It’s no surprise that almost 277 years after his birth, George Washington has some business thoughts. Now before you click to the next blog, let’s remember that this is the man who predicted the European Union a long time ago except that he called it the “United States of Europe“. His open letter to the American People, written as he left office, raises themes that are even more true today. He urged Americans to unite for the good of the whole country, to avoid permanent foreign alliances, particularly in Europe, and to keep morality first and foremost in government. Continue reading
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Make It Up!
This post isn’t going to make a few of you out there very happy. But if it doesn’t, hopefully it’s because you have a guilty conscience and are going to do better in the future. You see, today’s topic is making stuff up and while I’m a big fan of fiction, I don’t think it has a place when it’s labeled as fact. Continue reading
Filed under digital media, Helpful Hints, Reality checks
Ralph Moneybags
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.
Filed under digital media, Growing up
Consult Keith 