I was really saddened to hear about the death of George Carlin this past Sunday. Carlin and Cosby were the very first stand-up comedians I’d ever learned about, and I still remember borrowing their comedy albums from the public library. Carlin was truly a creative genius and his material will live on for a long […]
Movies based on Marvel comic book heroes seem to have two options: Super HERO (Spiderman, Iron Man, Blade) and Super ZERO (Daredevil, Hulk, Ghost Rider.) Another trend is that the movies that start out great get lamer as they go along (Spidey 3 SUCKED) and those that start out bad get better (Punisher 2 — […]
Are you as creative as a crow? One wouldn’t normally think to look to our fine feathered friends for advice on innovation, but watch the video below of Joshua Klein speaking at TED on the intelligence of crows and you may just end up singing a different tune. I especially like how he says the […]
I love it when I share an idea with a friend and see them run with it. Such is the case with my new friend, author Gregg Fraley. Gregg wrote the book “Jack’s Notebook” that I blogged about recently, and after linking on a couple social network sites, I suggested that he create a Twitter […]
There are few things I like better (after that fine product made by Mr. Guinness!) than a really great book — unless it’s a really great book signed with a personalization by the author. I’ve been fortunate to receive two such books in as many weeks, and although I haven’t had a chance to fully […]
I really like the shared bookshelf at Shelfari.com — hence the new widget below my blog entries. Any other Shelfari users out there that would like to link as friends on their site? You can find my shelf by clicking this link.
If you spend all your time reading email instead of literature, you might want to try a little recreational reading in bite-sized bits. DailyLit.com sends books in serialized ‘episodes’ right to your email inbox. Each installment can be quickly consumed in as little as 5 minutes (and you already know you can access email from […]
