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Beautiful Weather Has Arrived!

Posted on February 14, 2011 by derek

Beautiful weather is finally here again! I am enjoying this so much. We are in the mid-50’s in Tulsa. After all that snow, this is a blessing. Malerie and I washed our cars this afternoon. I hate having a dirty … Continue reading →

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Brandon Flowers – Only The Young

Posted on November 21, 2010 by derek

I have been listening to Brandon Flowers solo stuff the past few days. You know him as the frontman to the Killers. He has a solid voice in my opinion. And my favorite song off his album has to be … Continue reading →

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Parkinson’s Law – Deadlines Are Beautiful

Posted on November 5, 2010 by derek

I read about Parkinson’s Law today as I was re-reading the 4 Hour Workweek. I well know the value of deadlines. One thing that has helped me be a better writer is doing timed practice. That’s basicallly a short deadline. … Continue reading →

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Khuda – Palingenesia

Posted on November 1, 2010 by derek

Some music has this effect on me, where when I hear it, I have to get up and play my guitar. The sound gives me inspiration to play. I found a band from the UK that does this to me: … Continue reading →

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Big Blue Caddi Alive Again

Posted on October 17, 2010 by derek

Yes, it finally happened. My giant blue Caddi is once again wandering the streets of T-Town. Fuzzy feelings all around. How nice it would be to fix her up and give her some help in the speed department.

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First Blog From iPhone

Posted on October 6, 2010 by derek

This is my first post from wordpress or iPhone. I can’t seem to get landscape mode to work well. And the keyboard is lagging like crazy. Oh well, it’s cool to be able to blog from anywhere without my laptop.

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Jailbreak iPhone 4.0 – Why I Still Jailbreak

Posted on September 24, 2010 by derek

I have been Jailbreaking since I got my iPhone 3G. I patiently await for the hackers to jailbreak the latest update. It’s always been for two reasons: to customize the look of my iPhone, and the jailbroken apps that help … Continue reading →

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GameFace – “Four Chords, Seven Years”

Posted on March 21, 2010 by derek

Let’s do one thing I seem to enjoy quite a lot: take it back to the early ‘90’s. This is a pop-punk band you might not have heard of. But you need to. They were signed to Doghouse records, a … Continue reading →

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Davenport Cabinet

Posted on March 17, 2010 by derek

“I surrender… to the stereo…” What a great line to start this song with. It fits so well atop the main guitar riff, you couldn’t ask for more. Davenport Cabinet is a side project of Travis Stever, of Coheed and … Continue reading →

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Fleet Foxes – “White Winter Hymnal”

Posted on December 28, 2009 by derek

This song came out in 2008, but I felt I should share the song and video for those who haven’t heard about it. The video is some fun claymation. The song really stands out on its own, and will surely … Continue reading →

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