Archive for December 2005
Steve Jobs Movie Poster Contest
A web based contest to make movie posters featuring Steve Jobs has caught serious momentum. Some are lame and some are priceless. I think the ‘Indiana Jobs’ and ‘Lord of the iPod’ are a few of the better ones. Definitely worth a glance.
Design a Steve Jobs Movie Poster
Dealing With Unwanted Holiday Guests
Earlier today, while my son and daughter were playing in the back yard, I noticed my son’s absence, which typically means he’s quietly and appropriately occupied, or doing something he should not….
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Glad Tidings of Joy
It’s Christmas eve day, I’m watching the kids play in the back yard while my wife gets things together in preperation for our Christmas Eve and for our drive to Roseville tomorrow am. We’d considered going up today but there’s limited accomidations and the bottom line for me is a strong desire for the kids to have a Christmas morning in our new home, in familar surroundings, and with no distractions from the magic of Santa Claus having visited the night before.
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It was 25 Years Ago Today
I’m stunned, and almost at at loss for words, to reflect on the murder of John Lennon having occured 25 years ago today. I know this date well, it never escapes my thought as it rolls around, that it marks a profound and shocking event. When i went to New York in July 2001 i made the trip to the Dakota and to the ‘Strawberry Fields’ section of Central Park, at both places pausing to reflect on the man and the impact of that event to me personally. But to think it was really 25 years ago seems as surreal as a plasticine flower. Read the rest of this entry »