Derek Brink - New Year's Eve

My friend Derek has recently posted a concept piece album and story combination. I've known him as a musician for awhile and I've enjoyed his writing for some time on his website and blog. He's been and continues to be a member of Blue Tattoo and the Michael Feldman Group. Now I want to recommend his latest body of work and urge you go download it right now as it is completely 100% free! Go read and listen to New Year's Eve, a musical novella by Derek Brink.

Handknits by Susan

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Originally uploaded by handknitsbysusan

One of my wife's old grade school through high school friends has a knitting blog. We got to visit with Susan and her family over Christmas when we went to Chicago. It was a lot of fun. A recent post she wrote is a great personal story with a happy ending of her reuniting some lost mittens with their owner. Check out her full site at Handknits by Susan.

JanetLackey.com :: Graphic Design for Interactive Media and Print

A friend and former coworker I admire has left her daily job as a graphic web designer and is leaping into independent work as a freelance for-hire web designer.

You have reached the online portfolio of Janet Lackey. I'm a graphic designer living in the midwestern U.S. city of St. Louis, Missouri. As I approach a decade in the design field, I find what makes my career so enjoyable are the colorful variety of projects and clients I work with.

If there's anyone that can pull this off and be successful, it's Janet. So check out JanetLackey.com. Also, catch up with her stuff on her blog, her LinkedIn profile and her flickr photos.

For the record, I'm not stalking her. She just has a lot of cool stuff she does online and this is just a few that I know of.

Rubber Universe

Two of my friends, Robert Noles & Gina Ronat, are members of a band called Rubber Universe. Check out their site and their MySpace page. Robert also has a personal site called N9XS.COM.

indiekidonline

My coworker, Matt, has a personal site and blog with a pretty interesting design. Check out indiekidonline, as well as Matt's Flickr Pics.

96SkateShop :: Tech Decks - Finger Boards

One of my buddies and coworkers, Nick Rodrigeuz, would like me to tell you about some of his sites:

96skateshop has all the latest Tech Decks, boards, ramps, and skateparks. We carry the top brands like birdhouse, think, element, and zero. with one of the largest selection, we are your number one place to buy tech decks.

New for 2008, The Then and Now Collector Series from Tech Deck. This new series is mixing the old school boards of the yester years with todays modern skateboards. They feature old school Santa Cruz, Foundation and Black label, as well as pro boards from Tony Hawk and Christian Hosoi. The collector series is a must have for skateboard fans young and old.

Looking to build your very own skatepark, checkout our line of fingerboard ramps and half pipes, and tech deck dudes. We feature all the major skateboard brands like girl, birdhouse, alien workshop. Please browse through our selection of tech deck toys, your shopping is secure with our encrypted shopping cart.

He also has a fan blog about --what else?-- BEER! More specifically, he has posts about his favorite Anheuser Busch product, Natural Light. Please bookmark i love natty light.

He also owns a state-by-state directory of local reggae bands at nattyup.com which you should check out immediately.