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  • Brian Sawyer 10:47 am on August 30, 2010 Permalink | Reply  

    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.

    Whale Tail

    More pictures and video after the jump.

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  • Brian Sawyer 1:24 pm on August 11, 2010 Permalink | Reply  

    Step Right Up 

     
  • Brian Sawyer 2:00 pm on May 11, 2010 Permalink | Reply  

    Ringtone 

    Thank you, Donny.

     
  • Brian Sawyer 11:41 am on May 11, 2010 Permalink | Reply  

    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.

     
  • Brian Sawyer 2:53 pm on October 7, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

    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:

    Google as Bar Code

     
  • Brian Sawyer 8:48 pm on August 24, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

    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 9:39 pm on August 24, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      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.

    • penny 4:38 pm on August 25, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      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…

  • Brian Sawyer 3:15 pm on August 5, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

    The Best of Johnny Cash’s American Recordings 

    Johnny Cash's American RecordingsI 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 6:26 pm on April 29, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      The version Cash did in the “Hurt” song is just simply awesome, one of the best time in the history of the music.

    • SADFASFA 8:43 am on July 21, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      YOU FORGOT RİNG OF FİRE AND WALK THE LINE :) BUT ITS A GOOD LİST THX :)

    • Brian Sawyer 8:49 am on July 21, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Also great songs, of which he had many, but neither “Ring of Fire” nor “Walk the Line” were part of his American Recordings.

  • Brian Sawyer 3:44 pm on March 20, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

    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:

     
  • Brian Sawyer 4:48 pm on March 14, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

    Jellyfish Zen 

    Taken today at the New England Aquarium in Boston:

    I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly.

     
  • Brian Sawyer 6:25 pm on March 4, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

    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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