Renaissance 2.0
Recently the web was abuzz about someone’s hilarious Pixar Universe theory that suggested that every one of their characters existed in a single universe and that all of their movies were connected in some way. My 10 year-old son and movie aficionado Matthew and I were talking about this today and he said “Wouldn’t it…
I just finished watching Vietnam in HD and thought it was one of the best things I’ve ever seen on Vietnam. All of the rare home movie footage was amazing. My favorite segment was this touching reunion of a PoW and his wife. I love when they fast forward to them today…such an adorable old couple!
I thought I created this Pixar theory long ago whenever I would tell my kids that each one of their movies was connected in some way and they would say I was crazy (they’re right BTW). Anyway, now it’s become a full-blown theory with an elobarate timeline and intricate details that even my warped mind…
I was going thru my book of invention ideas again and stumbled across two similar ideas for what I called the Laptop Telephone and then the PhoneBook. It was basically the idea of adding phone capabilities to a laptop. The first idea was in 1993 and it was rather simple with the notion of including…
Now I know why I am so excited about all the rumors of Apple’s “New” iWatch product. I had the same idea about 20 years ago in 1993! Check it out. I have been going thru my old inventions notebook and stumbled across this gem. Here’s what the text says: Wrist-top Computer 11/27/1993 A micro…
Memorial Day has obviously influenced this piece and I make no apologies for it. I think we all need to remember and honor all those who sacrificed their life for our freedom that we take for granted. Personally, I’m against war so all this is rather ironic coming from me. I don’t think we should…
What a wonderful song and music video for “BRAVE” by the beautiful and talented Sara Bareilles. It shows a bunch of every day people just breaking out into dance in public places. It’s so funny to see the looks on the faces of people watching these characters enjoying themselves in an unusual way. Obviously dancing…
I absolutely adore this video based on the commencement speech by the late great David Foster Wallace to the graduating class of Kenyon College of 2005 is an awe inspiring work of art. This video is just as amazing as the speech itself. It’s so well-done. It captures the best parts of the speech and…
I’ve always loved “Lotta Love” by Nicolette Larson who died way too young in 1997 at the age of 45. The song reminds me so much of one of my favorite movies, “French Postcards” because it was used in a pivotal scene near the end of the film. It just makes me feel so good…
I’ve always loved the American songbook and my favorite songs were by George and Ira Gershwin. I love this special by Michael Feinstein who shares many stories about the brothers and their music. Feinstein was fortunate enough to spend six years with Ira Gershwin at the age of 20 when Ira was 80 when he…