Melody's Musings

Hooked on Storage Spruce up your entryway with a unique flea...

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:13:09 -0500

Hooked on Storage

Spruce up your entryway with a unique flea market find. This vintage hall tree got a facelift with just a few coats of vibrant turquoise paint. Located in the entry of a cozy beach house, the tree now provides the perfect spot for friends and family to hang their gear as they come in from the nearby beach.

Repurposed Storage Turn a discarded crib spring into a bulletin...

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:10:38 -0500

Repurposed Storage

Turn a discarded crib spring into a bulletin board. Here, the original frame was cut to transform the spring from a rectangle into a square. The cut edges were then attached to 1x2s. Use metal clips or clothespins to attach business cards, photos, and notes to the wires.

Perfect Pair Top a vintage worktable with a metal shelving unit...

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:06:25 -0500

Perfect Pair

Top a vintage worktable with a metal shelving unit to create the ultimate work space. The pairing works well as a potting bench or paperwork desk.

Wheel It Out Add casters to a simple wood box for easy-to-move...

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:02:41 -0500

Wheel It Out

Add casters to a simple wood box for easy-to-move storage for almost any purpose. Place the box beneath an entryway console and you have an accessible, but tucked-away, place for shoes.

Crafts Storage Corral small crafts and office supplies using a...

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:00:19 -0500

Crafts Storage

Corral small crafts and office supplies using a collection of glasses and a vintage drink caddy. The glasses keep everything in its place, and the caddy allows for easy transport of the items from room to room.

Toolbox Charger Turn an old toolbox into a modern-day must-have....

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:55:23 -0500

Toolbox Charger

Turn an old toolbox into a modern-day must-have. To create a charging station, drill holes in the back of the box, wide enough for the outlet plugs on your charging cords to fit through. Cut a board to fit inside the box and drill holes for the cords to fit through. Feed the cords through both sets of holes, tucking the slack beneath the board. Plug in the cords and start charging.

Convos with my 2 year old Actual conversations with my 2 year...

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:41:48 -0500

Convos with my 2 year old

Actual conversations with my 2 year old daughter, as re-enacted by me and another full grown man - Episode 1.

Cat opens 5 closed doors to get outside!

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:24:14 -0500

Cat opens 5 closed doors to get outside!

Why We Can't Forget That Oklahoma's Senators Voted Against Sandy Relief

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:42:04 -0500

Why We Can't Forget That Oklahoma's Senators Voted Against Sandy Relief: Nearly four months ago...

The Corporate Dictatorship of PBS and NPR

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:33:30 -0500

The Corporate Dictatorship of PBS and NPR: Thanks to the giant transnational corporations that own...

Teach Your Children Well: Don't Play Monopoly

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:24:10 -0500

Teach Your Children Well: Don't Play Monopoly: You don’t have to own Park Place to be a...

Bon Iver at Air Studios4AD and Jagjaguwar have collaborated on a...

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:16:03 -0500

Bon Iver at Air Studios

4AD and Jagjaguwar have collaborated on a live session that captures a truly unique Bon Iver performance, featuring Justin Vernon and Sean Carey. On recent tours fans will have become accustomed to seeing Vernon flanked by an eleven-piece band, with the swell in numbers lending a grandiose element to even his most delicate songs. Sidestepping expectations, the idea Vernon presented for this session was to provide a wildly different experience.

Recorded in AIR Studio’s Lyndurst Hall - a building that was originally a church and missionary school designed in 1880 by the great Victorian architect Alfred Waterhouse (designer of the Natural History Museum) - Vernon was joined only by Carey, with the pair positioning themselves opposite one another at two grand pianos. Although neither Justin nor Sean’s first instrument is piano, they were able to remodel the songs in a way that showcases their complimentary vocals and, perhaps more strikingly, a seemingly effortless ability to experiment with form and structure.

As such, fans are treated to jaw-dropping interpretations of several songs from both the new album and the ‘Blood Bank’ EP, as well as a cover of Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me”. And interpretation is an apt word, as these songs are artfully abstracted from their original incarnations. Rather than layer the sound as on ‘Bon Iver, Bon Iver’, the focus is on paring back, in part evoking the minimalist approach of contemporary classical music, while remaining true enough to the source material to retain those elements characteristic of Bon Iver.

As on “Babys” and “Hinnom, TX”, Vernon’s trademark falsetto is positioned centre stage, framed by subtle and unexpected instrumental flourishes that render the performance simultaneously weighty and airless. It’s quite an achievement that songs so widely-known and loved in their recorded form are able gain in emotional impact, and stands as testament to Bon Iver’s singular talent.

1. Hinnom, TX
2. Wash.
3. I Can’t Make You Love Me
4. Babys
5. Beth/Rest

PBS’s NOVA series: Origins - The Earth is Born narrated by...

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:25:35 -0500

PBS’s NOVA series: Origins - The Earth is Born narrated by Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

Very informative and entertaining.

ambient-entropy: ufukorada: “bir gün ansızın / yaşamak ben...

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:24:10 -0500

ambient-entropy:

ufukorada:

“bir gün ansızın / yaşamak ben olurum.”
— Edip Cansever

“Suddenly one day / I’ll live.”

nprmusic: Julia Holter “World,” from Loud City Song (out Aug....

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:02:12 -0500

nprmusic:

Julia Holter “World,” from Loud City Song (out Aug. 20)

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Wed, 22 May 2013 09:58:41 -0500

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Wed, 22 May 2013 09:56:56 -0500

Hard Times: Women Scholars and the Dynamics of Economic...

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:59:36 -0500

Hard Times: Women Scholars and the Dynamics of Economic Recession

Click here for article: http://www.berfrois.com/2013/05/linda-zionkowski-women-scholars-dynamics-economic-recession/

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - The Good, The Bad and...

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:12:23 -0500

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

This is great!

Let Them Eat Grass - The Food Freedom Revolution - The first 6...

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:38:04 -0500

Let Them Eat Grass - The Food Freedom Revolution - The first 6 minutes of a new documentary.

How the Vernon Hershberger Food Licensing Trial Could Shift Views on Food Safety By David Gumpert | May 20, 2013

On its face, the upcoming trial of Vernon Hershberger, which starts today, is about food and dairy licensing and the Wisconsin farmer’s refusal to seek out certain permits. Hershberger is accused of four criminal misdemeanors. The first three include failing to have a retail food establishment license, operating a dairy farm as a milk producer without a license, and operating a dairy plant without a license. The fourth accusation is that Hershberger violated a holding order from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) in June 2010, when he cut the agency tape shuttering his farm store, and resumed serving his food club members.

While some of Hershberger’s supporters have wanted to see the trial turned into a debate over raw milk, the judge in the case, Guy Reynolds, reaffirmed the narrow focus on regulation when he ruled during a pretrial hearing Tuesday that issues related to raw milk can’t be introduced by either the prosecution or defense.

The technical legalities of the case, however, fail to convey the case’s national political importance. Other cases similar to Hershberger’s have sprouted around the country, from Maine to California, where owners of small farms are selling meat, raw dairy products, and other staples directly to consumers in search of wholesome food. The controversy, and attendant legal problems, stem from the fact that the farmers are increasingly selling their food via private contracts, outside the regulatory system of state and local licenses and inspections that govern public food sales.

Read more here: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/05/how-the-vernon-hershberger-food-licensing-trial-could-shift-views-on-food-safety/#.UZxJjpy1vm4