Of the Week

Chrome Music Lab is a fun and educational website where you can explore music in a variety of ways, from rhythm to chords, sound waves to arpeggios, harmonics to strings. Enjoy! Rhythm Spectrogram Chords Sound Waves Arpeggios Kandinsky Melody Maker Voice Spinner Harmonics Piano Roll Oscillators Strings Click here to explore the  Chrome Music Lab "If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music." Albert Einstein

by John Greenleaf Whittier Blessings on thee, little man, Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan! With thy turned-up pantaloons, And thy merry whistled tunes; With thy red lip, redder still Kissed by strawberries on the hill; With the sunshine on thy face, Through thy torn brim’s jaunty grace; From my heart I give thee joy,— I was once a barefoot boy! Prince thou art,—the grown-up man Only is republican. Let the million-dollared ride! Barefoot, trudging at his side, Thou hast more than he can buy In the reach of ear and eye,— Outward sunshine, inward joy: Blessings on thee, barefoot boy! Oh for boyhood’s painless play, Sleep that wakes in laughing day, Health that mocks the doctor’s rules, Knowledge never learned of schools, Of the wild bee’s morning chase, Of the wild-flower’s time and place, Flight of fowl and habitude Of the tenants of the wood; How the tortoise bears his shell, How the woodchuck digs his cell, And the ground...

a collage of the first 100 "of the weeks" This is the 100th "of the week." Because of that, today's "of the week" is Of the Week itself. This blog exists to highlight on a weekly basis quality content that is entertaining, enlightening, or encouraging. When browsing the Web, you might occasionally see an "of the week" or "of the day." Some might feature music, some people, others Bible verses, and still others inspirational thoughts or quotes. Of the Week was specifically designed to not limit itself to any one category; and so far, 34 different categories have been used. The content should be limited in one way however: to "whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable" ( Philippians 4:8 ESV). It's been a fun journey so far, and I'm looking forward to the next 100 weeks. So have fun exploring  Of the Week's   first 100 post...

Writers, co-directors, actors: Rhett & Link Co-director, camera oparator, editor: Chris McCaleb Date published: October 10, 2011 " Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble. " Proverbs 21:23 GW

Advertised product: Google Chrome Art directors: Mark Kudsi, John Fan Designers & animators: Joseph Chan, Motion Theory Year: 2009 Even though this 2009 Google Chrome ad is outdated in certain ways, it is still one of my favorite Google commercials. It's also nostalgic for me, reminding me of those days when the discovery of this new browser was a refreshing change. Eight years, fifty-two versions, and three logo styles later, Google Chrome is still going strong! "the height of sophistication is simplicity." Clare Boothe Luce

Inventions / Patents - Lincoln Logs - tow truck - toggle light switch Facts -  The cost of a first class US postage stamp was 2¢. - A loaf of bread cost about 7 ¢ in the US. - The world had fewer than 2 billion people. - The average life expectancy was 49.6 for men and  54.3 for women in the US. - The US population was  101,961,000. - The Eiffel Tower was the tallest building on earth. - The US flag had 48 stars. Firsts - 1st Jew to become a US Supreme Court justice (Louis Brandeis) - 1st Chicago Cubs game - 1st time one of Norman Rockwell's illustrations appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post - 1st American self-service grocery store (Piggly Wiggly) - 1st time a woman (Jeannette Rankin) was elected to the US Congress (She was also the only person to vote against US participation in both WW1 and WW2) Deaths - James Whitcomb Riley - Charles Taze Russell - Jack London - Grigori Rasputin Births - Harold Wilson - Gregory Peck ...

Producer: Mark Ashurst Software used: PowToon Year created: 2016 "As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in schools." author unknown

Matthew 18:21-35 "Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. And his fel...

Artist: The Gray Havens Album: Fire and Stone Year: 2015 There is a far kingdom A ways from here, Beyond the storm and the sea. There will be no need of darkness And none for tears When that far kingdom I see. There’s a river we will know, Ever clear and ever full, From the fount that overflows In the light of the King. And when we drink it we will find That this joy, ever full, will ever rise. And it’ll rise on, in the kingdom, In the kingdom. There is a far kingdom On the other side of the glass, And by a faint light we see. Still there is more gladness Longing for the sight Than to behold or be filled, by anything. There’s a river we will know, Ever clear and ever full, From the fount that overflows In the light of the King. And when we drink it we will find That this joy, ever full, will ever rise. And it’ll rise on, in the kingdom, In the kingdom. There is a far, far kingdom, There at the end of the sea, Where they know my name. And until ...

June 2008 June 2009 June 2012 June 2013 June 2014 June 2016 " Mine is the Month of Roses; yes, and mine   The Month of Marriages! All pleasant sights And scents, the fragrance of the blossoming vine,   The foliage of the valleys and the heights. Mine are the longest days, the loveliest nights;   The mower's scythe makes music to my ear" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A Winter Night Vitold K. Baylinitskei-Birulya Liverpool from Wapping John Atkinson Grimshaw 1875 Winter, Midnight Childe Hassam 1894 Evaporating Locomotive at Night Hermann Pleuer 1896 The Bridge: Nocturne aka Nocturne: Queensboro Bridge J. Alden Weir 1910 East River – Night Scene Julian Alden Weir Nocturne James Abbott McNeill Whistler c. 1870-1877 Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water James Abbott McNeill Whistler 1872 Nocturne: Blue and Silver—Bognor James Abbott McNeill Whistler 1871-1876 Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket James Abbott McNeill Whistler c. 1875 Nocturne: Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge James Abbott McNeill Whistler c. 1872–1875 Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Valparaiso Bay James Abbott McNeill Whistler 1866 Nocturne in Gray and Gold, Westminster Bridge James Abbott McNeill Whistler c. 1871-1874 N...