The Mandolin Is A Weird Little Instrument (And How To Learn It Fast If You’re A Guitar Player) Let me tell you the story of how I got into playing mandolin as a long-time guitar player. I stumbled into the mandolin when I Read More »
The 7 Crack Commandments Of Learning Arabic By Will Ward Cairo, Egypt — 11pm — About 9 years ago “3ayz aru7 el-mat3m” I repeated to the cab driver, getting more frustrated as he Read More »
An Open Letter To DC Blues Players… Are you or your band’s guitar player: Sick? Out of town? Too stoned to drive? Car broke down/repossessed? Just straight up don’t feel like playing Read More »
An Arduino Primer (And How To Tweet The Temperature Using The Wifi Shield) When I was little, my dad would take me to Radio Shack. We’d buy some wires, batteries, lights, annoying little piezo buzzers and wire everything Read More »
The Lazy Man’s Guide To Sourdough Bread Some foods are better left to the pros. Steak, for example. I can never get the doneness just right or a sear that’s consistent from Read More »
🧬 Fixing 23andMe with Words Here’s a picture of my closet. Nestled between boxes, you will see a 23andMe home DNA test kit. I got it as a gift a Read More »