I stumbled upon an old issue of Fortune Small Business the other day and found a very inspiring story about how Alice Waters started Chez Panisse. It talked about the challenges she had back in 1971 when she first opened in her place in Berkeley, California. “In no time I… more »
One Heck of a Dream… Twilight Author on Oprah
November 17, 2009 by 1 Comment
I was aware of the Twilight series and knew it had a young adult following. But this interview of author Stephenie Meyer on Oprah that I caught purely by accident while I was stretching after my workout was a true eye-opener.
Trying to be like the Cool Kids: Give Microsoft an E for Effort…
October 30, 2009 by 1 Comment
Remember just over a year ago, when Microsoft’s attempt at being cool involved running ads that featured Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates shopping at a discount shoe store? The word pleather sticks in my mind… and I guess that’s appropriate since that word describes fake leather (actually it is a… more »
Ponderable: Letter Writing of Old Meets Email of Today…
September 28, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Who would have thought a post about behavioral studies connecting letter writing and emails would turn into a discussion about journal writing and knowing why you do, what you do?
Maker Series: Jeff Rulifson & AAA’s iPhone App
September 1, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Innovation Meets Tenacity. There’s no stopping an idea who’s time is right, as long as you keep at it and not let “rules and limits” hold you back.
