Whale Watching
I took my family whale watching yesterday. The experience exceeded my expectations by orders of magnitude and was a thrill for the budding marine biologist who inspired the trip.
More pictures and video after the jump.
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New Look, New Functionality
With this new design, now I can update directly from this page, without going to my WordPress dashboard, which makes it quick and easy to post, even from my iPad.
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Google Logo as Bar Code
Google’s logo is a bar code today (to celebrate the invention of the bar code). I scanned it with my Android phone to see what it meant:
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Pure Knits
Two years ago, when I was an editor at a craft publisher, I worked a photo shoot for a book titled Pure Knits, a collection of sophisticated knitting patterns using luxurious yarns in shades of only one color: white. We rented an RV, loaded up models and completed projects, and drove to locations at Crane Beach in Ipswitch and the nearby salt marshes.Some beautiful photos were taken, many of which would appear in the final book, but my favorite pictures from the shoot are among the outtakes: Here’s just a sample:
Well, I was beginning to think it would never happen, but that book is finally in print. I received an advance copy this week, and I’m very proud of it on a number of levels.
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Lichen
I grew up about a mile down from Crane’s Beach. What a magical place. I’ll order the book for the Library tomorrow… can’t wait to see. Congrats.
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penny
I can easily substitute my beloved grey for all the white. and I agree the original cover is much more pleasant. Yay for it finally happening. i’ve found cute babies sell patterns and yarn. I knit a project in yarn I didn’t want to knit and for a pattern that didn’t really excite me all because the baby model was so darned cute. It worked out perfectly because I ended up needing a gift just as I was finishing it up, but still…
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The Best of Johnny Cash’s American Recordings
I know it’s been awhile between posts, but I just had to share this single-CD mix I culled from Johnny Cash’s five American Recordings albums, featuring original compositions, traditional songs, and covers of songs originally written and recorded by artists as diverse as Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Tom Petty, Neil Diamond, Nine Inch Nails, U2, Depeche Mode, and more. This is pure gold, and it makes me sad to know there won’t be a sixth album in the series.Here’s the track listing for my own personal “best of” album:
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juanjoam1202
The version Cash did in the “Hurt” song is just simply awesome, one of the best time in the history of the music.
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YOU FORGOT RİNG OF FİRE AND WALK THE LINE
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Also great songs, of which he had many, but neither “Ring of Fire” nor “Walk the Line” were part of his American Recordings.
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Olivier
Just recently got all these albums, I love every single one of them!
My favorite songs are Spiritual (reminds me of the moment I had to say goodbye to a close friend for good) I hung my head (simply amazing story) and especially The Mercy Seat, chills all over my body whenever I hear this song. If I listen it in bed, it brings me in a certain peace and meditation I cant describe.
Anyway I always really like your taste aswell, I’ve never picked cotton is a great song about his youth.
Goodbye!
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alsch890
I know this is a late reply but I just wanted to say great post! I was looking for someone elses opinion on a compilation like this and I am glad to say mine almost matches yours.
I would add Rowboat and Sea of Heartbreak from Unchained and swap Down There By The Train for The Man Who Couldn’t Cry simpyl for the way Cash’s personality shines through on the live version.
Would love to hear what you would add from Ain’t No Grave, it’s almost as if someone read this post and dug out the 6th album!
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Introducing The Back of the Napkin
A brief, hands-on video introduction to the Introduction to Dan Roam’s excellent book, The Back of the Napkin:
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Jellyfish Zen
Taken today at the New England Aquarium in Boston:
I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly.
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The Tortoise and the Hare: Made to Stick
Here’s a little video I made to supplement the excellent book Made to Stick, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath, using Aesop’s fable and a personal twist to help explain the key concepts of SUCCESs:
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Jeanette Nicholson 2:51 am on August 31, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Wonderful picture. I bet you all had a whale of a time.