When I read the Michael Lewis book, “MoneyBall,” my interest was the numbers-based approach to finding players being used by my local baseball team, the Oakland A’s. The reviews of the book (like this one) emphasized how author, Michael Lewis delivered “the most revealing, enlightening look ever written on how… more »
Commitment to Getting Results…
January 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Some people hate Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and therefore may dismiss any sort of advice he offers. But here’s something that really shouldn’t be ignored. Henry Blodget of BusinessInsider.com wrote a New Year’s Day piece worth reading. “There’s only one thing you can control in… more »
Finding Joe: The Story Behind the Story…
October 20, 2011 by 3 Comments
An incident took place during the recently concluded Frys.com open. Someone who claimed to have been inspired by the movie “Drive,” threw a hot dog at Tiger Woods in an act that he claimed was “courageous and epic.” Getting arrested for disturbing the peace and impacting the results on that… more »
Pondering Changes in How We Read…
September 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A story (From Scroll to Screen) in The New York Times Book Review section got my attention. The writer, Lev Grossman, raised some interesting points about how the way we read has changed over the years: From scroll to codex to e-Reader. He makes some great points. I love my… more »
The Surprise that Shook up my Jedemi Project…
June 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I had been casually thumbing through the Arts & Leisure section of the Sunday New York Times when I came upon this story: “NIght Flight”? That’s the same name as a book by one of my guys, St. X (Antoine de Saint-Exupery). The gist of the story was that Clarence… more »
