Renaissance 2.0
I’ve shared my passion for “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens a few times on here before. First about the many different versions of the classic tale and then about “Ghosts of Dickens’ Past” which is an excellent movie about what inspired him to write his story. I’d like to share some more things that…
This is an amazing experience that proved quite moving to me. I’ve always been fascinated by the Elephant Man’s story. It’s so heartbreaking and yet inspirational. I’ve shared this poem he often recited to remind people that he was still a man despite his apperance. “‘Tis true my form is something odd, but blaming me…
Growing up on the mean streets of Newark, NJ we loved the night before Halloween even more than Halloween itself. That night is known as Mischief Night (some call it Hell Night but we liked the term Mischief because that’s what it was all about). The most important element for that evening were eggs…yes, as…
When I was a kid I used to watch/listen to New York Islander hockey games and get so nervous that I would draw to calm down. Here’s one of the drawings from an Islander vs Flyers game which would become the Stanley Cup finals showdown in 1980 when the Isles would win their first of…
I love when @ChrisBrogan blurts out “You’re doing it wrong” every once in a while on Twitter just as a friendly reminder that there isn’t one right way to do all these social things we’re doing. I think he does it as a reminder for himself more than for us. He’s right too. No matter…
It’s Thanksgiving time and I always wind up thinking about not only all of the people and things that I am thankful for in my life but also forgiveness for some reason. I think this is the perfect time to reach out and either forgive someone or ask someone for forgiveness. You don’t even really…
I was blown away by this short video set to Carl Sagan’s powerful words about Earth, the pale blue dot. I also liked all the movie clips used in the video. The transcript and list of all the movies used in the video follow. The spacecraft was a long way from home. I thought it…
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…
Here’s a list of MY favorites things of 2009. I’ll start with new movies of 2009. These were all films that were released in 2009, not those released in other years and seen in 2009 but actually hit the theaters for the first time this year. Here’s the top box office totals for all 2009…
It’s a new year and I’ve decided to simplify my life as much as possible online and offline. I’ve launched this new blog at my own personal domain which will replace the two blogs that I was maintaining: ThePaisano.com and SeizingTheDay.net. Being able to manage ONE blog instead of two will make things much easier…