So I’ve been fighting the urge to just post about my daughter all the time, because I don’t want to be that kind of guy. You know? I don’t want to be a “dadblogger” because, Lord knows, there are an assload of them out there already. More precisely: I have deliberately not shared things I’ve [...]
Archives for January, 2011
Eine kleine Nachtmusik (on period instruments)
Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik (on period instruments)
It sounds strange because they tuned to a different key in the classical period. Kind of weird to think of all the classical music we hear that is played wrong!
2,550-Year-Old Celtic Beer Recipe Resurrected
2,550-Year-Old Celtic Beer Recipe Resurrected: So part of me says, “Dang, I’d love to make ancient-style beer”. The other part of me says, “Thank God for science, technology, and progress in recipes. It probably tastes like ass.”
The Neuroscience Of Music | Wired Science
The Neuroscience Of Music | Wired Science: Two points from this article:
1. Music stimulates the same part of the brain stimulated by cocaine, food, sex, etc. It’s all the same pleasure center.
2. A lot of the pleasure is from the build-up pieces of …
Five Unexpected Things About Being a New Dad
Everyone has a list, but as far as I know these items have not been mentioned about what to expect after you’re expecting. I have had several epiphanies as a direct result of taking care of a baby. For example, a previous post about learning to just take charge of the situation. I did not [...]
