shawn avery

its been in the rumor pages for years. here it is. looks interesting. i was kinda joking when i predicted it would be called an ipad. i figured macbook touch would be more likely. it took about .5 seconds for the feminine product jokes to kick in. here's a few tech specifics , as well as apple's official ipad info page . initial reaction ranges from impressive to disappointing. several folks say its just a huge ipod touch . the wall street journal tech interview at the bottom took a good middle ground on the initial perception of the ipad. the usual uber eloquent product demo vide o was posted today at apple.com

what unfolded last night, resulted in the most political irony i've seen at one time. obviously things look bad when the uber liberal cove known as massachusetts votes for a republican to take over the recently vacated seat formerly occupied by the two prime-movers of the kennedy dynasty. everything the kennedys accomplished started in this seat in 1952. with the exception of two years, these two brothers had this seat for nearly 60 years. that is unprecedented. this election is unprecedented... and deeply ironic. democrats are not only suffering the blast of defeat, but they are also experiencing shock at the end of this dynasty, and why the people voted this way... and why the turnout was so high, and why they didn't see it coming, etc. there seems to be no way to escape the reality that this is a symbolic, mathematical, strategic, and philosophical loss for the democrats. even in their assessment of their losses, they are delusional. the people didn't change. the lead...

emotionally, physically, economically, environmentally, architecturally, politically... it's over. if ever a people needed a massive exodus, it is the haitians. the nation has been a disaster since being discovered by the grand invader, christopher columbus in 1492.

By Mary Colurso -- The Birmingham News , January 08, 2010 If you want drama — band fights, power struggles, creative differences, hissy fits — don’t train your gaze on Electroliner . This Americana group, formed less than a year ago in Birmingham, consists of five reasonable, confident, like-minded musicians who aren’t looking to quit their day jobs. Singer-guitarist John P. Strohm is a lawyer. Singer-bassist Claire Cormany is a graphic designer and art director. Singer-guitarist Bo Butler has a construction and design firm. Drummer Shawn Avery is a paralegal. Multi-instrumentalist Pete Nice is a custom carpenter. Talent is a given in this ensemble, along with experience and efficiency. The band members say they’ve learned to become good time managers; careers, families and other responsibilities require much of their attention. Also, three players in Electroliner — Strohm, Cormany and Butler — have substantial songwriting catalogs at their disposal. Instead of starting from ...

this year for xmas, alison and i went to my mom's farmhouse in rogersville, in north alabama, and fairhope, which is alison's hometown. we drove 750 miles... finally breaking in my saab, which worked quite well, even with our two large dogs. before xmas, we also went to a few xmas parties. here's some photos from the past few weeks. the full set is here .

here's some of the poster, promo & dvd/cd cover comps i designed in 2009. 'twas the year of distressed paper background layers. meh.

here's 2009 in the rearview mirror of my blog postings. i'm summarizing various events and developments strictly based on this year's blog postings, with a few exceptions. here's the 2008 recap . i'll flesh out these links as i get time. i started the new year by playing a short set of stones covers with john strohm and jody nelson / greg slamen of through the sparks, with special guest, wayne perkins, who played on the rolling stones' black & blue album. one rehearsal and it was flawless. here's the blog post . hannah's pretty in pink birthday prom blog posting . obama sworn in as president. downsizing social networking pages. too much spending by the government . i'm perceived as being fiscally conservative, lose friends. lily allen record gets overplayed in my car. i begin transferring thousands of photos & graphics to flickr . mercedes marathon 2009 . the february snow storm . we rescue & adopt a golden retriever & name her annie ...