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When I was little my father and others would say that it looked like I was carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders all the time. He liked watching me run, because I could run fast and long even though it looked like I was being crushed by the sky. I did have a difficult childhood and often did feel like I was being crushed. But, we all have different paths to lead as we find ourselves. We all are dealt a hand of cards and need to learn how to play them the best we can. Why I am saying all this? Because I have a deep affinity with my Native American friends. I wear a ton of their jewelry, especially bear claws and thunderbirds. I don’t know why. It makes me feel good. I remember being a judge at a New Mexico Music Festival. I was all decked out in real bear claw jewelry. A man came up to me. He was Native American. He looked at me and the jewelry and said, “Man, that bear claw stuff is some heavy power and mojo. Don’t you feel it?” I said I do feel something intense and weighty, but I like it. He smiled and nodded and told me that I wear it well. Maybe, carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders as a lad was good for something after all.

Anyhow, today I am presenting the Chrisjohn family. A wonderful Native American family of fine artists and silversmiths. They are very dear friends of mine and my families. A lot of what I wear is theirs, including my wolf fringe jacket, my man bag and my leather do-rags. So enjoy this video shot and editing by Damian Montoya (Chachi) with the help of Mr. Slipery on the Masterful Chrisjohn family.

1st OTL SUMMIT

The first OTL Summit will be live at 4:30 pm Pacific Standard Time. You will be able to comment via chat room during the first OTL Summit. It will also be conveniently recorded for those who want to view at a later time. Thank you.

There’s still a chance we might go LIVE! with the first OTL Summitat 4:30 pm Pacific Standard Time. So stay tuned.

EARSXXI will be hosting the first OTL Summit web conference today at 11:30 pm Pacific Standard Time. Stay tuned! The Summit will be saved so you will be able to look at it at your convenience.

Christoph Terstiege wins miniPAH-FEST:Bremen for his “Inverse Nature” cell art piece. The topic was “Das Tier in Mier”, “The Animal Inside You.” Congratulations, Christoph! Enjoy the Coppola wine. Thank you to all our Bremen friends for taking part in PAH. Check out Christoph’s piece at our PAHFEST Online Theater.

APPLE PHOTO BOOTH/ADOBE PHOTOSHOP FUN

First let me congratulate Anna Pacheco for getting into the Cinemas Albuquerque Latino Film Festival. She was a contestant at our first PAH-FEST in Grants, NM. Her short is called “Matanza”…it’s about a little girl’s First Holly Communion and the celebration of the mysteries of life. I liked it very much.

How small?

As electronic devices get smaller and smaller, some ask how small will this devices get. Well MIT says that the limit is going to be met soon because of the limitations of silicon. Fear not, they how found a composite material called indium gallium arsenide which can carry 2.5 times the amount of current than the latest silicon devices. Just think how small they will make the next ipods.

The next generation laptops:

HP and Cingular have come together to get you on the Internet easier. The Compaq nc6400 uses WWAN (wireless wide-area network) to connect vs. the normal WLAN (wireless local-area network). This means that you connect using cell towers, giving you more range.  Most computer manufacturers are moving toward this type of connectivity.

Life without wires (wouldn’t that be great):

Oh wait that day is here. I said it before and I’ll say it again, soon the integration of your PC, TV, and Internet will be complete. Neosonik is part of the wave to have your entertainment center completely wireless. You can have the TV up to 200 feet away and still receive a HiDef signal from your PC. This technology is still in the works, they are able to transmit at 3Gbps but to watch true 1080p (the best picture quality) you need at least 5Gbps. Next year will be an interesting one.