Odds and Ends http://kirkandre.ws/blog A web scrapbook Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:13:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 How to play an audience http://kirkandre.ws/blog/2009/08/07/how-to-play-an-audience/ http://kirkandre.ws/blog/2009/08/07/how-to-play-an-audience/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:05:59 +0000 Kirk http://kirkandre.ws/blog/?p=48

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

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Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Benjamin Franklin

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]]> http://kirkandre.ws/blog/2008/05/23/new-weezer-video/feed/ 0 It’s Still True http://kirkandre.ws/blog/2008/05/17/its-still-true/ http://kirkandre.ws/blog/2008/05/17/its-still-true/#comments Sat, 17 May 2008 15:40:05 +0000 Kirk http://kirkandre.ws/?p=17

In politics, absurdity is not a handicap.

  - Napoleon Bonaparte

]]> http://kirkandre.ws/blog/2008/05/17/its-still-true/feed/ 0 2004 Gary Farrell, Pinot Noir, Russian River http://kirkandre.ws/blog/2008/05/11/2004-gary-farrell-pinot-noir-russian-river/ http://kirkandre.ws/blog/2008/05/11/2004-gary-farrell-pinot-noir-russian-river/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 04:25:32 +0000 Kirk http://kirkandre.ws/?p=18 An excellent pinot from a talented winemaker.  Very nice cherry fruit without being overly jammy like too many California pinots are today.  It’s from the Russian River AVA in the Sonoma Valley, arguably the best region in California for growing Pinot Noir.  Definitely worth the $45. Buy.

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