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Ancestral Ages

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 By Tom 2 Comments on Ancestral Ages
EdTech, Family, General Technology

Due to a weird quirk of my family I have a somewhat skewed sense of history. I am one of the younger siblings of seven. My mother was the youngest of nine and my father was the second youngest of seven. We come from big families. My Grandfather Taylor was born in 1880, and for … Read More “Ancestral Ages” »

Christmas Gear

Posted on December 26, 2012 By Tom No Comments on Christmas Gear
Family, Gear, Photography

Christmas 2012

This year we spent Christmas in Greenville. Instead of traveling to Florida like we usually do, Laura’s sister and mother came up to visit us. The foggy Christmas morning was spent opening gifts and relaxing.

Since I’ve been so obsessed with time-lapse lately, I decided to do one of our gift giving routine. Here’s a short video…

The entire video was created on an iPad 2. I used the iMotion app shot a 1 frame every five seconds. I used the Garage Band app and an Akai LPK25 keyboard to record the music, and I used the iMovie app to add titles and mix everything together.

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Library Encounters and Dilemmas

Posted on April 4, 2008 By Tom 1 Comment on Library Encounters and Dilemmas
Local, Miscellaneous

I popped by the main branch of the Greenville County Library this morning, ostensibly to see if they had a recording of Brahms’ Ein Deutches Requiem, since I’m performing it in two weeks. As frequently happens when I visit, I find other things that catch my attention. This time it was a set of CDs … Read More “Library Encounters and Dilemmas” »

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