My Alter-Ego … Acoustic Annoyance … Introduces First Music Video

Acoustic Annoyance – First Music Video

Tower of Song

by

Leonard Cohen

Performance & Arrangement

by

Brian Jacobson

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World Premiere – Tower of Song – The Primative Series

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Monster Bug Attacks Village

Village Accountant Responsible for Monster Bug Attack

What does your accountant do to relax?

Mine creates large-scale metal structures.

More details coming soon in another blog.

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This photographic image of a monster bug metal sculpture was captured using a Samsung Galaxy S smartphone. The fireworks effect was added using Instagram (recently acquired by Facebook), while the text was added using the Evernote application Skitch.

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Thought Patterns 2011 Summary of Blog Topics

Thought Patterns 2011 Blog Topic Summary

If you could read minds, success in communicating your ideas and plans effectively … to friends, family, customers, business associates, and employees … would be much easier to attain.

Think about it.

If you know how other people think,

you can be

(a) very well-informed

(b) very influential

or (c) both.

Share Your Thoughts

Since this is intended to be a forum for the exchange and exploration of ideas, your feedback is encouraged.  Comments on content, topic suggestions, and contributions of your ideas are invited.

Blog Structure

• Home … A Great Place to Start
• About … Exploring How People Think & How Ideas Take Hold
• Photography … A Great Way to Convey Thoughts
• Somebody Said … Some Things are Worth Repeating
• Links … Good Ideas & Resources to Share

INTRODUCTION

• Hello world!  … Looking Forward to Sharing Ideas With You

BUSINESS PRACTICES & MARKETING

• Why Tell Me Why? … Convince me of the benefit or forget making the sale
• Learn How to Win from the Ones You Lose … A Dissatisfied Customer Can Teach You A Lot
• Vendor Client Relationships  … You Should Watch the [Video]

CREATIVE PEOPLE

• Cesare Paints  … Inventor, Engineer, Software Developer, Business Executive, Talented Painter
• Mom is a Writer … She’s “arrived” after years of encouragement
• Mom is a Cover Girl … At 88! … Then she hits the cover of a magazine
• Multi-Tasking Can Give You the Blues … Do you feel like you’re a one-man band?
• This Music Should Make You Get Up And Dance … This pop rock music is very special

IDEAS WITH LEGS

• Ideas With Legs – Wix.com E Z Photo Web Galleries  … A great Web Tool for web site design and photography
• Gale’s Baggie Eggs … Ideas with Eggs … a cooking tip

PHOTOGRAPHY

• Photography Introduction … Why I shoot plus links to shots
• 2011 Chicago Blizzard … Impressive extreme weather
• Cloud Line …  Sky photography
• Calm Morning … On the Fox
• Santa Spotted Christmas Eve Day on North Beach … Photo, politics, and economy views

POLITICS

• America … Worn and Tattered  … Thanks to all Veterans
• Net Neutrality … You Should Care! … Don’t let Big Business own the Internet

SOCIAL MEDIA

• The Growth of Social Media  … Social Media, Infographic
• My Blackberry Isn’t Working – Humor  … Technology Humor

THOUGHT PROCESSES & MENTAL HEALTH

• Traumatic Brain Injury Disrupts Thought Patterns  … Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

TRAVEL

• Harbor Haus Greets the Isle Royale Queen … Can you Can-Can as well as the Harbor Haus Staff?
• The End of the Road Can Be A Great Place to Be … Copper Harbor, Michigan
• The End of the Road Can Be A Great Place to Be – Number 2 …  Aurora Borealis, Copper Harbor, Keweenaw Peninsula

URBAN LEGEND

• The Great Illinois Stone  … Are you familiar with this Chicago area urban legend?
• The Great Illinois Stone … Had A Rocky Start … A reader speculates on the origins of the The Great Illinois Stone
• The Great Illinois Stone Visits OTTO … OTTO Engineering is investing in community revitalization

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