How to Tune a Viola
This string was supposed to be an octave higher! Tuned to where it was, the string was weak in volume and loose on the fingerboard. My new hypothesis was that the viola I was renting had a broken tuning peg and that I would now need to have it repaired. Somehow, I must have broken it already!
Read MoreA Viola and Goals for 2012
Yep, I’m joining the vast ranks of other bloggers in posting my New Year’s goals for 2012. And truthfully, it’s hard to put an interesting spin on this, so I posted a video below that at least gives you some entertaining visuals of me butchering music on a viola. Viola? Yes, a viola. No kidding. You see, I’m a longtime musician having started piano lessons when I was 9 years old. I grew up learning to play classical music on piano and rocking out in bands on...
Read MoreI Wrote a Book For You!
Yep, I wrote a book. Actually it is an archive of all my blog posts from 2011 bundled together in one easy to read book. Since most of my blog posts are so long and read more like book chapters, it made sense to put them all together in a book format.
Read MoreMSL Launch Day at KSC – 11/26/11
Al Worden gave a curious smile and asked me, "How are you doing?" "Good, how are you sir." I replied. He gave a look towards the video camera and asked, "What are you up to?" I responded, "Video taping you." He looked surprised and said, "Are you!?" I replied, "Yeah." He gave his mischievous smile and said, "Well... you got to promise me to delete anything I say that is bad."
Read MoreMeet My Stunt Double (JSC135 Tweetup – Part 6)
Sarah finished her overview of the consoles in the control room and was answering questions when suddenly a cell phone rang. It was made very clear to us that there was no flash photography and no cell phones during the tour. So why do I hear a cell phone ringing? Even if our hosts hadn't make a point about no cell phones, I still felt it very rude for someone to be taking a cell call during our Mission Control tour. Suddenly everyone's attention changed drastically as Ameko announced "Sorry to interrupt... we have 30 seconds of coverage, can everybody hear? I have Ron Garan on line with us from the International Space Station." Ok, I stand corrected on that whole cell phone business - a ringing cell phone from an astronaut in outer space is never a rude interruption!
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