No One Goes Out Anymore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr2aBhhISVsWe talk about it all the timeHow this town is changing before our eyesYou say its growing the way that towns doBut I can't help feeling it's dyingAnd I was...
View ArticleAnchor Sleep
Today is the release of my debut EP, Anchor Sleep. I've wanted to do a solo release for years, so I am glad I have reached this point. It's just 4 songs, and you can take a listen below. If you like...
View Article#skate
Gotta love a good skate short. Kilian Martin straight kilian' it. Kilian Martin: Altered Route (a Skate Film) from mb! by Mercedes-Benz on Vimeo.
View ArticleDawned on Me
You know you are getting older when you appreciate the lyrics of this one. "Dawned On Me"I've been youngI've been oldI've...
View ArticleLove is patient; Love is kind
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love...
View Article#Scratch
Check out this holiday e-card I made using Scratch, a programming application I teach my students. This assignment asked them to make a holiday card. Just press the space bar to start the animation....
View ArticleMo' Meta Blues
Last night, I finished Amhir "?uestlove" Thompson's book Mo Meta Blues. ?uestlove is best known as the afro-wearing drummer of American neo-soul group The Roots, currently the live band for Late Night...
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"If the song is good, it doesn’t matter if he can hit the big ol’ A-natural. It’s just a good song. Everybody always beats themselves up—I’m not a good enough singer, I’m not a good-enough guitar...
View ArticleTom Joad
I'll be all around in the dark - I'll be everywhere. Wherever you can look - wherever there's a fight, so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. Wherever there's a cop beatin' up a guy, I'll be there....
View Articlelines
Someone special to me offered a nifty challenge to write an impromptu poem on a park bench in Jersey City. linesif I were a seagullid turn my sight towards the riversso that i might follow lineswith...
View Articlethe New World
Hello friends and family,I am so sorry if you have felt out of the loop! Just at the two week mark here in Columbus and starting to get settled with everything. I decided I would begin this blog to...
View Articlethis place is a ZOO
OK OK, so I got a little flack for fallin' off the wagon here. It's been a few weeks since my last post, but let's just say I was savin' all the good stuff for a better post. Here's the scoop on what's...
View ArticleProjects
Since coming to Columbus, I've done my best to immerse myself in the music community here and get started on some projects. In the past few weeks, a couple have come to fruition.Cold Months by Justin...
View ArticleThe Unreliable Narrator
As my 9th grade Language Arts class begins its unit on Edgar Allan Poe, I like to begin with a discussion about the "Unreliable Narrator," a literary trope that Poe uses extensively throughout his...
View ArticleOf Mice and Men
The ninth grade has just begun their Of Mice and Men experience.I use the terminology "experience" because a fuller understanding of the novella and its significance requires not only a simple...
View ArticleStranger Roads
On October 23rd, I released Stranger Roads with my band, Gallon House Congregation.The album was a 7-month labor of love, recorded mostly in a band member's basement. While the work only features 3...
View ArticleSadness Don't Own Me for Long
Oh, my godIt's been so longI'm a passenger, satelliteStill hanging onMan am I terrified'least I can say that I triedMan am I burning aliveWhat have I becomeSadness don't own me for longAll that time,...
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