Ramblings From a Glass Half Full
Somewhere, in a galaxy far, far away, I had a rare chance to chat with Yoda, who, it can now be revealed, has been one of my favorite Social Media mentors. It’s a little known fact that in addition to his important duties as a Jedi Master, Yoda has been behind the scenes training many of …
Just about everyone has the famous book “The Joy of Cooking” in his or her pantries. Many a novice cook (like me, for instance) has poured through its pages looking for the perfect recipe for a roasted chicken, a rack of lamb, or some other grand culinary creation. Or to just figure out how to …
(This is a true story. Mostly.) I started out in Wisconsin wanting to be a Piano Man. Don’t Ask Me Why, but I just thought that it would be a pretty glamorous life. Before long I was Movin’ Out to Texas and those dreams faded in favor of being a Big Shot in the business world. …
This morning, as I was driving back from Starbucks with my morning latte, I had a vision of sorts. I had been thinking a lot about writing another post about Social Media, and wondered where I’d draw my inspiration. Then, it happened…….. A song came on the radio by the 70′s group Supertramp. And then …
This is another installment of my continuing series on the conflicting voices inside of my head, otherwise known as Harry Halffull and Mopey Murphy. Last time, they were fighting for my attention, and now they are taking on my latest hobby (and near obsession), Social Media. Let’s listen in………… Mopey: Hey Harry, don’cha like Social Media? …
What do Aston Kutcher and Fonzie have in common? They both jumped a shark. Fonzie did it on “Happy Days”, and then we all knew the end was near for that long running TV series. Aston’s “shark” was 1 Million Twitter followers. He jumped it, alright, with plenty of room to spare. Even dragged a major news network with …
I was doing my usual full-scale digestion of the Sunday NY Times the other day when I came across a book review by Harry Hurt, entitled “A Generation With More Than Hand-Eye Coordination”. Hurt was writing about a book by Don Tapscott called “Growing Up Digital” – in it, the author takes a deeper look at …
Some days I can get pretty carried away with my music obsession on Twitter – OK, almost every day. Thankfully, there are a bunch of other people on Twitter that support this obsession, by engaging in virtual conversation about which Bob Dylan song is his best work (mine is “Lay Lady Lay”), or if the best …
Recently I received a comment from Alison Dennehy on a post I had written about my Blackberry Addiction. She was doing research on “the re-location of the temporal, spatial and psychological boundaries between work and non-work caused by smart mobile technologies such as the Blackberry”. In other words, how do these devices affect our …
Back in 2006 I posted what I called my “Crash Davis Belief Statement”, inspired by the movie “Bull Durham”. Every time I watch that movie, and gosh, I’ve seen it 20 times now, I love this (edited for a PG audience) “harangue” delivered by Crash (Kevin Costner) to Annie (Susan Sarandon): Well, I believe …
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