Gray Miscellany

...ay Lake! But then, I suppose, we’d have the grey vs. gray problem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D-Z9rUvlqM While we’re on the topic of local news, the band Yacht, in their latest video, has included the beloved “happy foot/sad foot” characters from the rotating podiatrist’s sign that defines and delineates us from greater Silver Lake. Have a great weekend and please enjoy this chicken playing Puccini’s “O Mio Babbino Caro“: https://www.youtube...

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Music and Math by Hand

...he ability to remember things and do stuff without staring at a screen. My underutilized music degree taught me about the Guidonian hand, a method medieval monks used in the days before musical notation software. The OnMusic Dictionary describes it as, The first system of learning music developed in the 11th century by Guido d’Arezzo. He assigned each note a name, Ut, Re, Mi, Fa, sol, and La (thus the origin of solfeggio), and designed the system...

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What to Do With Junk Mail and Shredded Paper

...l Weave baskets. Fold it into origami. Fire bricks with junk mail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=i-_MQgYK6c0 Shredded Paper Animal bedding. Packing material. Make your own paper. Fire bricks with shredded paper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHgBCvQ_-Qg I’ve also been pondering the possibility of making lumber with junk mail and/or shredded paper bound together with resin. I’m not the only person who’s had this idea but, unfortunately...

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No Tools? No Problem

...nters along the way, but in ended up working out,” with all his teeth intact. Here’s the video to prove it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPIexiGO3_k And another video where Bentel becomes an entire (NSFW) furniture collection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgpBBv6tkgI Who needs Ikea? You can find Bentel at All Purpose Nik....

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