Music is cool because we can always come up with new and interesting patterns. For example, we’ve already seen how the major scale can be rearranged into other note patterns … like the minor scale, pentatonic scale, and blues scale. It turns out that music is simple because it’s all just a bunch of notes … in different combinations …

Okay, so I’ve sort of criticized Guitar Hero a couple of times already. And I’ve run the risk of sounding like a musical snob. But the truth is, that game is on to something. I mean, what’s easier than following a bunch of colored shapes to make music? In the end, the “musicians” who play this game

So ………… I’m not really popping my knuckles these days. And I’m not sure, but maybe it has something to do with that picture. You know, the image of those disfigured hands. For some reason, I can’t get those hands out of my head. It’s like they’re just sitting there, staring me in the face. So

In the last 10 years, tattoos have become really popular. I mean, it’s crazy. According to U.S. News & World Report, there are over 20,000 tattoo parlors in the United States with about one new studio opening every day. Polls show that around 16% of all adults have at least one tattoo. (And, no, I am not