by Brandon Quist | Oct 20, 2014 | Home and Family
I often get the feeling that people perceive cooking to be harder than it actual is. I imagine part of that is just not practicing, and not keeping track of what didn’t work and why. To that end, I am going to recommend several meals that can help you hone your...
by Brandon Quist | Oct 13, 2014 | Hobbies
Welcome to finger abuse, part 2. These techniques, while occasionally painful, are highly useful for playing certain songs, and will help you understand some of what you hear. Go to Part 1 of this series on learning to play the guitar. Bar chords Before we get to the...
by Brandon Quist | Oct 6, 2014 | Hobbies
Everyone wishes they had stuck with those piano lessons; piano music is often beautiful and has a wide range and depth to it. So I’m going to teach you about guitar. Guitarists have it easy in a number of ways, and it’s not too terribly difficult to pick up as an...
by Brandon Quist | Sep 29, 2014 | Hobbies
Nowadays, most people have a halfway decent camera in their phone. For this article, you won’t need anything better than that. A lot of photography is choosing interesting subject matter, and framing it in a complementary way. COMPOSITION When you take a picture,...
by Brandon Quist | Sep 22, 2014 | Home and Family
Something about taking a piece of paper and making it into something else is inherently fascinating. It speaks to the infinite potential of the unformed, and the beauty of geometry. Either that, or it taps our nostalgia for Transformers. One of the best things about...
