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I caught the tail end of a discussion program on NPR last week where the interviewee was Oren Harman, author of “The price of altruism: George Price and the search for the origins of kindness” Most of the talk centered around the biological (and genetic) reasons that human beings help one another out. Harman’s book [...]
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The Jayhawks’ Hollywood Town Hall and Tomorrow The Green Grass both share a special place in my heart and on my iTunes playlists. “Blue” has got to be one of my favorite songs of all time, even the cover version by The Thorns is pretty darn good. The Jayhawks have a brand new album coming [...]
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So this morning marks the last launch of the NASA Space Shuttle and the event has been on my mind all week. My first memories of the space shuttle date back to a family vacation we took to Florida in 1983 or 1984. I can remember getting a die cast metal shuttle toy and hearing [...]
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Your arguments are invalid. There can be no more fun had than playing in the Summer sun with your sister/brother. Your browser does not support the video tag Your browser does not support the video tag Related posts:It’s a boy! NFL Draft News: Jason Hall del.icio.us delights
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The title of the post is a quote by Walter J. Ong from “McLuhan as Teacher: The Future Is a Thing of the Past” and it’s also the first sentence in an excellent article on Wikipedia, learning and the internet in general running right now on The Awl. Here’s the thesis from the piece’s first [...]
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I might have to wait until the Fall to purchase the upcoming Muppet Star Wars figures, but that doesn’t mean I can’t pine for them now. After posting a link to the figures on Facebook last week my old friends Erik & Kelly Hess sent me a text of the figures on display at the [...]
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If you’ve been forwarded a strange trailer for the fictional film “Green With Envy” this week, don’t worry; it’s just a teaser trailer for the upcoming movie, The Muppets. Jason Segel is behind the script and stars in the movie alongside Amy Adams. Noticeably absent from the trailer?: Statler & Waldorf providing a final, biting [...]
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From the fine folks at Blogads (as a very personal @ reply on Twitter, might I add) comes this link: The Curious Brain » X-muppets. I want to see more. I’m thinking either Bunsen Honeydew or Kermit the Frog as Professor X. Gonzo as Nightcrawler and Sweetums as Beast seem pretty straight forward [...]
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Three things that set up today’s post: I’ve been running a ton recently and talking about it, tweeting about it and discussing it on dailymile My cousin, Nate, is a triathlete in Taiwan and his run-blogging is a HUGE motivating factor for me. He ran a 9k in under 41 minutes this past weekend! I [...]
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How do you write an entire story in only three sentences? If you think that’s a tall order (or maybe even an impossible question to answer) you should re-calibrate your expectations and try writing a story in only six words. Both can be done but it takes a little planning, effort and creativity. I’m game [...]
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In which I show you some videos As someone with the twin loves of This American Life and trying to become a better writer, I love the fact that I just rediscovered Ira Glass’ Storytelling video(s) today. Here there are if you haven’t seen them before: Part 1: On the basics … Part 2: On [...]
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My latest entry in the continuing series of Chuck Wendig’s Flash Fiction Challenges: The Moscow Mule. This one centers around the theme of titling your story after a cocktail, hence the name. Also, only 500 words instead of 750. If you want to skip the story and just get the cocktail recipe, scroll down. The [...]
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Thanks to several small nudges from outside sources whom I don’t actually “know” but I “follow” on the internet, I’m doing a bit more creative (read: fiction) writing. Thanks to Chuck Wendig and Merlin Mann I’m at the beginning stages of forming a writing habit. I should also thank Buster Benson and his 750 words [...]
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What do you get when you mix equal parts Tarantino violence, the History Channel and 1990 karaoke of 80′s tunes? Honeysuckle Blues, the promotional piece that, sadly, did not lead to a full feature film for my buddy AJ who plays the katana-wielding main character. Honeysuckle Blues from Jacob Gentry on Vimeo. The whole thing [...]
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In the week following my first post to MetaFilter, I’ve found a really great Muppet-related post: Hand built Muppet Theatre Playset. I don’t actually blog that much about Muppets here – the blog title is mostly a non-clever URL and a handy username – but Lance Cardinal is the real deal. Check out the Muppet [...]
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