Impulsive Nod?

I wonder if Phineas character’s name from Phineas and Ferb is a nod to Phineas Gage?

                Phineas                           Phineas Gage

My New Theme Song

Any song that has the lyrics “I’m fluent in Javascript and Klingon” is just too good not to share. For an extra treat pause the video to read the trivia questions at 1:10. Thanks David Palmer for sharing with me this morning.

80% of Americans Don’t Know the Significance of Memorial Day

Eighty percent of Americans surveyed by the National WWII Museum confess to having “little” or only “some” knowledge of the military holiday. Just 20 percent of respondents claim to be “very familiar” with the day and its purpose. Where Veterans Day is the federal holiday designated to honor all veterans, Memorial Day commemorates US Service Members who…

More Likely: Tupac Alive or PBS Hacked?

PBS Newshour is reporting tonight that rapper Tupac, believed dead September 16, 1996, is actually alive (and well) and living in New Zealand. This was just too good not to share. The article sticks out like a sore thumb; too many people know it is blatantly false for it to stay up long (I’d be surprised if it is still…

Friday Funny – Never Say No to a Panda

So this isn’t growthful or meaningful or anything but funny.  Love this, it is just hilarious. My favorite part are the Mac Classics in the first segment. In case you are curious the song is by Buddy Holly – “True Love Ways”

No Tengas Miedo

Lets be real, we all have fear. I have learned that I have a lot of fear – some real but many imagined. Fear isn’t bad, like any of our feelings they give us valuable data about the world around us. But when fear holds us back, prevents us from taking risks we know we should take,…

Brooklyn Space Program

If this isn’t an example of a family going for it I don’t know what is.

Every Once in a While I am Sad I Don’t Watch TV

Bullying

As a father I am shocked and dismayed. We each need to take action to let our loved ones know how much they mean to us. All I keep thinking about is how alone this this guy must have felt. How he didn’t know he had someone to turn to. I don’t like the term…

Don’t Get Networking

I never ceased to be amazed by the number of ‘networking guys’ that don’t get it.  The following question was posed yesterday by a networking oriented FB page I follow: How can you tell the difference between a true networking event and a social event? I don’t believe in the existence of a ‘networking event’…