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Unplugged.
The phantom vibration in my pocket from the iPhone that wasn’t there was the least of it. Yesterday I bit the Apple. I did what I was warned never to do. I put all my technology down and walked away....
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A Flat PBR
That’s short for “Princess Bride Reference.” As in: Buttercup: Westley, what about the R.O.U.S.’s? Westley: Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don’t think they exist. Cut to Westley being mauled by Ratzilla....
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Olympic Torched
The London Olympiad is upon us, and I for one am thrilled. In a ‘win at any cost’ sports culture that mimics our larger society whether we want to admit that or not, the Olympics somehow float high...
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The Wonder Years
(Overheard by no one. Ever.) “I wonder what happened at the Olympics.” “I guess you’ll have to wait until you get home to find out.” ### “What do you think she’s like? I wonder what kind of music she’s...
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Inside Jobs
“I want to make a dent in the universe.” -Steve Jobs Define “dent”. Is it selling five million iPhone 5s in the first week of availability? Is...
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Whose Brain is This, Igor?
Dr. Joseph E. Murray died this week at the ripe old age of 93. Even in monster years, that’s a pretty good run. The good doctor found fame for having the audacity to believe that he could save lives by...
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Heel Thyself
British boxer Curtis Woodhouse recently showed up at the house of some guy who’d been running his mouth about him on Twitter. Suffice it to say, there’ll be no more sucker punches from that guy....
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A Man for Some Seasons
A few words of wisdom inspired by the “Golden Globes.” First, a brief Madmen-esque story, perhaps apocryphal, but allegedly true: Fifty-year-old adman sits down at the bar beside a very attractive...
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No More Presents
I’m no better than anyone else. I walk through the streets, headphones on, same as all the rest. We may as well have fish bowls on our heads like astronauts outside their spacecraft. The only thing...
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My New Year’s Wisholution
Less disruption. I’m looking for confluence. Things that make things better without making other things worse by definition. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We will not be saved by angels, but...
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