Renaissance 2.0
Here’s a hilarious and poignant song called “I’m Still a Man”. It’s Brad Paisley’s anthem for men today caught in the crossfire of the sensitive male movement vs the traditional meat-eating, hunter-gatherers group. We men continue to try to understand what women want and sometimes we go too far trying to change who we are…
I was blown away by this song called “Brothers” that I just heard for the first time ever today. It’s by a canadian cowboy named Dean Brody that wrote it soon after watching Spielberg’s Band of Brothers mini-series. Being one of four brothers and watching my two boys growing up, this song really hit home….
Evan Williams spoke at TED and shared the history of Twitter and some of his experiences as the leader there and elsewhere. The most impressive thing about his talk was when he explained how the biggest business decisions he ever made were based on following his hunches and obeying his gut instincts. Even though most…
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Depeche Mode is one of my favorite artists and “But Not Tonight” has always been one of my favorites they’ve done. It was in an obscure movie from the 80s called “Modern Girls” that I really liked starring a young Virginia Madsen (later nominated for Oscar in her turn in Sideways), Daphne Zuniga (Melrose Place)…
Since we just experienced the Oscars, it got me to thinking of the Best Picture winner from 10 years ago (1999), American Beauty. I remember not liking it much the first time I saw it. I thought it was so violent and so negative and disturbing. However, after time passed and I let it settle…
Here’s a funny little video from SolarWinds that truly captures the typical day in an IT Manager’s life! Believe me, it is not far from the truth! It is truly uncanny how close it hits home! Note: Could find embed code so clicking the image will bring you to their site where you can watch…
GE is promoting their new Smart Grid Technology with a slick ad campaign. It starts with a very cool website. But for me, the most impressive part involves their Digital Hologram of Smart Grid technology (See video below). Trust me, it’s far more impressive in reality! You’ll have to see it to believe it. Go…
I’ve never liked a movie that I haven’t seen yet as much as I already like “Slumdog Millionaire”. I think it has to do with the beautiful music from the film by A.R. Rahman and the central love story between the boy and the stunning beauty played by Freida Pinto. I can’t wait to see…
I can’t believe it’s been 25 years since “Falling in Love” came out in 1984 starring Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep. Obviously, it’s a wonderfully acted film where these two legends play unhappy married people who meet on a train during the holidays. Somehow they fall for each other and awaken from their deep…
If you’re a wanna-be screenwriter like me, then the Oscars™ telecast will always be inspirational. It’ll fill you with a renewed energy to finish writing that screenplay just sitting there gathering dust or stuck in your head. Well, if that is the case, then here are some tools and sites that can help you find…