Ray's Wanderings and Musings
Archive for October 2007
Ever Wonder Where That Song Came From?
Saw a Visa commercial with music that I recognized from an iPod parody. It got me wondering where two different editors would find the same music. So I did a bit of a search. If you’re interested its a song by Danny Elfman from the PeeWee Herman Soundtrack. Of course, knowing it’s from the Pee … Continue reading
A Lifetime of Friendships
Twice in the past week I’ve been reminded of the value of quality relationships over quantity. From a 30+ year friendship with my former neighbor to a continued relationship with fraternity brothers to even friendships with former bosses, the relationships that stand the test of time are the ones that you can pick up the … Continue reading
There’s something to be said for being thankful
The day started with the usual fuss – alarm clock, make coffee, iron outfit for Annie, wake kids, argue and push them to wake up, get dressed, Annie out the door, shower, “kids, did you eat your breakfast?”, get us all out the door, etc. The normal stuff that wears on you every day and … Continue reading
Hello world!
Welcome to WordPress.com. This is my new blogging home. I hope you bookmark it and keep coming back. I’m going to experiment here with my options, posts and content to provide an interesting discussion for my friends, family and whoever stumbles across this. Wish me luck.
Don't let mediocrity ruin your life
Guru Seth Godin points out in his blog this week how mediocre people play it safe while innovators are out there trying new things (). While he credits Radiohead and others, I point to others that keep me inspired to not settle for mediocrity: – Some of my colleagues that are never satisfied (shout out … Continue reading
Radiohead – In Rainbows
For those of your that are interested, I paid $5 for the downloaded album. Worth it in my book for the music and they probably got more money on their end that if I had bought it through a music store or iTunes. I wish more bands would do this.
Perplexed Ponderings of a Percusive Persuasion
Is anyone else's had spinning from the thought of Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) and Allison Krauss (Bluegrass) recording an album together? The album is called Raising Sand and comes out in a couple of weeks. http://www.rounder.com/raisingsand/ Now don't get me wrong. I love both of them and think that they are the tops of the … Continue reading
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