August 2008

John McCain’s VP?

August 29, 2008

Did John McCain just pick Tina Fey for his VP? Sarah Palin Tina Fey  Cool. I love 30 Rock! Can we make Alec Baldwin Secretary of State?

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Gifted Children are a Dime a Dozen

August 27, 2008

Saw this headline at CNN.com and had to comment: Is your kid really gifted? Probably not. Did your child walk and talk early? Does she have a brain like a sponge? Scribble magnificently? Love learning? Ask questions that leave you marveling (and scrambling to Google an answer)? Wow, clearly she’s a genius! Or, um, maybe [...]

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Responding to Search Terms: Damn Dams

August 22, 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLvasbwj_Lc]

Wow. Back to back record highs for hits yesterday and Wednesday. Some good comments and lots of activity for the blog. Not bad for the dog days of August. Time to look at some of the things that brought people here via everyone’s friend: The Search Engine! running for idiots – I agree. Running is [...]

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Avoiding online-security mistakes

August 20, 2008

Here is a great article that uses nothing but negative thinking to make their point. It’s about the mistakes people make regarding online security all the time. From CNN.com: By now most personal-computer users know not to post their Social Security numbers on the Internet or respond to Nigerian e-mails seeking help with suspicious bank-account [...]

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Generation Jedi: Yoda the Baby-boomer

August 18, 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtfejKs_mI4]

One of the analogies I use when discussing Baby-boomers to younger generations is that Baby-boomers (the over 45 crowd to be simpler) is just like Yoda from Star Wars. Remember when we were first introduced to Yoda in The Empire Strike Back? He was this crazy, goofy Muppet with big ears who Luke didn’t think [...]

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Give to the Jimmy Fund!

August 15, 2008

It’s that time of year again! Even though I live here in Texas, my heart is always back home in New England and with the Boston Red Sox. Please take time out of your day today and donate to the Jimmy Fund, a wonderful organization that helps childern with cancer and their families. The Jimmy [...]

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Apparently the Obvious Isn’t So Obvious

August 13, 2008

Here’s a disturbing article I found dealing with the Austin School District. Thankfully, someone is thinking negatively over there and not assuming everyone is on their best behavior. From KLBJ Radio: The Austin School District kicks off the new school year with a series of training workshops for teachers. The special training will include lesson [...]

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Olympic Fashion Report

August 9, 2008

I had to chime in about the Olympic Ceremonies after my wife forced me to watch Project Runway the other day. The contestants had to design the USA’s Olympic uniform. Of the 8 or so designs, only 2 were any good. Then, we saw the ceremony last night and realized that a 25% hit rate [...]

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1 Year Anniversary

August 8, 2008

Today is this blog’s 1 year anniversary. Also it is my 200th post. So celebrations abound. My gift to you is a small reminder that everyone has a place in the world (even if it’s not the one they wanted) Tweet

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NYC Recap

August 7, 2008

Sorry for the lack of posts. You would think that a hotel as big as the Marriott Marquis would have a dependable internet connection. Nevertheless… While I was gone, we hit 25,000 hits. Thanks for keeping with me while I plug away on this blog. Another milestone is coming tomorrow. The National Speakers Association Convention [...]

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