1a000d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> robert pattinson stonestown galleria mad dash cancelled san francisco http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/rediscovered-music.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nr2) http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/rediscovered-music.html?_c=feed-rss http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/rediscovered-music.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:01:56 -0800 Dave Grusin's "Soon" off of the Gershwin Connection album. In few words... warm, lush. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nr2.vox.com/library/post/rediscovered-music.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96a4f6860003010981493b41000d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>