Going Way, Way Back: Edison’s Short Baseball Film…

The treasure trove on YouTube continues to amaze me. For your viewing pleasure, here is a short film (Duration: 0:27 at 28 fps.) of a baseball game shot in 1898 (not a typo!) by Thomas Edison (yes, THAT Edison). According to this website there was a camera positioned behind home… more »

Power of Stories & More…

Funny, I was zipping through some email newsletters I get when I stumbled upon a common theme: Storytelling. Om Malik, in a post titled “Why data without a soul is meaningless,” had some interesting points about the use of data: “The problem with data is that the way it is… more »

SonicMadness: Not a Skateboard Ad Garners Attention…

I am notorious for having sports on as a background task as I work. Today, while watching March Madness hoops, I caught a glimpse of a Chevy Sonic ad where the car was doing skateboarder tricks. Say what?? I dropped everything and searched YouTube to find it so I could… more »

Visible to the Eye — Works of Literary Graffiti Artists…

Check this out!  My brother discovered a post on literary graffiti. This Little Prince reference is awesome.   I want a stencil. Thanks, Pete! ##

More on Jedemi’s Backstory…

In the slide deck that describes what Jedemi is all about, there is a reference to a couple of Frank Capra films. In this post, you’ll get a feel for how “You Can’t Take It with You” fits in.