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JR

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About Me

Part existential philosopher, part bohemian artiste, part nature lover, part vicious sarcastic wit, part nerd/goofball and incessant meddler. I seem to lead either a charmed or cursed life depending on which day of the week you ask me.


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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

People who enjoy life but do not do so at the expense of others or of the world in general. Nature freaks. Music lovers. Anyone who makes life more interesting in a good way. Someone who likes beets.

My Blog

Circuit Shitty -- how do they stay in business?

This is a genuine mystery to me. Their service is The Worst Ever. And I'm not typically one to complain about that sort of thing since I'm a graduate of the "It's all good" school of life. But the ...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:34:00 GMT

I hate introspection

Introspection, broadly defined, refers to the ability (and proclivity) to self-analyze. I have it in spades.On a basic level, I imagine it provides some benefit in the sense of allowing one to make r...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:23:00 GMT

Bad decisions?

I have made many choices in life that, in restrospect, seem downright inexcusably stupid; most of which involve opting against taking a risk that should have been taken. I suppose we could all say th...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:13:00 GMT

Updated music site

Seeing as how it was 100+ degrees outside this entire weekend, I had a little time to spend in front of the computer. Among the other useless tasks I accomplished was updating my Myspace music page ...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:54:00 GMT

Mindfulness Meditation

So I recently completed an 8 week class in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), aka Mindfulness Meditation. It was... interesting. I came into the class not necessarily knowing what to expect...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:07:00 GMT

Best. Rush. Show. Ever.

At least of the ones I've seen, and I've seen a few. The first bit of good news is that Alex has apparently renounced PRS guitars. He spent the entire night playing Gibsons -- mostly LPs, including...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:27:00 GMT

I thouhgt this was a cool quote

We have no reason to harbor any mistrust against our world, for it is not against us.  If it has terrors, they are our terrors.  If it has abysses, these abysses belong to us.  If there...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:26:00 GMT

St. Paddy's Day gig reports 1 and 2

So for those of you who don't know (and might actually care), I've been invited to join an acoustic group who have decided to call themselves Two Years Late (I'm not really sure where the name comes ...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:11:00 GMT

Tower Records, I salute you

In particular, I salute your resolve.  Few companies can match your sheer obstinacy in clinging to a thoroughly unworkable business model despite overwhelming external pressure (except maybe GM ...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:14:00 GMT

Bad Ideas

A few things I've noticed recently that seem like really bad ideas to me:1)  GM offers to cap your gas costs at $1.99 a gallon if you buy one of their more thirsty vehicles.Brilliant!  Inste...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:59:00 GMT