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"Uh Oh, Hot Dog!"

Today was the day, my dear loyal readers. I got to go to King David Dogs in downtown Indianapolis this afternoon, as part of Indy's first TasteCasting adventure. And what an adventure it was! I got there early, as I was going to try to scout out a place to sit, close to an electrical outlet, but that didn't really work out, so I settled for… Continue

Added by Scott Semester on June 26, 2009 at 5:19pm — No Comments

My Art-tastic Journey: Fiddling on the Roof now

Remember when I told you about the concert that I sang in a couple weeks ago? Well, I've been roped into another production, this time a pretty big deal (even though I play a very small part). On Mother's Day weekend (Saturday and Sunday, May 9 & 10), St. Luke's United Methodist Church and Congregation Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis are co-presenting a full-scale production of the classic musical "Fiddler on the Roo… Continue

Added by Scott Semester on April 5, 2009 at 6:54pm — No Comments

Today's "Requiem" concert just got a lot more personal for me

Shortly after yesterday's dress rehearsal for today's "Requiem" concert at St. Luke's, I got an e-mail letting me know that a dear friend and fellow choir member had passed away. Bob Butler, a good friend and a good man, had been hospitalized recently, and his condition had worsened over the past few days, and now he's gone Home. Bob was one of the first people to welcome me to the St. Luke's Chancel Choir when I started… Continue

Added by Scott Semester on March 22, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

"Why would I want to spend part of my Sunday listening to a Requiem?"

Having grown up in the orchestra program of Carmel-Clay Schools, I'm probably more into classical music than the average person. I hope, though, that you'll consider joining me and almost 200 other musicians for a concert this Sunday, to hear the Indianapolis premiere of a piece that debuted at the opening and re-dedication of the Mormon Tabernacle just a little over a year ago.

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Added by Scott Semester on March 19, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Singing a "Requiem"

I'm excited about a performance that I have an opportunity to be a part of in the coming weeks. In March, St. Luke's United Methodist Church's Chancel Choir and Orchestra will present one of the first performances of a piece called Requiem, composed by Mack Wilberg, the music director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. (… Continue

Added by Scott Semester on February 26, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Only Seven Things? Sweet.

It's a joy only to have to provide 7 things about me, after having provided 25 Things and 16 Things on Facebook. (And, hey, while we're talking about that, let's be friends on Facebook, huh?) I'll try to provide new things for my Smoosier friends to learn about me: 1. I… Continue

Added by Scott Semester on January 24, 2009 at 9:40am — 2 Comments

Low-Tech Multimedia - Adding just audio to a written blog post?

I've seen a couple bloggers use audio to enhance their blog posts, and I've been wondering what it would be like to do the same. In this age of videovideovideo, audio almost seems quaintly low-tech in its approach, but I've seen it used pretty effectively. I decided to try it with my latest post on my personal blog -- I wrote a short piece this morning and decided to read it aloud and post that to accompany it. Having no podcasting software, I -- hon… Continue

Added by Scott Semester on December 16, 2008 at 2:16pm — 8 Comments

My Spidey-Sense Needs A Tune-up

In which the blogger saves the day, sort of I went to lunch today with my friend Tom, the facility manager at Broadway Church, where I used to work. As we headed up to Sam’s Gyros on 54th – please don’t tell Mr. Gyros on 38th that I was unfaithful – Tom mentioned that we needed to sto… Continue

Added by Scott Semester on December 12, 2008 at 12:44am — No Comments

Holiday Thanks for the SI Community

As I sit here listening to Smoosier Richard Ramsey play beautiful Christmas music on his SI profile page, I'm reminded of all the wonderful gifts that the Smaller Indiana community has to share. I think the best thing about SI is the people I've gotten to know -- if only electronically -- and the awesome impact they make on the world and on me in so many ways. I'm reminded of… Continue

Added by Scott Semester on December 11, 2008 at 12:17pm — 7 Comments

"Red State Socialism" ... or Data Out Of Context?

