Today I was listening to podcasts and came across this week’s Sunday Puzzler. Take a listen…

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A doozie!
Well, I got a little idea to solve it new-school by letting the do computer the work.

All I needed to do was find a list of countries in the world, then make a little app that could read that list and compare the country names against each other. Evil genius laugh…

Three possible answers! That is TWO more than the “puzzle master” Will Shorts found! PaChow!

I’ll be swimming in NPR lapel pins come this Sunday.
English comments along with puzzle-solver code here.

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Written by Bill, performed by Me

This guy is da bomb. Also, you can download this album for free.

I recorded these from my phone and I was surprised at the quality, unusually high! Anyways, some are from New York others are from Minneapolis (during SES). You’ll probably need to turn your volume up a bit as they are generally on the quiet side.

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Here is a nice picture I made for you to look at while listening.

What could this be a song for?

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Never Want to

PS- Joel, how do you upload an mp3 so it shows up with a little media player instead of it being a link to the file?

We were all online and video chat seemed to be the only option. Did you know you can share pictures and videos via iChat? I (joel) DID NOT AND IT IS AMAZING! Also, we danced:

Also, we Photoshop’d our eyebrows off. Gross! Thank god we all have eyebrows. Don’t you think that Chance looks like Old Biff from Back to the Future 2?


(Old Biff from Back to the Future 2)

“Two USC School of Theatre students bring the Bard to Manhattan, entertaining commuters with a memorable scene from Romeo and Juliet.” Go to the full story at USC News here, and listen to the Morning Edition story below!

TOTALLY COOL. I wish I could see that kind of performance art here in Minneapolis! Joel, keep you eyes peeled this summer for me!

I’m working on a new album! This is the sophomore slump guys, so don’t expect much. I’ve only made three songs, and so far I’m going minimalistic. I’m taking this very seriously* now, just look at the design and title of the album (the right side is the front, left is the back):

Here’s the song Tail Lights

*yeah right

Sound kids projects! They made soundscapes this year. They’re very good.

These are best listened to with headphones or nice speakers.

Brendan – Outside and In

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Brendan – Cellular Clampdown

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Anne – Mind Scene

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Here’s a song. It has lyrics! Not mine, of course, but those of Trygve and Joel performing as Tortoise & Hare. This song is EXPLICIT. Listen with caution.

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