Thinking about Juke Box Jumpin?

For me, the single most amazing and influential man-made system I have ever seen is the Juke Box.  A robotic arm moves silently to the selected disc, extracts it from it’s vertical storage position, places it horizontally on a turn table and then perfectly...

Let’s Go Let Go and Let it Be

There are many things I try when I a need to get motivated and focus on the task at hand.  I think turning on some spirit rousing music is one of my most successful techniques.  Other times I will watch movies of underdog triumph.  Sometimes I’ll read from my...

Ironing out your Brand

The calves of Samuel A Maverick were without brand and from this negligent rancher came our term for “masterless” and our 1957 James Garner TV Show, which actually featured Jack Kelly in more episodes than Garner.  Ironically, “Warner Brothers had a...

Breaking Even

Our good friend Mr. Webster defines Even as “leaving no balance of debt on either side”. If we also take his second definition of Breaking “infringing, ignoring, or acting contrary” it would appear that I have acheived balance by acting...

A Wiki Wiki in Review

Yesterday I saw Ed Begley Jr on the CBS Sunday Morning Show.  The story was about his commitment to being environmentally concious, but he had a quote from his Father that I though would be  motivational, regardless of your natural awareness.  His Father told him,...