A Canvas of Earth What is the canvas of your artistic expression?  “Pen and ink,” says the writer.“Wet clay” says one sculptor,“Wood” says another,“Stone” says a third. And then the painters chime in singing, “Oils,” “Pencils,” “Charcoal,” and “Acrylic” in 4-part harmony. “Film” shouts a cinematographer,“Pixels” shouts another,and the photographers beat a steady rhythm on the lens covers of […]

The wizard’s answers are below. If you’ve got other answers, tips, contacts, or advice, Brian would love to hear them at brian@brianvos.com – Indy Brian, there are in my opinion two reasons to seek publishing. 1. You want your work to be read by the largest possible number of people.2. You want a number of […]

I just stumbled on the coolest mural in Downtown Tulsa. It’s a huge portrait of hometown boy, Leon Russell. I don’t know if I ever told you this story or not, but Larry Hall, the producer and musical director of my Christmas album, worked with Leon on his last album. He wrote and produced all […]

As the friend of one of the founders, you can be an ultra-early adopter of a new fashion trend. I’m just waiting for them to ask me to help design a shirt for dogs. – Indy

A peck is an imperial and U.S. customary unit of dry volume, equivalent in each of these systems to 2 gallons – 8 dry quarts – or 16 dry pints. Four pecks make a bushel. When Peter Piper picked his peck of pickled peppers, he picked the equivalent of 1/4 of a bushel.

Here’s the link to the Nov 18 rabbit hole. See if it works like Brad said.1: Open two different windows to the Kit Bull video on the Nov 18 link page. 2: Start Kit Bull in the first open window.3: Click your second window 10 pages past Kit Bull to Karen Carpenter. 4: Start her […]

Pennie, Becca, Cedric, Stephen, Rick, Paul, Joe, Dave, Chris, Zac, Gordon, Leah, Barry, Joe

You can’t play European DVDs in American DVD players because the European frame rate for video (PAL) is 25 frames per second and the American frame rate (NTSC) is 30 frames per second. Film projectors shows us 24 frames per second. In other words, the illusion of time passing at its normal speed can be […]

I heard a sonic boom as this video went over my head. – Indy Beagle

Hunger of the Candle for the Flame, April 10, 2006

Pennie, Becca, Cedric, Stephen, Rick, Paul, Joe, Dave, Chris, Zac, Gordon, Leah, Barry, Joe

Key Performance Indicators, Channel Alignment, and Lead Generation Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are used for measuring departmental performance within a company. The goal of KPIs is continual improvement.  The subtle danger of KPIs is that they can lead us to prioritize efficiency over effectiveness, and short-term objectives over long-term.  A Police Chief told his officers to prioritize burglaries […]

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