Leys Web and Graphic Design

I know I haven't been blogging in a long while (a long LONG while, actually). As you all know, life has a way of taking up quite a lot of time. Most of my recent time has been taken up with a web design business I started last year, Leys Web and Graphic Design, and another long term project that I can't really talk about at the moment.
I intend on updating the layout of this blog soon as well as actively blogging more. Hopefully you will hear more from me soon! You can also follow my Web Design blog over at the Leys Web Design Blog!

St James Ukulele Blues

Its nice to know I'm not the only one who plays classic blues songs on a ukulele :)

George on the Walk of Fame

George Harrison was recently honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Video courtesy of Ukulelia:

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Now playing: George Harrison - Beware of Darkness
via FoxyTunes

Amazon Censorship

I just ran across this @ Rich's ComixBlog and thought it worth quoting here:

Due to Amazon’s apparent new censorship policy, which includes de-listing books with LBGT content as “adult” and inappropriate, we have temporarily disabled our affiliate links. We ask that you read up on the issue and think before making any purchases from Amazon, through us or otherwise, until the rankings and search capabilities are restored and an apology is tendered to the authors affected.

A company which censors non-explicit LBGT content, including academic histories and biographies (”Heather Has Two Mommies” is suddenly erotica?) while continuing to openly promote explicit heterosexual pornography (Playboy Centerfolds isn’t erotica?) is a company that we cannot morally support.

You can read more here: Open Letter To Amazon

And here: Ed Rants

And here: Mark Probst: “Amazon Follies”

Thank you.

I know I'll be thinking twice before supporting Amazon again

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Now playing: The Traveling Wilburys - End of the Line
via FoxyTunes

Update: Neil Gaiman is also blogging about this and Amazon has said that it is due to a "glitch" in the system.

Our Wedding Song

This is a piece that I've been working on for some time now. The current plan is to perform it at my upcoming wedding in July. A demo recording should be following in the not too distant future:

Our Wedding Song
For Justine
Lyrics by John W. Leys, Music by Elijah K Wilbury

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Tongue tied and stuttering
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Looking for the words to say
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To tell how much I love you
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Gotta keep from spitting up cliches

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You opened a door, shone a light
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And made my life complete
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No more lonely nights spent
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Wandering like a hobo in the street

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I was a man of constant sorrow
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Knowin' nothing but trouble all my days
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Now reborn like a flower
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Touched by the spring sun rays

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I followed my footsteps
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Ramblin' down a lost highway
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'til your love found me at that truck stop
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Finally giving me a reason to stay

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The prospect, it chilled my soul
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Can life really be this way?
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All my years on the road
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Love was just another way to betray

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But you made me a father; gave me a son
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Created a new family
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The light you shown opened by eyes
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Finally allowing me to see

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With your love in my heart
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And your pillow for my head
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There's really nothing left to fear
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For the past is truly dead

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