Renaissance 2.0
I finally watched “SECOND SKIN” which was enjoyable and sometimes disturbing. I fully expected all the stuff about how addictive video games were and how they can totally screw up your life because I was hooked on gaming at one point in my life. It was a virtual 3D game called WORLDS which was out…
No matter how bad things seem, deep down I know it’s still a wonderful world. This song called “WONDERFUL WORLD” by James Morrison always snaps me out of any funk I find myself in. It’s just a beautiful reminder of how great things really are. It’s all about how we look at things. We just…
Apple has unveiled its iPad product this week which people are describing as a giant-seized Apple iPhone or iPod Touch. I think of it as more of a mini-sized Microsoft Surface. I guess it all depends on how you look at it, huh? iPhone and the iPad and Microsoft Surface Here’s Steve Jobs introducing…
James Cameron’s “Avatar” is well on its way to breaking the box office record for highest grossing film of all-time, sinking his own ship, Titanic (1997) which currently sits on top on the icerberg with 0 Million. Well, even after Avatar topples Titanic’s massive total, I still won’t consider it the true box office champion….
I’m such a big fan of The Script, an Irish band that I first experienced thanks to the movie “P.S. I Love You”and their wonderful “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved” Here’s another touching song called “Breakeven” where lead singer Danny O’Donoghue pours out his emotions in a beautiful music video. I love the scene…
I love this news item about CES in 1979! Some of the gems of future technology: Televisions that can watch stations from other cities! GASP! $75 video cassettes of movies! (Love how the announcer says “Porno costs more”) $15 laserdiscs on $600 players Televisions that print what you see The small portable video camera is…
It’s good to look back and reminisce about the good old days from time to time but it’s not wise to linger too long in the past. We all have a habit of painting our memories a shade or two rosier than they actually were. We tend to block out and conveniently forget the negative…
Sometimes it takes something bad to shine the good in us all. For example, the events of 9/11 showed the world how loving and compassionate New Yorkers and all Americans really were deep down as it galvanized us all and made us realize how connected we really are. The same thing happens when natural disasters…
The whole Google in China situation made me think of what happened 20 years ago in tiananmen square. Only this time it’s in the digital age online. I took the famous photo of the lone man vs the tanks and replaced him with Google’s Android logo.
Thief of Hearts (1984) is one of my favorite guilty pleasures. People always smirk or laugh out loud whenever I tell them how much I enjoy this movie and its music. They usually stop when they realize that I’m not pulling their leg or they start laughing even harder…but that’s all right. I don’t care…