February 10, 2009 · 4:16 pm
I was pleasantly surprised last evening to receive an email from a old friend. Attached to it was a photograph which you see off to the right.
Thanks Eric!
No, it’s not the 4 Stooges although that would have been an appropriate moniker at the time. It’s the cast and crew of a film shot in the late 60’s called “The Treasure of Ralph Moneybags” and seeing this shot made me think about how in many ways the digital world we’re in has helped and hurt what is now getting to be two generations of kids.
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January 19, 2009 · 9:48 am
Last week was actually Dr. King‘s birthday but since we’re celebrating it today I thought I’d add my two cents. I’m old enough to remember him and while he didn’t light the fire of the civil rights movement in the US (I’d say Rosa Parks is that hero), he certainly brought the fire to life and tended it well until his assassination (and I remember that as well – how horrible a day it was!). Continue reading →
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January 12, 2009 · 5:45 pm
I spoke with a couple of friends today who got to the same place from very different beginnings. One has been self-employed for 30 years; the other has worked for a number of prominent companies for about as long. Both are unhappy, both are concerned, both want to make changes in their lives. And somehow both ended up with the same realization. Continue reading →
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