Shout Out: TED*

What I love about the internet is that it still has the ability to delight me with random discoveries. What's funny is that this particular discovery happened gradually. I first stumbled onto TED (Technology Entertainment Design) a few months ago when a friend sent me …

TED: Majora Carter

I'll be featuring videos from TED (Technology Entertainment Design) every once in a while on this blog. The post immediately before this explains in detail.

The Almighty Evan?

Head over to The Alex and Ben Show to see my thoughts on the "Almighty" film franchise.

A Little British Humor

My personal disclaimer: I always did have a soft spot for Tony Blair, always will probably. Alright, enough with the sentiment, on with the mockery!

This Mini-Rant is Sponsored in Part by GrapeNuts

There are a few things that seriously frustrate me. Jumping to a conclusion about me is one of those things. Before I go on, I will admit I've done the same to others to my chagrin...I'm working on it. That doesn't stop it from bothering me. It's so easy to take a piece …

Your Turn: Teenage Affluenza

Here's a short video passed on to me by Sarah A. What do you think about it? How well do you think it does with what it set out to do?

The Little Dutchman

Brother Andrew continues to amaze me. He has continued his career as God's Smuggler in the Middle East. Here is a Christian who does not see Muslims, even the most extreme of them, as enemies but as fellow travelers. Christianity Today gets his views on the current …

Your Footprint

What's your ecological footprint? If everyone on earth shared your lifestyle, how many earths would be needed to sustain that lifestyle? Find out here.

A quiz presented by The Earthday Network and Redefining Progress.
I come in at 1.5 earths...not bad, but still have a …

The New Facism

Never Again...Please

I don't want to start celebrating too early, but I think this is cause for some premature rejoicing. And it's a great post for this blogs 100th post.
CNN reports that Guantanamo Bay detention center for supposed terrorists (many of whom are innocent of those charges) is …

Africa and Civilization

As a follow-up to the post "What's Normal?" Here's a short clip from a documentary talking about black society and its role in early civilization as well as more recent contributions to the industrial revolution and technology. The doc features people like Tony Campolo, …

Nomadism 101: Siam Memories*

Buddha Curls



Andy and the Dirty Word


My Father's Hands


Chiang Mai Beads


Urban Aesthete


Lomography Fun

Nomadism 101: Windsor*

Mickey and I got a chance to head to Windsor early Sunday morning with a friend who was volunteering at the Windsor Triathalon, the biggest such event in England I believe. I'll be linking to Mickey's pictures as soon as he puts the finishing touches on his blog.













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What is Normal?

I'm a guest on The Alex and Ben Show's latest episode, "The Search For The Regula Black Man." Check out Part 1 and Part 2 of the episode.
If you want additional info about the topics we discussed, here's the blog post corresponding with the first part and here's the one …

*X-posted at The Alex and Ben Show*

*X-posted at The Alex and Ben Show*

Playing with Food: Midnight Snack

Mickey tried his hand at a marinara sauce with fresh mushrooms to go over our fusilli while I fried up baby potatoes coated with lemon grass, fresh garlic, fresh onion, lemon pepper, and a little sea salt to taste.

Arrogance and the West

At the bottom of this post is a video of what I believe has been one of the more effective anti-war demonstrations in the last few years. Veterans from the group Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) simulate combat in the middle of Times Square, bringing the war to …

Fun Poll For the Whole Family

A Day in London-town*

Mickey and I spent most of the day in London today shooting interviews for a project of ours. In between chasing people down, we had way too much fun modeling for each other and being voyeurs along the Thames.

Here's some of Mickey's work:















And just a bit of mine:

Hi Future, How're You Doing? Nice to See You...Where's My Jet Pack?

I know this has been wandering around the internet, so many of you may have seen, but I'm going to post it anyway. Can you imagine what this could do for film editors? Editing this way...wow...the intuitiveness of Final Cut on a whole 'nother level. And no, today I am …