Silent Cacophony is a sounding board for Chase March. Here you will find his podcast, book reviews, skatepark tours, teaching-related articles and resources, and much more. Please use the buttons on the home page to navigate to the topics that interest you.
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Time Warp
It’s like science fiction. I have this machine at my house that steals my time. Time seems to warp or bend so that hours fly by and nothing gets done. I used to use my computer for productive things. I would pre-write blog entries to maximize the limited amount of Internet time I could get […]
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Everyone Wants to Be Joan
I don’t watch a lot of TV, but often when I watch a new program, I immediately compare it to another one that I’ve seen. Some shows are obviously built upon the successes of others. This is okay. My So-Called Life paved the way for shows that accurately depict the life of teenagers. I remember […]
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Journal Vs Blog
Last year, I wrote 250 blog entries. Do the math. 250 entries divided by 365 days in the year = a 68.5% efficiency. That number is misleading though since my goal was to write a blog entry every weekday. So let’s revise the numbers 52 weeks in a year times 5 days a week = […]
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Keepers Vol. 1
I think this was the first real mix tape that I ever made. I made it especially for a New Year’s Eve Party I was throwing in 1996. I made a few tapes so that I could just let the tape play and entertain my guest at the house party. I don’t have a scanner […]
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Love is a Mix tape
I love mix tapes. I used to make them all the time. I made tapes off of the radio. I taped my favourite songs from a variety of different tapes or records. And then I got really serious about it. I bought a mixer and used my CD walkman and my regular mini-component system to […]
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2008 Rap Up
One of the best things about the calendar flipping over to the New Year is waiting to hear the “Rap-Up.” Skillz has been dropping yearly “Rap-Ups” since 2002. The songs are always witty, well-written takes on the year that has just passed. I look forward to them every year. He had some excellent words to […]
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Christmas Present Irony
I asked for a pay-as-you-go cellphone for Christmas. I wanted to have one to take in the car with me on my trips, just in case of an emergency. I’ve never needed a car phone before but it felt like the right thing to do. My mom agreed and got me one. It felt nice […]
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This Point in Time is 2009
When I was a kid, this year would’ve been completely inconceivable for me. In grade school, I remember brainstorming what the year 2000 would be like for a project. We all assumed everything would be different and that the calendar flipping over would be something monumental. It turned out that we were wrong. 2000 came […]
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Resolutions
It’s a good thing to reflect on your life and realize that there are some things that are worth changing. Today a lot of us will be examining our lives in detail as we prepare ourselves for a brand new year. As such, it may seem like a fresh start. 2009 will be the year […]
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Best and Worst of 2008
Here is my annual Best and Worst of list. Best Athlete – Usain Bolt He was amazing to watch during the Summer Olympics. I love running, and watching these games was very exciting. Bolt was unbelievable. Best Album – Water Street I have been a fan of Sweatshop Union for quite some time. This is […]