February 2009

How to Survive a Robot Uprising

February 27, 2009

It’s good to see that some people are using negative thinking to protect humanity. I stumbled upon this new book: How To Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion Look, we all know it’s going to happen someday, so why not be prepared? Here’s an example from the website: HOW [...]

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What are you staring at?

February 25, 2009
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OK…it’s stupid and has nothing to do with anything, yet this video makes me giggle. It’s a rat staring contest. Yes…you read that right. Tweet

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2009 Oscar Picks!

February 22, 2009

Here are my picks for this year. Though I have to say: In the supporting actor category, I have no idea why Josh Brolin was nominated as his performance of Dan White was nothing out of the ordinary and I truly believe Robert Downey Jr. was leaps above Heath Ledger, though Heath’s Joker was outstanding. [...]

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AMC Best Picture Showcase: 2009 Oscar® Nominees

February 19, 2009

On Saturday, Feb. 21, for the 3rd year, we’re going to check out the ”AMC Best Picture Showcase,” featuring all five Best Picture Oscar® nominees (Milk, The Reader, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Slumdog Millionaire and Frost/Nixon) playing back-to-back throughout the day at the AMC Studio 30 at 2949 Dunvale here in Houston. It’s a [...]

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Failure Friday: Jerry Seinfeld

February 13, 2009

Getting fired is never a good feeling. That doesn’t mean it can’t be useful. Look at Jerry Seinfeld. He used getting fired from one sitcom to learn how he wanted to create and control his own. From CNN: Remember the ABC sitcom “Benson”? Seinfeld undoubtedly does. Early in his career he had a small recurring [...]

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Media Monday: CNN’s iReporters are iDiots

February 9, 2009

Sometimes the internet can be a power for good in the world. Other times, I’m sure it will be the end of it.  CNN has the iReport, which allows anyone with a camera, to upload to their site. Great for major events happening, you can get different angles and reports. Not so good when the [...]

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The Colbert Report: It Could Be Worse

February 4, 2009

One thing I love about the Colbert Report is that Stephen totally gets the concept of negative thinking.  Here he is using negative thinking to look at worse case scenarios. It’s a good way of putting a bad situation in perspective. I mean there’s always something worse! The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / [...]

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Reminder: Sign up for my newsletter!

February 2, 2009

If you haven’t already, now would be a great time to sign up for my bi-weekly newsletter. It comes out every other Tuesday, so sign up now to get it tomorrow! Tweet

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