Monthly Archives: October 2015
Bonus Track: Árvas
And this is what happens when joik and jazz meet. (Hmm… Joik and Jazz. The new Rock and Roll? Well, no, the former is pronounced yoik, so it doesn’t quite work, but still…)
Web Wanderings: Saami vocal styles
The Saami are indigenous people who live in the region spanning northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and northe-eastern Russia, known more commonly in America as “Laplanders”. Last year on Sweden’s Got Talent a young Saami man, Jon Henrik Fjällgren wowed the judges … Continue reading
Inspiration off the beaten path
I suppose one good reason for getting to know new people is to open ourselves up to things we might not otherwise discover. Marrying a Finnish woman has certainly exposed me to a whole new world I never knew existed, … Continue reading
The (semi-real-life) Martian
There are people out there voluntarily going through experiments on what it would be like to endure the stress of long missions in enclosed environments preparatory to one day going beyond our own terra-system. Jocelyn Dunn is one of them, … Continue reading
Homies and Harmony
I do miss singing in an acapella vocal group, and especially the tight harmonies of Barbershop. Our ward choir has begun working on a song recently that just cries out for the Barbershop treatment on several of its progressions. But … Continue reading
Be very afraid
Because I’ve crossed over to the Dark Side, and desire everyone to be miserable like myself, I’m sharing this (Of course you should be able to see what it is and NOT watch it, so I can’t be entirely held … Continue reading
Writing Update: October 2015
I’m between novels, in a manner of speaking. I’m world-building for my next novel, which may be a trilogy of novels. And even though it’s in the same world as the previous two, I’ve decided I don’t really have enough … Continue reading
Your mileage will vary
Much has been made recently of an editorial by Jennifer Lawrence and an article by Alexandra Petri in the Washington Post that claim that women are forced into different speech patterns during business meetings. I find this interesting, because Hollywood … Continue reading
Virtual reality is still fake
Over the weekend I spent a morning hiking in the mountains, enjoying the last of the fall colors. I live in Utah, which will never be a serious contender with New England for “Best Places to View Fall Foliage” but … Continue reading