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Book Review: Zero History, by William Gibson
Several years ago I discovered William Gibson through an audio book version of his novel “Pattern Recognition”. The book was a fascinating dive into popular culture and the drive to monetize everything, but with an underlying thread of transcendant beauty. … Continue reading
Solyndra – Contradictions and bad business sense
While I usually enjoy reading Instapundit.com, he seems to be unaware of the contradiction on his site. Now I will admit that the Solyndra controversy looks bad, but let’s not make it worse than it is. First we have a … Continue reading
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Facebook felons – An update
The other day I posted about a bill in Congress that would make it a felony to misrepresent oneself online. Evidently there is still one small lick of sense in Washington, because this morning I found this update: Senators Al … Continue reading
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Socializing and food
My brother recently wrote a blog post about the social custom of “going for coffee” and how non-coffee-drinkers, like Mormons (or rather people of the LDS faith, to be more accurate), miss out on some significant networking opportunities because of … Continue reading
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Random Musings 9/15/11
Warning: I’m feeling a bit snarky today. If you’re feeling snarky too, best move along down the interwebs. Remember that one guy, the “reporter” who moved in next door to the Palin family in Alaska while he wrote a book … Continue reading
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Book Review: Men at Work – The Craft of Baseball
When I picked up this book I was expecting some sort of management training text drawing on baseball for analogies. That was because I borrowed this book from the community bookshelf at work, which is stocked mainly with management, leadership, … Continue reading
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Random musings 9/12/11
There is a marketing poster in the office where I work for one of our affiliate companies. The marketing text reads something like “Acme’s got you covered!” Someone came along with a pen, circled the “Acme’s” and added “SP!” I’m … Continue reading
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Hollywood and their tales of two wars
I recently read an article wondering why Hollywood made so many successful movies about WWII during WWII, and yet most all the movies about 9/11 have failed. I think the writer overlooked some very obvious differences about the times–and Hollywood … Continue reading
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Some credit where due
In light of my recent posts I should give some credit where due. The media, who has in the past been very quick to start pointing fingers and laying blame, has been carefully avoiding speculation on the shooting of eleven … Continue reading
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An Opportunity missed
About the same time as I was calling for some sanity and maturity in the national dialogue a test case was presenting itself on the national stage. I’m sure most of you have heard by now about James Hoffa, Jr. … Continue reading
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