I do not know if the information in this picture conveys what I think it conveys, but it certainly is striking to me... Drop your knowledge on me, y'all -- does this chart mean anything? Continue

Added by Scott Semester on October 31, 2008 at 12:18am — 13 Comments

$25 restaurant gift certificates for $2 each?!

Not sure this is SI-blog-worthy, but it's a great deal that I want to share with y'all... Over on LifeHacker.com, they've pointed out an AMAZING opportunity that's only good now through Halloween. Restaurant.com always offers gift certificates at a great rate (like a $25 gift certificate for $10), and they have a bunch of Indy restaurants in their stable -- L'explorateur, Adob… Continue

Added by Scott Semester on October 27, 2008 at 8:44pm — 4 Comments

Go. Here. Now. -- THE PRODUCERS @ Beef & Boards

Last night, I had the opportunity to enjoy great conversation, great food, and a terrific performance of the Mel Brooks musical, "The Producers" at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre. You may have read some of… Continue

Added by Scott Semester on August 14, 2008 at 3:13pm — 4 Comments

"You look (shorter taller rounder thinner) different online."

This morning I attended a F2F (that's "face-to-face") meeting of some of SI's Indy Fringe Festival Blogforce. Having only met IRL (that's "in real life") with a couple of other Smoosiers, I was excited to expand my network and see how I might contribute to SI's partnership with Indy Fringe. (Keep an eye out for some cool stuff about Fringe coming soon on SI!) One of the interesting things t… Continue

Added by Scott Semester on August 6, 2008 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Smoosier Lalita Amos blogs about the N-word...and gets picked up in a big way.

This morning, I discovered a hell of an essay from Smoosier Lalita Amos, cross-posted on The Bilerico Project from the American Values Alliance. The post is a spirited, witty, insightful look at the N-word itself, (I'm still not sure I can use the word, despite the title of the post: "The… Continue

Added by Scott Semester on July 25, 2008 at 12:07am — No Comments

35 Things

Must have been something in the water 35 years ago. I recently saw Smoosier Brandon Lott's post about turning 35 and, as I myself made the Big Demographic Leap on Monday, I'm posting, too. Over on my own blog, I've posted a list of 35 things I've learned in 35 years. I'll reproduce that list here for you Smoosiers to discuss:
  1. People whose vehicles a
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Added by Scott Semester on July 23, 2008 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

More Than 30 Minutes and Not Free: Dance Kaleidoscope's "I Got Gershwin"

Normally my culture-watch column (read by, literally, ones!) is called "30 Minutes AND It's Free!" Mostly because I am cheap and have ADD, but also because I think I am not alone.

But not today. Today, my advice for you is to invest an hour and a half and ten bucks in a… Continue

Added by Scott Semester on July 11, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Curling in Indianapolis? Aww, yeah!

UPDATE: Clinic is full for Saturday...watch for an announcement from Smoosier Jeff Heck about an August curling clinic and league play this fall!

I just found out about Circle City Curling Club, an opportunity for us all to participate in the historic and elegant sport of cu… Continue

Added by Scott Semester on July 7, 2008 at 9:30am — 9 Comments

Online Video - Quantity or Quality?

Can YouTube survive with millions of lower-quality videos? On my personal blog, I post a lot of videos. Most of them are there just for me, kind of like an online video album of funny or poignant things I find, so I don't have to hunt for them again. The majority of videos that I post are from YouTube. For example, I have posted my favorite mov… Continue

Added by Scott Semester on July 5, 2008 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

Thirty Minutes AND It's Free: The 92-County Walk at the Indiana State Museum

During QUASH over the weekend, we had to go see the Steam Clock on the Canal Terrace at the… Continue

Added by Scott Semester on June 25, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Our Strengths in a Word Cloud

This word cloud represents the strengths of about 80 Smoosiers. Today, I discovered Wordle, an online resource that will create a "word cloud" -- or a graphical representation of word frequency -- based on whatever text you enter. I've been playing… Continue

Added by Scott Semester on June 22, 2008 at 11:00pm — 8 Comments

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