Saw this interesting list and decided to come up with four additional books to add to it. The first four SF books you should read if you’re working in social media My additions: Eastern Standard Tribe – Cory Doctorow Great story with a backdrop of feeling connected via what time zone you are online. Global [...]
My favorite independent musician and friend Scott Albert Johnson has given me permission to release this live track on my blog for free. The track is for sale at Scott’s site along with his debut album which is highly recommended. Scott is a very talented musician who, along the lines of Jonathan Coultan and Geoff [...]
Here is the essay my daughter Maddie wrote after watching President Obama’s inauguration speech. “Barack Obama is the new President. He is the first African American President. He is the 44th President. He has two daughters. We will work for a better country. We will build bridges and houses. We will work to make the [...]
One of my favorite recipes. I’m sick of searching for it, so I’m blogging it in hopes that others can enjoy. The Wegmans branded products can easily be replaced with more generic items. Enjoy! Steamed Meatballs with Asian Green Beans Serves: 4 1 lb 90% or 85% Ground Beef 1 egg 3/4 cup panko bread [...]
Yesterday was my last day of employment at the Terrorism Research Center/TIS. As an original co-founder of TRC in 1996 and it’s only active President and CEO, I was able to grow the company beyond any of the expectations we originally had. It has been a fun and tremendously rewarding experiencing that will serve as [...]
“I always say that in investing you want to buy stock in a company that has a business that’s so good that an idiot can run it, because sooner or later one will. We have a country like that.” – Warren Buffet
This is exactly my frustration with the current market crisis we are currently going through. Those that facilitated the crisis with irresponsible risky behavior are free of any sort of financial risk. It is all reward, no risk at the leadership level and this introduces what I believe are unacceptable consequences. Take a look at [...]
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Wired is running a fantastic article about the 25th anniversary of the movie WarGames, which is arguably one of the most influential movies of my generation and certainly the most influential within the Generation X technology clique. As noted this interview conducted with me in the year 2000, I had a WarGames poster in my [...]
My friend Scott Albert Johnson has released his new album entitled “Umbrella Man”. It draws on many styles and I hear songs that are reminiscent of Blue’s Traveler, John Taylor and a full-spectrum of old fashion blues with great lyrics and wonderful harmonica solos. The family favorite thus far is “Turn Out Fine”, which is [...]
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