Modern Day History
The USA has been around for a little more than a mere two centuries. Admittedly, there isn’t much history to be had in such a short span of time, at least relative to Old World countries in Europe or the...
Category: Random Thoughts
The Lowest Common Denominator
Came across a great line by Scott Storch, one of the mega-producers in the music industry today while I was flipping through Rolling Stone: “It’s a chore for me to hold back my mind to do this simple shit…People want...
Late Night Ramblings
About a week ago, I caught a documentary on the House of Saud on PBS (in HD, too!). It was a riveting program that helped shed a lot of light onto historical relationships between Saudi Arabia and the US. It...
Fear of Change
Perhaps one of the most dangerous fears of Man is the fear of change. It is a fear of the new and a desire to remain close to “the old ways”. This occurs on a macro and micro level. On...
Sad State of Manufacturing in America
Over at engadget, a headline caught my eye today: “Chinese workers reportedly toil in the ‘iPod City’“. It’s certainly nothing that we haven’t heard before, overseas labor is so cheap these days, who can compete with American labor and just...
So, How’s Married Life?
I love this reply from Jerry Brown, the mayor of Oakland, in Time magazine this week: It’s a good thing. There is a certainty, a finality about it. I was very conscious that it was a vow, and I liked...
Random Happenings
Well, my pineapple died recently. Yes, that’s right, pineapple. Sometime last year, I decided to start growing a pineapple plant after I picked up a weird interest in growing tropical plants (fruits in particular). Why pineapples? Well, I found out...
Joy!
A certain sense of glee overcame me just now as I was checking the activity logs. Perhaps one of the most exciting (yeah, I realize I’m exposing myself as a total geek by saying that) things about having a blog...
Life Goes On
So I’m back from Utah. Quite a trip. I left New Jersey Monday morning at ~7:00AM EST and touched down in Utah ~11:00AM MT. It only dawned on me when I got into the office there that it was quite...
Of Crack and World of Warcraft
No, this post probably isn’t what you think it’s about. Yes, World of Warcraft is like crack in its addictiveness and its ability to ruin your life. One of my college roomates, Joe, has a townhouse around the corner from...