Our buddy St. X was very excited when Tommie told him this news. Late Saturday evening (at 11:09 pm Eastern Time / 23:09 hours) the Solar Impulse, a solar-powered aircraft, completed the final leg of a history-making cross-country flight, gliding to a smooth stop at New York’s John F. Kennedy… more »
Illuminating WSJ Photo-Op…
July 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Thanks to this “Photo-Op: Idea Man” piece in the Weekend section of The Wall Street Journal, we got a glimpse of how light bulbs seemingly stimulated the imagination of artists in the early 1900s. The picture they ran made you stop and think: It is Hans Finsler’s 1927-28 photograph ‘Electric… more »
Spidey Life? Taking Your Passion and Making it Happen…
June 30, 2013 by 1 Comment
The thought crossed my mind when I read a story about Jonathan Kaplan. He’s the guy who brought the Flip Video camera to the world via his company Pure Digital and then sold the successful business to Cisco. Kaplan turned around and started up a chain of grill cheese eateries… more »
Firey Hot Sauce a Winner…
June 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
On Saturday evening, we checked out the rooftop garden at Triple Rock in Berkeley. It was the perfect place to have a beer and hang out to escape the triple digit temps back home. While there, we made a fantastic discovery — a hot sauce that totally rocks! Palo Alto… more »
Vin Tweets! Dodgers Rejoice!
June 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It was big news this week when 85-year old Vin Scully, “The Voice of the Dodgers” who has been their play-by-play announcer since 1950, was slated to take over the Dodgers’ twitter feed for the game between the Yankees and Dodgers at Yankee Stadium. Recalling a story I saw at… more »
