You've seen them. The folded piece of paper inside the Holiday card providing updates on all that is notable from the sender and their family in their Holiday Message. Maybe you've even written one yourself. Initially, these were a bit of a novelty, and as such, kind of fun. … [Read more...]
The New Simplicity – Alacrity with Complexity
150 years ago, in a shack he built in the woods, Henry David Thoreau wrote, "Simplify, simplify, simplify!" In saying this, the Harvard grad and one-time pencil maker tapped into a seemingly perennial human yearning for simplicity in all things. This desire for simplicity … [Read more...]
Big Speakers – The Circle of Life
I grew up in a magical time in a magical place. The time was the early 1970's. The place was Southern California. During that time, there was a once-in-a-lifetime confluence of musical talent and new musical technologies that created a boom in consumer electronics. Before the … [Read more...]
Video Games – What’s the Problem?
For our twelve-year-old boy, all roads lead to video games. I don't like this. It bothers me, a lot. Frankly, I don't know what to do. When he is not playing video games, he's either thinking about playing games or talking about them. Most maddening are when he w … [Read more...]
Labor Day – How I got the perfect job!
There was a time many years ago when, more than anything, I wanted a job that would give me "most evenings and weekends off." That would be my perfect job! At the time I was reaping the rewards of some horrible choices I had made early in my life. I was working multiple j … [Read more...]