When Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers threw his no-hitter on my birthday, I knew I was witnessing something special. Listening to Vin Scully describe the scene (caught the last 3 innings) was a treat. And speaking of treats, the timing worked out for me to be able to… more »
Rocky on Broadway: Making the Concept Fly…
May 5, 2014 by 1 Comment
The Sunday New York Times had an eye-catching ad for the musical, ROCKY, that, quite frankly, was suitable for framing. From the “Story & Score” to “Gloves” to “Fight Choreography” to “Live Video Coverage” and more, the ad did its job to let the reader know that this was a well-thought-out performance.
GIF-ertainment: Crashing the Ivy…
May 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
We just saw this in today’s Cubs-Cards game. Ouch! Tommie GIF-ized it.
Dante Essay in the WSJ is full of Ponderables…
April 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Saturday Essay in The Wall Street Journal was an interesting piece about Dante’s “Divine Comedy” and the impact it had on the author of the 2500+ word piece. The way these essays are written, you need to block a chunk of time because they tend to be lengthy ponderables…. more »
By-Product Discovery: Rework & Kingsford…
April 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
While reading a book called “Rework” by by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, I made a fascinating discovery. In the Progress section, the essay titled “Sell your by-products,” pointed to something that one might classify as either a “fast fact” or a “bet you didn’t know.” Henry (Model T)… more »
