I’ve been a proud fan of Jon Stewart and the Daily Show for some time now. Across the spectrum of the poignant political commentary and the ridiculously humiliating antics carried out by his crew, Jon Stewart and the show he hosts acts as the court jester of America. While everyone should know that the jester’s main goal and duty is entertainment, much of this entertainment comes naturally in the form of poking fun at the status quo and exposing the truths that many prefer not to bring to light. In this task, Stewart is often up to the task and does his due. This week – and most pointedly Thursday night – he has taken his game to a new level. Read more “Point, Set, Match”
Category: The World
Notebooks.com’s Magic Giveaway with HP and Microsoft
Again, I’m pimping one of these giveaways. But the truth is that this is a great giveaway and it is great to see a company like HP being so generous this time of year. I mean these guys are gifting out $6000 worth of equipment TIMES 50!! Each of 50 blogs that they chose has the full $6000 package of stuff to give away. And the only catch is that you have to pay it forward? Even if I gave ALL of it away, I’d still feel better for winning. Read more “Notebooks.com’s Magic Giveaway with HP and Microsoft”
Shout-out to Jake Ludington
Okay – this is the second post in a matter of days that is related to me entering a contest sponsored by HP. The truth is that it is a great contest and I would love to be able to be so charitable. The truth is that I am struggling to figure out what to get for my own kids within our budget, not sure whether my wife and I will be able to afford to give each other gifts valued above $10 (which has been par for the course for years now), but none of this bothers me more than the fact that I can’t afford to be more charitable. So I’m being selfish – I want to enjoy the feeling of giving this stuff away. Read more “Shout-out to Jake Ludington”
Thoughts on Poetic and Tech
In exploring the blogisphere, I recently stumbled upon an interesting member by the name of Liz Henry. I’d like to say that I discovered her work by casual means, but in truth I was following a lead on an interesting contest that HP is sponsoring. But in doing so, I found someone I will likely continue reading as well as a 10-year-old speech about programming languages that was surprisingly undated (see the related post here). Read more “Thoughts on Poetic and Tech”
Here’s Where the Story Ends
Today I lost a friend. He is still alive, and we are still friends (I assume), but our relationship will not likely ever be the same as it was … well … as early as this morning. This morning I arrived at the office, setup my laptop at my desk and, as I often do, walked to the office next door where my friend sits to chat while my laptop came to life. I found him enjoying some music that reminded him fondly of a cruise he had been on last year (relevant as he will be going on another cruise in a matter of days). We chatted about the music, discussed some work-related matters, and I departed back to my own office to go about my business. The sad irony is that the song he was enjoying was one by the Sundays whose name is the title of this post. Less than 30 minutes later, he had been laid off and escorted out of the office. Read more “Here’s Where the Story Ends”