Archive for July, 2009
Funny, Interesting Graphs
Saturday, July 25th, 2009We’ve all seen way too many graphs and charts over the years.
They’re one of the most boring staples of most PowerPoint presentations.
So most of us are conditioned to not even [more...]
Your Experience Is History
Friday, July 24th, 2009I have absolutely no interest in tweeting. To me, tweeting everything you do is a stupid activity for everyone except self-absorbed celebrities, who do it to hawk their movies, fragrances, clothing lines and beauty products to their fawning fans. Come to think of it, the phrase “self-absorbed celebrities” is redundant.
On the other hand, my parents’ generation probably doesn’t [more...]
See Monkey Do
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009As humans, some of us like to fool ourselves into thinking that we’re hot stuff.
That we can do anything that we set our minds to.
That we’re far superior to the rest of the [more...]
What’s In Your Garage?
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Regular readers of this Journal know that, many years ago, I did my Masters thesis on creativity, and my favorite definition of creativity is “looking at one thing and seeing another.”
With that definition in mind, I’ll leave it up to you to decide whether you [more...]

