Absolute Piffle

General commentary and new links from Richard Gillmann. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes it's serious, and sometimes it's just there.

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Midnight Ukulele Disco

Mr. Tagg Uke-fanatic Jason Tagg runs Midnight Ukulele Disco from New York City. His site has a collection of ukulele music videos. Don't miss the one of Jake Shimabukuro playing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." There is also a live feed and a chat setup on Jason's site.
(Thanks to Pam for the link.)

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Writing Paper PDF Generator

I've been working with my son Bobby on his reading, using the book Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. It's a good method, planned to every detail and tested. One thing you do need is lined paper of a certain size, and the Incompetech site linked above will generate a PDF file of lined writing paper however you want it, and then you can print it out free of logos or other distractions.

Monday, August 01, 2005

Exotic ice cream

a la mode The folks at eCreamery make exotic ice cream flavors to order (AVOCADO-MACAPUNO anyone?) and Fed-Ex it to you. (Macapuno is a kind of coconut used in Filipino cuisine.)