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Channeling George

Posted by Jeff on August 29th, 2011 under Uncategorized  •  No Comments

George Carlin was an American comic who died in 2008 at the age of 71.  Carlin had a long career as a stand-up comic.  Toward the end of that career he became increasingly concerned about America’s direction, and his later appearances focused on the excesses of American politics and culture.   On three consecutive nights [...]

How well do you compress data?

Posted by Jeff on October 23rd, 2009 under Uncategorized  •  No Comments

That is to say, how well do you understand things? If understanding and meaning are proving to be somewhat elusive for you, there is a good chance you are doing just fine.  That is the good news. The flip side is that you may be feeling somewhat isolated.  And that can be disconcerting. According to [...]

funny things heard

Posted by Jeff on January 1st, 2009 under Uncategorized  •  1 Comment

Here are just a few things I have heard recently that were humorous to me. Perhaps you will enjoy one or two as well. 1. This first one comes from a college football television sports announcer: ‘you know, offensive players love going into halftime with a lead.’ Really? You don’t say? They like to have [...]

Big Three Bailout is a waste

Posted by Jeff on December 22nd, 2008 under Uncategorized  •  1 Comment

The column below is from Thomas Friedman of the New York Times. Friedman is the author of “The World is Flat” and “Hot, Flat and Crowded.” Op-Ed Columnist How to Fix a Flat By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Last September, I was in a hotel room watching CNBC early one morning. They were interviewing Bob Nardelli, [...]

Wine, women and the royal road to the unconscious

Posted by Jeff on December 15th, 2008 under find a way to forgive yourself, God loves the USA, love that bird, Step on it already!, The three B's, Uncategorized  •  No Comments

I think the path to salvation for mankind is connected to our ability to tap into our unconscious. The final frontier is the human mind- not the sub-atomic world, and not space ‘out there’ extending for millions of light-years. From where I sit, the path looks pretty long. By the unconscious, I mean that (keep [...]

Open this

Posted by Jeff on November 16th, 2008 under 'americana', Uncategorized  •  2 Comments

Does packaging ever frustrate you? It seems like it could be done better. So many items are, well, nearly out of reach. Or at least beyond easy accessibility. Or just poorly executed. I consider myself a fairly strong guy. I have big hands, and I can tell you that I sometimes need all that strength [...]

Pleasure via the parietal lobe

Posted by Jeff on October 12th, 2008 under Uncategorized  •  2 Comments

I know how you can make a million dollars. Make that a billion. I have a billion dollar business idea. And you don’t have to send me $29.99 to learn more. I will just tell you. When you go to get your hair cut, they often wash your hair, right? That massaging of the scalp [...]

Provocative questions?

Posted by Jeff on October 2nd, 2008 under Uncategorized  •  2 Comments

A few quick queries for you to consider…… What do you secretly dream? What would you do if you were brave? What controls your choices? What would you be like at full potential? Take out a pen or pencil and describe your authentic self. What is your capacity for love? What have you learned from [...]

From 30,000 feet

Posted by Jeff on September 18th, 2008 under Uncategorized  •  3 Comments

Step back from things. Way back. Climb up above. Like gazing out the window of an airplane, see the entire landscape below. Not what is happening at work. Not the latest story about some celebrity. Not the latest political food fight. What this post is about are the THREE BIG TRENDS that I see affecting [...]

Goethe

Posted by Jeff on September 15th, 2008 under Uncategorized  •  No Comments

Today’s story is a short one. But I love this quote from the German philosopher/poet Goethe: “Whatever you can do, or dream, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic, and power in it. Begin it now.”