Opening the Vault

Just a quick, shameless plug for my new Staff Writer position at The Daily Vault. Maybe all this practice writing random drivel will finally begin paying off!

But seriously, folks, give The Daily Vault a look or two, if you're at all a music fan. I've been reading the site for years now. Not only is it humorous and enjoyable to read, but without fail, the writers do a fabulous job of delving into why an album is worth buying or ditching through detailed analysis of the musicianship, instrumentation, and other technical aspects within each opus. Smart people.

I don't know what they were thinking, letting me come on board.

I mean, I know what "syncopation" means, but that's about it. For sure, though, it'll be an enjoyable ride up the learning curve.

They released my first review today: Consolers of the Lonely, by the Raconteurs. It's a bit of a thrill, you know, having my name show up on a site that halfway means something.

Good Intentions

I get the feeling that, no matter how hard we try to solve certain problems (like saving the environment), there will always be drawbacks to any proposed solution. To be painfully logical, I guess we just have to try and choose whatever has the most positive net effect: the solution with the highest degree of positives and the lowest degree of negatives. If I'm remembering correctly from my college ethics class, I think they call that utilitarianism.

Image credit: The Duplex, by Glenn McCoy