Obligatory Thoughts II

Hi, I'm James! Welcome to my little blog. I'm a classical music (media) composer, digital sheet music engraver, music arranger/editor, violinist, (amateur) pianist, educator, amateur photographer, clueless a/v manipulator, master tinkerer, noticer of useless details...

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Yes, this is a microphone stand. From Canada...

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I found a new favorite smiley!

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When Recycling Becomes a Dirty Business

Dumping all your bottles, cans, and paper in one recycling bin is convenient, but those materials may end up in a landfill.

Big money has done it again: it unrecycles our recyclables.

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Subway project No. 3 (violin + subway recording) is getting a Cubase makeover.

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Why the Ice Bucket Challenge is bad for you

Thanks to the Ice Bucket Challenge, the ALS Association has received more than $70 million so far, compared to only $2.5 million during the same period last year. It is a great way to raise money – but it is a horrible reason to donate it.

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Ear training!

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Facebook unter We Heart It.

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So. How does one notate sound?

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The most difficult skill to master in life is not fighting.

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What hero/ine/s do you know of, fictional or otherwise, who/m did not have (a) companion/s?

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Funny how most people who speak completely different languages will still write "haha" or a phonetic equivalent for laughter, but for any other emotion there is much more variety... laughter is the messenger of peace.

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Website of James Wu, the musical adventurer forest bunny.

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If you follow the source link to the original facebook post, the comments are also quite funny.

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Democracy and Communism are like Yin and Yang. There is no grey area. As soon as freedom of speech exists, freedom to argue while doing nothing exists.