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Here are some cool links for Saturday, 17 September 2011: Pick Punch: make guitar picks from old credit cards, plastic gift cards, photo IDs, etc. Which Book: service that suggests books for you to read based on your criteria, mood, and other preferences If I owned a castle, this is what I’d wear: give me a castle and I’ll prove it 100 Most Beautiful Words in the English Language: not sure how they decided these . . . → Read More: Weekend Links: Saturday 17 September 2011 
Each evening at a Stonecoast residency is devoted to enrichment and learning across all genres of expression. One of the evenings is devoted to the “Stonecoast Follies,” a showcase of the amazing talent of the faculty and students who make Stonecoast such an amazing experience. The Stonecoast Follies is legendary, and this year’s show was amazing. Let me be clear: these folks are writers by day, talents extraordinaire by night. My pictures do not do . . . → Read More: Stonecoast Follies 
I’ve been looking for a good portable external speaker for my laptop for quite some time. I thought I had found the answer in the Logitech USB 305 Laptop Speaker Z305 (see my review of the Logitech Z305 speaker here), but when that Logitech speaker died just after using it for two months, I decided to invest in something of higher quality. So when I found the Soundmatters foxLv2 Bluetooth Pocket-sized Audiophile Loudspeaker System . . . → Read More: Review: Soundmatters foxLv2 portable speaker 
[ UPDATE ] Unfortunately, after two months of use, my Logitech USB Z305 speaker now regularly fails after just a few minutes of playing audio. By “fails” I mean the audio is playing fine through the Logitech speaker but then becomes mute after just a few minutes of playing audio. If I unplug the Logitech speaker then the audio resumes just fine through my laptop. NOTE: I found a replacement speaker though, and . . . → Read More: Review: Logitech USB Laptop Speaker 
Above: a beautiful stained glass window in Freeport, Maine. Below: Reading links! Topics include an informative piece on home heating, some cultural items, and five things you should make time for in your life. Debunking fireplace heating myths A Tolkien professor’s new media approach to the Middle Earth Five things you should make time for this year Getting to know Fritz Leiber [ VIDEO ] How Thriller should be played [ VIDEO ] Bobby . . . → Read More: Stained glass and weekend reading links 
Okay, for those in the South — we got our first snow of the season in Virginia this past week! For those in the North, please stop snickering. For everyone: please enjoy this week’s list-o-links. Cheers. Oops – I guess printing money isn’t that easy for the US government after all Ouch – US students still behind, rather far, the students of other nations The Salvation Army won’t accept Harry Potter and Twilight toys?! . . . → Read More: First Virginia Snow and Weekend Reading Links 10 December 2010 
Some of you may remember the infamous Cone of Silence from the Get Smart comedy series made in the 1960s. In the show, the cone of silence was meant to provide a, well, cone of silence around two people who wanted to have a private conversation, like when discussing top secret information, so that no one outside the cone could hear them. The cone never worked correctly in the show, which is part of . . . → Read More: Review: Bose QuietComfort 15 Noise Canceling Headphones — your own personal cone of silence 
So I’ve long had “learn to play the guitar” on my list of goals. However, despite several attempts at learning such, life, travel, work, and other higher-priority items have jumped ahead in the queue. I know a couple of chords, and can probably pick my way through some simple tablature, but I can in no way say I know how to play the guitar. Of course, the ideal way to learn is probably to find . . . → Read More: Review: Fretlight Guitar |
 
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