Renaissance 2.0
The amazing accomplishment achieved by Michael Phelps at the 2008 Olympic games reminds me of another incredible Olympian named Michael who was the story of the 1996 summer games in Atlanta. I’m talking about Michael Johnson and his golden shoes. While he didn’t win 8 gold medals he did have the same pressure that Phelps…
I was asked to guest post again by Sarah Lacy on her blog, this time about the Y Combinator and their Demo Day for summer 2008. She knew that I liked what they did because of this tweet last week. So off I went to cover the semi-annual event and produced a post called “American…
Green Card (1990) is a smart, touching love story. Andie MacDowell and Gérard Depardieu were perfect as the mismatched couple thrown together by fate and destiny. Both characters had their reasons for putting up with the other but in the end they discovered much to their horror that they had fallen for them. The mark…
I watched Michael Phelps win his 8th gold medal of the 2008 Olympics tonight, thus breaking the record of seven Gold medals in a single Olympics set by Mark Spitz in 1972! It was another close race but Phelps put the USA in the lead on the third leg of the race and Lezac brought…
KiGoo allows you to integrate your Google Calendar and Contacts with Microsoft Outlook. So, if you install KiGoo and add your gmail account to Outlook via IMAP then you will have full Gmail googliciousness inside your Outlook client. Key Benefits Manage Exchange and Google Calendars in only one program Check free/busy availability of all Google…
Twitly is a yet another Twitter group service that tries to fill the gaping hole that Twitter refuses to address. Because of this missing important feature to our twitter experience, many of us are relegated to using hashtags which was covered on here previously. The good news is that several services besides Twitly are trying…
I still can’t believe the amazing comeback the US men’s swim team pulled off against the heavily favored and loud-mouthed French team in the men’s 4 x 100 Freestyle! The last swimmer was the oldest in the pool (32) and swimming against the world recorder holder and trailing most of the race until he pulled…
The 1996 Olympics in Atlanta had two of the best Olympic theme songs ever! There was “REACH” by Gloria Estefan and “The Power of the Dream” by Celine Dion. Here’s the chilling live performance from the closing ceremonies. You have no choice but to be moved by this beautiful and unforgettable song. Note: See if…
Since we’re experiencing the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, thoughts of my favorite Olympic themes come to mind. Right at the top of the list comes “REACH” by Gloria Estefan performed during the closing ceremonies of the 1996 games right here in my backyard in Atlanta, GA! The song still gives me chills and inspires…
Del Amitri is an underrated artist. I really love their stuff. Their biggest hit was Roll to Me, but “Tell Her” is a good example of their work that has gone pretty much un-noticed. Here’s Del Amitri performing this song live Tell her not to go I ain’t holding on no more Tell her something…