From the monthly archives:

January 2008

Staking Out the Past

01.16.2008

There’s an interesting, and what could be considered nonpolitical, thing happening on the Republican side of the presidential campaign: the five front runners have all invoked the ghost of Ronald Reagan to promote the legitimacy of their campaigns. Why is this important? For now, ignore the contradiction of them claiming to be candidates of change [...]

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Writers Need to Recognize Opportunity

01.15.2008

I haven’t written about the ongoing writer’s strike, mainly because I couldn’t stir up a whole lot of enthusiasm. However, today’s announcement that five studios have cut staff contracts caught my attention. Without meaning to, I believe the writers have set the stage to completely change what we refer to as the entertainment industry. The [...]

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Arrogance No Substitute for Real Conversation

01.14.2008

Sigh. Poor communication skills seem to be one of the few things the American government excels at. In spite of 29 states introducing legislation, and six actually passing bills against its implementation, the federal government is moving ahead with its REAL ID program. I’ve written about REAL ID issues in the past. However, this time [...]

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Looking for Answers in Numbers

01.11.2008

We have gone crazy with numbers. No matter where you look, it seems like we’re trying to reduce life and people to a bunch of digits. I posted yesterday on how if you want to be a successful creator, you have to be an equally good listener. Besides listening, I think you have to stop [...]

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Dying to Listen

01.10.2008

Last night, I caught the very end of the film To Die For. This movie focuses on the length’s Suzanne Stone, played by Nicole Kidman, will go to to be in the spotlight and on television. I thought the movie a bit silly, but one line at the very end, by a character named Lydia, [...]

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Shoes Aren't Security Threats

01.09.2008

Finally. Vindication. I’m not any safer flying when those dedicated TSA employees x-ray my shoes or throw away my bottled water. A team at the Harvard School of Public Health could not find any studies showing whether the time-consuming process of X-raying carry-on luggage prevents hijackings or attacks. They also found no evidence to suggest [...]

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Candidates of Change

01.08.2008

I suspect very few of you watched the debate Saturday evening, giving that it was a Saturday night and playing opposite a football game. Regardless of your politics, one big idea stuck out that applies to everyone, and not just politicians. It’s the idea of change. A good chunk of both debates involved the candidates, [...]

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A Successful Failure

01.06.2008

Failure isn’t something we like to talk about. In business, for every Google, there’s hundreds, if not thousands, of companies that fail to achieve success every year. Failure makes people uncomfortable, so uncomfortable that we have a hard time talking about it and acknowledging its role in life. At the Mills College 1983 Commencement, author [...]

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What's Your Potential?

01.04.2008

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Show Me the Wisdom

01.03.2008

Today marks the official start of what I’ve termed Insanity ’08, otherwise known as a presidential election year. In the past I’ve commented on and pointed out how little the candidates say (notable exceptions being Ron Paul and Mike Gravel) that communicates something of value. I’ve watched with disgust as this group of people has [...]

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