Dirty Three is some of my very favorite, go-to music for reading and concentration-based study. It's beautiful and different: violin, guitar, and drums. It's like a post-rock classical style, but you have to hear it to understand. So cool. A bunch of albums are $4.99...
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Tiny Desk Concert | Joe Henry
Joe Henry plays a Tiny Desk Concert. Four songs from this highly respected artist & producer. Check out his newest album, Reverie.
Thile & Daves: Sleep With One Eye Open is $3.99
Chris Thile (Nickel Creek) and Michael Daves' new bluegrass album, Sleep With One Eye Open, is $3.99 today only. Sounds really great and getting good reviews. I picked it up. You should too!
Damien Jurado | Tiny Desk Concert
I saw Damien Jurado in concert a few years back. His band was opening for Okkervil River. The show was compelling, but I really didn't dig into his music right away. I liked his 2009 album, Caught In The Trees. But his latest release, Saint Bartlett, is what made me a fan. Here's his recent Tiny Desk Concert. Hear Ya calls Jurado "wildly underrated." Maybe so. If you are looking for slick, super-polished, and ready to sell--this isn't it. It's a dude, his guitar, and good songwriting. Enjoy!
Things I Use
Productivity & Analog Tools - Everyday Carry
UPDATED January 2017
- Baron Fig Confidant Notebook
 - Field Notes | Daily pocket notebook, mind-dump, found info, dash/plus. I also use for writing poetry, keeping a daily memorandum, and more.
 - DDC Stuff Sheath | For carrying/protecting Field Notes
 - Crumpler Horseman 17in Messenger Bag | Brown & orange, love it
 - Retro 1951 Orange | My most-used pen
 - Muji Pen 0.38
 - Waterman Charleston - Fountain Pen
 - Noodler's Ahab Fountain Pen
 - Opinel No 6 Carbon Knife - I use this daily to hand-sharpen pencils. It's on my desk sitting in an Altoids tin I use to collect and dispose of pencil shavings.
 
Pencils
- Erasable Podcast | If you want to obsess with me over pencils
 - Mitsubishi 9800 HB | Beautiful, dark green and smooth writing
 - Palomino Blackwing 602 & Pearl | Best pencils around
 - General's Cedar Point | Natural wood & lovely
 - Kum Masterpiece | My EDC sharpener
 - Kum Two Step Pencil Sharpener
 
Music
- Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 Over-Ear Headphones | If you see me at a cafe, I'm wearing these
 - Beats by Dr. Dre Tour High-Resolution In-Ear Headphones from Monster | My EDC headphones in my Crumpler
 - Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 THX Computer Speaker System | Home office music/audio
 - Creative Sound Blaster Roar | Bluetooth speaker, for family gametime, firepit, and travel
 - Amazon MP3 | I buy almost all of my music at Amazon
 
Computer
- MacBook Pro
 - Rain Design mStand | So I sit right and don't break my neck
 - Brother MFC-J870DW | For whole family, Wi-Fi printing anywhere in our house
 - Altoids Wintergreen
 - Crane's Stationary | Quality personal notes
 - Seagate 3TB MacBook Backup
 
Apple & Kindle & Tech
- iPhone 6s
 - iPad Mini 2
 - Kindle 3G & Wi-Fi Paperwhite | Use nightly
 - Kindle Paperwhite Cover | Persimmon, great color & function
 - Echo Dot
 
Bibles & Devotional
- ESV Reader's Bible
 - ESV Reader's Bible - Psalms
 - ESV Pitt Minion Reference Brown Goatskin (Cambridge) | everyday carry
 - ESV Thinline Heirloom | For preaching
 - ESV Study Bible | For study, app, reference
 - Reformation Study Bible | Study
 - ESV Compact Bible | My EDC, for portability, evangelism
 - ESV Four Holy Gospels | Word & art, have used for family devotions
 - Valley of Vision | Puritan prayers
 
Photography
- iPhone 6s
 - *Nikon D50 | My dSLR camera
 - Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 | Stock lens
 - *Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G | Everyday lens
 - Moo MiniCards | Photographer business card
 - Tamrac Velocity 6 | Camera's compact sling pack
 
Poetry
- Field Notes | I am using a subscription-only version of their reporter's notebook for poetry writing
 - Notes | I write some on-the-go in my Notes app
 
Apps & Tools
- Apple Music | Family subscription
 - Squarespace | personal blog & church website
 - Tweetbot | for Twitter
 - Pocket | articles and posts archive
 - iTunes | for music & iPod sync
 - Amazon Prime | mostly for shipping, also for music
 - Vimeo & YouTube | family & church videos
 - Feedly | Use infrequently to see some blogs
 - Trello | Quickly becoming the greatest app ever in my eyes
 - Google Docs | So much done here
 
                
              
