Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Tue, Jan 11 2005
Contest: Design A T-Shirt or Tee-Shirt or...
You have until February 1 to get your T-Shirt design to Threadless.com. If you don't feel creative you can just buy others' designs.
Do you prefer the spelling T-shirt, tee shirt or some other variation, such as t-shirt, tee-shirt or Tee-shirt?
posted at: 08:14 | category: /Playing | link to this entry
You have until February 1 to get your T-Shirt design to Threadless.com. If you don't feel creative you can just buy others' designs.
Do you prefer the spelling T-shirt, tee shirt or some other variation, such as t-shirt, tee-shirt or Tee-shirt?
posted at: 08:14 | category: /Playing | link to this entry
Sweeping Second Hand Included
Chloe over at Watermelon Punch has a nifty new analog clock on her blog site. You can change the rim color and time zone if you decide to rent a clock of your own.
posted at: 06:11 | category: /Playing | link to this entry
Chloe over at Watermelon Punch has a nifty new analog clock on her blog site. You can change the rim color and time zone if you decide to rent a clock of your own.
posted at: 06:11 | category: /Playing | link to this entry
Music As Crowd Control
I loved the article and comments about the way businesses and commercial spaces use classical music to disperse crowds. It helps to point out the sheer power of music in society. I can recall thinking as a child that I didn't like classical music very much at all until my mother sat down with me and we watched a few movies together. She helped me focus on the music as scene enhancement. I realized that I did like certain classical music when I saw it serve a purpose and saw it as an enhancement to the literal, and figurative, big picture. There are times now when I can be walking in nature or watching a crowd move through an airport and I hear a musical score in my mind. I'm almost convinced that we could hear music all the time if we would bring ourselves to be open enough to listen.
Still, it's pretty sad to hear that some see classical music as a tool to be used to drive away exuberant youth. Every generation has its own version of music that grates against the ears of parents. Maybe the older folks feel as though they're fighting back. My hope is that more adults figure out how to make classical music work for kids instead of against them.
posted at: 06:02 | category: /Arts and Entertainment | link to this entry
I loved the article and comments about the way businesses and commercial spaces use classical music to disperse crowds. It helps to point out the sheer power of music in society. I can recall thinking as a child that I didn't like classical music very much at all until my mother sat down with me and we watched a few movies together. She helped me focus on the music as scene enhancement. I realized that I did like certain classical music when I saw it serve a purpose and saw it as an enhancement to the literal, and figurative, big picture. There are times now when I can be walking in nature or watching a crowd move through an airport and I hear a musical score in my mind. I'm almost convinced that we could hear music all the time if we would bring ourselves to be open enough to listen.
Still, it's pretty sad to hear that some see classical music as a tool to be used to drive away exuberant youth. Every generation has its own version of music that grates against the ears of parents. Maybe the older folks feel as though they're fighting back. My hope is that more adults figure out how to make classical music work for kids instead of against them.
posted at: 06:02 | category: /Arts and Entertainment | link to this entry
