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  • FSBO in Campton NH

    I have truly loved living in the New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Truly. For peaceful isolation and rural living that’s full of interesting people, the North Country is hard to beat.

    But after nearly 5 years in Campton, it’s time for us to move on. It’s a bittersweet change.

    We’ll always have the memories. And the listing photos.

  • 4th Spring Coal Mountain Jeep Jamboree

    So this is our FIFTH Jamboree?!?!?

    Well, what better way to test Ruby Jean’s new upgrades than a series of intense rock gardens and the famous “Roller Coaster” (which was more like a slip-n-slide after a night of rain?

    As always, we learned lots of new things, but it is the people that make these events so freakin’ wonderful!

  • Minor Planets EP Release

    An EP featuring generative music composed for a video game concept. Minor Planets is now available on a wide range of streaming sites.

    Here’s the track list:

    1. Morning Cat (8:18)
    2. Rock Coffee (8:18)
    3. Messy Birds (8:16)
    4. Fish Umbrellas (8:14)
    5. Empty Nights (8:16)

    Enjoy at your favorite musical watering hole!

    Minor Planets on SpotifyMinor Planets on Apple Music
    Minor Planets on TidalMinor Planets on YouTube Music
  • Ruby Jean Overland Upgrades

    I like to camp. A LOT.

    Zorro and Fletcher like it too. (especially Fletcher) And wherever we camp, Ruby Jean is there. Which is why after 7 years, it was time to upgrade to a proper towing suspension that’s still at home off-road.

    Enter the Teraflex 3″ Outback Overland Suspension…

    Teraflex Alpine CT-3 upper and lower control arms.
    Teraflex Alpine CT-3 upper and lower control arms.
    Custom load-enhanced heavy-duty rate coil springs.
    Custom load-enhanced heavy-duty rate coil springs.
    Bilstein shocks to smooth out the ride.
    Bilstein shocks to smooth out the ride.

    I think camping time is coming soon…

  • George Rochberg, American Composer: Personal Trauma and Artistic Creativity

    The latest book from musician and scholar Amy Wlodarski is now available.

    “The book traces the impact of two specific personal traumas–Rochberg’s service as an infantryman in World War II and the premature death of his son–on his work as a leading composer, college educator, and public intellectual.”

  • Video Game: Minor Planet Mailing List

    Video Game: Minor Planet Mailing List

    Recently, Sean Hurley approached me about a new video game concept.

    Sean is a man of many incredible talents but I had no idea he had moved into video game design. Neither had he, apparently. “It sort of snuck up on me and then suddenly I couldn’t stop thinking about it,” he wrote. “You probably know the feeling…”

    At any rate, here’s the original idea in his own words:

    And so Sean wanted to know: did I find it interesting? would I like to be involved?

    Yes. And YES.

    Because the game is in a very early stage of development, Sean is open to a wide range of input — and we’ve been enjoying an interesting journey. I’ll continue adding journal entries (below) as things develop if you’re interested in tracking the progress…