Yesterday afternoon I traded in my old Motorola Droid X for a new Samsung Galaxy Note II. It was a big purchase for me but I spent a month or so researching phones and more than a few moments thinking about what I use mine for and what sort of features I really need. Since… Continue reading Tools Of Ignorance
Month: November 2012
The Great Facebook Hoax of 2012 And Why It Shouldn’t Matter
There are moments in time when I want to make like old Willie Shakespeare and shout something like “Friends, Romans and Countrymen: lend me your ears so that I might give you a double dose of common sense.” Many people I know posted something that looked exactly like this or quite similar: In response to… Continue reading The Great Facebook Hoax of 2012 And Why It Shouldn’t Matter
What I Learned From Richard Nixon’s Speechwriter
Dear Ben Stein, I would guess the first time you meet some one you probably don’t introduce yourself as a former speech writer for President Nixon. That has little if anything to do with politics and everything to do with what you have accomplished during the almost forty years since you worked as part of… Continue reading What I Learned From Richard Nixon’s Speechwriter
Some Things Are Best Left Unsaid
The boy in the photo never imagined a time when he would have to worry about being cautious about what he said because he had no reason to fear that one day prospective employers would sift and sort through his social profiles to try and figure out what kind of person he was. He didn’t… Continue reading Some Things Are Best Left Unsaid
