Remembering David Bowie 1947-2016
It was a Christmas morning back in the seventies. I must have been 8 years old or so. I can’t really remember what my presents were but remember on of my sister’s presents. It was David Bowie’s album “Aladdin Sane.” Bowie in silhouette on the cover with a red and blue lightning bolt on his […]
How to save cancelled tv shows.
TV Programmers are freaking idiots! Today I stumbled upon two neat shows on Hulu. I gobbled that sh*t up and watched every single episode available. I gave an entire day of my life to them, they were that good. I even re-watched some episodes because I was distracted by my iPad. But the shows were […]
Rapture in Las Vegas
When his plane crashes in Vegas Curtis learns Las Vegas is on fire. Is this the end of the world. I staggered across the floor. I was groggy and wading through a gaggle of smirks and grins, led by the hand of a topless woman, until a pair of metal doors flung open. Dear Lord, […]
Three ways to beat the heat starting with iced coffee
Oh boy was it hot tonight! A glass of iced coffee is one of three things you can make to cool down. So it was freaking hot today and tomorrow is supposed to hotter. I dont have air conditioning and all the fans are just pushing around hot air! I needed something to help cool […]
The Fault in Our Stars
John Green delivers a wonderful tale about Hazel, a teenager recovering from cancer — but this is not a cancer book. It’s a book about inner AND outer exploration of life.
Fitbit Ultra Wireless Pedometer and Activity Tracker
The Fitbit wireless activity tracker displays your steps, floors climbed, miles traveled, calories burned, and activity score right on the device with the touch of a button. Fitbit Pedometer/Activity Tracker product information I started using the Fitbit over a month ago. A coworker of mine was using it and I was impressed by the wireless […]
Journey versus Dawn of the Dead
Mashups of movies and rock and roll are spiritual and transcending. Everyone knows about Pink Floyd and The Wizard of OZ, but do they know about Journey’s zombie ballads? Chaos! The apartment building swarmed with police, refugees, and fugitives. No one was safe. Everyone was a target. And, that was before all hell broke lose! […]
Do pictures have a temperature? Do they make you hot or cold?
There are many ways to interpret photography. Sometimes innocence can lead us down paths we cannot see. What do you see when you look at photography? The woman leads a small group of children in to the art gallery, “Do pictures have a temperature? Do they make you hot or cold?” “No!” the children respond […]
Steve Jobs, the biography, by Walter Isaacson
Steve Jobs, the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination, connected creativity with technology unlike no other in his time. Based on dozens of interviews with Jobs, as well as interviews with family, friends, colleagues and adversaries. Walter Isaacson’s book, Steve Jobs , is an intimate study of a visionary and possibly a treatise on […]
Katniss vs Kirk — Thrown together by the need to survive.
Humorous motivational poster of the the ultimate match of The Hunger Games heroine Katniss and Star Treks Captain Kirk Katniss vs Kirk — Thrown together by the need to survive. Two colossal characters of science fiction must battle it out… I wonder if the fans of The Hunger Games appreciate Captain Kirk (played by William […]