“Look — if you had one shot, one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment, would you capture it, or just let it slip?” — Eminem, from “Lose Yourself” in 8 Mile
Here’s to the start of a new week. Let’s capture that opportunity!
Cover of 8 Mile (Widescreen Edition)
I named my business Jazzmania Productions for a reason. I believe in helping connect others and telling great stories using technology where it fits. I’ve been doing it with my own projects and love being able to help my clients do the same with theirs.
I’m a fan of all kinds of music. I love rock and roll, classical, new wave, and I enjoy power pop. I’ve even gone country, and I like some rap music.
But I didn’t really get jazz until I got to high school. One of the really fascinating things I love about jazz is listening to it live. You hear a song from a recording over and over again, and you get really familiar with the different solos. Every solo is different by design. You’re just given the constraints of how long you’re supposed to play, what tempo to play in, and what chord structure to follow. Within those constraints, you’re free to create whatever you want. And sometimes those constraints can be changed, too. (more…)
Image by Edwård via Flickr
Your use of social media will vary from everyone else’s. Especially mine. I’m continually refining how I use tools like Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, and LinkedIn to make them more useful to me, based on what I want to get out of them.
I know you follow on Twitter, friend/subscribe on Facebook, circle on Google Plus, and connect on LinkedIn. I prefer to call all of this “connecting,” because whether we’re really friends or not, I usually like being connected somehow. We’ll work on the relationship as we go. That’s my approach. (more…)
podcincy image via John Blue
I write this almost three weeks after attending the very first PodCamp Cincinnati, held at Northern Kentucky University‘s College of Informatics at Griffin Hall on October 22, 2011. This is the first time I’ve tried to share some of my thoughts on this blog. I’d certainly like to share about the specific sessions and content that was shared, but I feel compelled to first talk about how important it is that we even had a PodCamp Cincinnati. (more…)
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Why do anything, for that matter? Well, it’s because you believe in it.
I’m fortunate to live in the United States of America, and I’m in touch with the tremendous sacrifice many men and women have made throughout history, especially in recent history, to make it possible for me to get to vote.
I think it’s easy to take for granted all the freedom I have. I don’t have to worry about my life if I criticize the government. I have the freedom to change it each year. I have the freedom to express myself online, whereas others around the world do not.
I’m grateful for all the men and women who’ve fought so that I get to vote today. Seems like such a small thing to do in return for such a great sacrifice, though.
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