Author: J. J.
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East Coast Thanksgiving
I haven’t made the drive to Philadelphia in quite a while and this was my first trip along the Louisville-Philadelphia route. I crammed in a lot of driving, but couldn’t pass up the chance to visit Rachel and Liz in DC, as well. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the time to have dinner on Sunday with…
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Chicago photo journey
Instead of typing 63,000 words, here are 63 photos from our trip to Chicago (some geotagged). Check it out in slideshow view with captions turned on; see particularly the artwork commentary. This is also the first time that I experimented with Brightkite via SMS. Now to figure out the best way to integrate it with…
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Mute Math – 2009 Memphis concert
If you’re wanting to see a good live show in a small venue, you’ve got less than a month to catch a MuteMath show in the States (tickets and dates on official site). I went to their Memphis show on Sunday 10/25/09 at the New Daisy with my friend Jason (who first introduced me to…
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What more can you say about Led Zeppelin?
First of all, let me apologize to my subscribers for the flood of entries this week. I’ll likely return to my post-a-week-or-two instead of three posts in as many days. Onto the topic at hand: I was recently asked what more I could say about Led Zeppelin. It turns out that new material, in one…
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An unforgettable event
<UPDATE> Event postponed until further notice, but you can still donate on the ABHF website. Planit Nashville actually has an even bigger bash planned for the future instead!</UPDATE> The more I think about it, the closer I get to attending the “$30 for 30” charitable event and birthday party on October 24th (I’m supposed to…
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America’s Best Idea
I just wrapped up what I’d like to call my birthday week in which I spent most evenings watching the premiere of The National Parks documentary on PBS. Last Sunday, I recommended that people donate to the Park Service in place of gifts to me. After watching the final episode (the 6th, each 2hrs long),…