Led Zeppelin "Going To California" (http://youtu.be/TechHc8GK_Y) JK--A pure Robert Plant song. He references Joni Mitchell.
An analyst isn't really an analyst if they don't do the basic research. Re-presenting somebody else's research just shows you can present.
Glad we got the mulch laid down before the rain started. Spent the rest of day doing chores & letting back recover from lifting those bags
Led Zeppelin "Ten Years Gone" (http://youtu.be/jYpydtdlWxA) JK--One of my fave Zep songs for that soft-loud folk2rock oscillation
@ryanprociuk Now I'm talking like someone who ain't an analyst anymore and can set the record straight.
Rarely makes sense to impose arbitrary word/page-count limits on analysts. Let them cover their topics to the depth/extent that they wish
Rarely makes sense to overspecialize analysts to specific rigid technology niches. Let them follow their personal agendas wherever they lead
Rarely makes sense for an analyst firm 2 rallly all its analysts around single unifying trend-theme. Let each analyst set his/her own agenda
Madonna "Cherish" (http://youtu.be/8q2WS6ahCnY) JK--Wherein she quotes the central lyric from the Association song--in one of her best hits
The Association "Cherish" (http://youtu.be/NwAjGsuyF2M) JK--Not only did they have beautiful love songs. They performed in 3-piece suits.
The Marmalade "Reflections of My Life" (http://youtu.be/iE9TNG8IQNI) JK--1969. One of those gr8 '60s songs I hadn't heard in ages.
Cat Stevens "Morning Has Broken" (http://youtu.be/FP7Ry9MfkQU) JK--1976. Another German TV show. Classic singer-songwriter's most iconic
Cat Stevens "Matthew & Son" (http://youtu.be/HG7woCQkGUw) JK--1966. German TV show. Totally cool.
Paul McCartney "Come and Get It" (http://youtu.be/m1xss8MlwCk) JK--His unreleased 1969 demo of song he gave to Badfinger, & they hit charts
Dennis Wilson "River Song" (http://youtu.be/r4yFWBbG_ZA) JK--Beach Boys drummer. Wilson middle brother. Best looking of the bunch. Gr8 solo
Beach Boys "Feel Flows" (http://youtu.be/gh1YKIZlXWs) JK--Carl Wilson's best song. The processed synthesizer curtain is mesmerizing.
Gorillaz "Feel Good Inc" (http://youtu.be/MRyPSOyC7_c) JK--Best cartoon band to land real-world hits since The Archies.
Screaming Blue Messiahs "I Wanna Be A Flintstone" (http://youtu.be/NGZenzfg3A0) JK--None of the post-Alan Reed Fred voices rang true.
Ann-Margret singing as Ann-Margrock on The Flintstones (http://youtu.be/CXCiS2FpmIc) JK--One of many cool things about this series. Music!
Dick Van Dyke "Put on a Happy Face" (http://youtu.be/C0GyZwQFOW4) JK--From movie version of "Bye Bye Birdie." Lighter-than-air pleasure
[Video] Wakil Menteri ESDM Widjajono Partowidagdo Meninggal Dunia (http://youtu.be/i6PKmAWY3Gc) JK--Wid got long obit on national news
Kathy Griffin. I like her new talk show, in which her Mom is her sidekick and she constantly compares straight and gay men.
Wired story on A/B testing at Google. Knowing Wired, their editors wouldnt think A/B testng sexy enuff if it werent Google. Many firms do it
John Hodgman now has a funny mustache and underlip beardlet that don't fit his face. Makes the funnyman funnier to look at.
Whenever I'm reading a review and notice that it's by Rex Reed, I stop reading and try to cleanse my mental palate of the bitchy aftertaste
Model-processing prowess. That's the name of the #BigData gameh Whose MPP platform can execute the most & most complex adv analytic models?
What percentage of your #BigData have your data scientists explored? If very little, is that dark data worth illuminating? If not, purge it.
When is your #BigData platform too big? When you provision more storage and/or processing than near-requirements. Watch those costs.
Your #BigData apps might lean toward high-capacity or high-performance. How U configure your analytic platform must align with your emphasis
Not sure when I'll switch to a cloud drive (GGL, MSFT, Dropbox, etc.). I carry around a growing pile of USB flash drives. Jingle-jangle
RT @E_Kent_Perkins: I can tell it's election season again; my cat keeps digging holes 4 campaign slogans & carefully covering them with sand
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Take Me With You When You Go by Jack White from Blunderbuss JK--Artist hails from the Lower Peninsula.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp The Upper Peninsula by Sufjan Stevens from Michigan JK--My favorite swath of primeval forest in the lower 48.
Weekend's here. Gotta mulch. Gotta finish these Grape Nuts. No connection.
Nope. Back home in Fairfax County VA.
Impressive number and variety of high-tech companies in low-slung buildings in and around Marlborough MA.
#Hadoop is a hot priority with many customers. A growing number see it as evolution of their investments in MPP EDW.
"Jakarta University Taps #IBM Smarter Computing to Enhance Student Experience" (http://ibm.co/K9zzlb) JK--Di Yogya. Untuk e-learning
"Apple is Headed for a Fall, Says Forrester CEO" (http://bit.ly/IEUMSE) JK--Or normalcy, as formerly hip but still immensely rich IT vendor
"How To Protect The Big Data Archive" (http://bit.ly/IEUhYz) JK--Discusses advantages of backing up to object-oriented file storage on tape
"An Open Internet: A Tale Of Two Approaches" (http://bit.ly/K9sdxV) JK--"Softer platitudes"? Those are called universal rights declarations
"Kill computer science, keep football. Say what?" (http://bit.ly/Iwz4zo) JK--Well, of course! US exports much more pigskin than software
Busy week of marketing, strategy, onboarding, orientation, & introductions. And a slice of Friday pizza lunch around #IBM #Netezza Marlboro
"Analyst Says MapReduce Is 'Real Heart' of Big Data" (http://bit.ly/K7Gmvw) JK--BTW I'm very much still in game. In solution provider role
Busy sleep-deprived day of strategy meetings with team here in Marlborough. Looks like they all got good night sleeps. I'm talking about me
RT @LoraineLawson Analyst sez MpRdce 'Real Heart' o #BigData http://bit.ly/ItlWLq Q&A w/ @jameskobielus on 3-30 in last 10 mins @ Forrester
Sid displaying visualiztns #Attivio did recently on BI-hiring trends proj w/"an analyst firm." Hmmm..I'll bet I can name who he worked with
Listening to Sid Probstein of #Attivio at TiE/Boston. Yes, Sid, I know most of this, but you have interesting partner updates.
Listening to Gartner's Patrick Sullivan speak on #BigData at TiE/Boston. He says @Merv Adrian is their principal #Hadoop analyst.
Listening 2 #IBM #Netezza ops discuss proven tech acct mgt model 4 max customer satisfaction. Customers vouchd 4 it often in my "prior life"
RT @brainpicker "Philosopher John Searle defines consciousness" (http://j.mp/KerNCc) JK--Irreducibly real brain-based & causation-driven
" #IBM & Bauman Moscow State Tech Univ Open #SmarterCities Dev & Educ Ctr in Russia" (http://ibm.co/JFqPUU) JK--Educating city planning pros
What's interesting is seeing how different salespeople's personalities & backgrounds shape how they discuss #IBM #BigData value prop.
"Is flying giving you an 'airplane headache'?" (http://on.msnbc.com/I7FaDn) JK--It definitely spawns headaches. Stresses endemic to flight
All these children of #IBM employees with their "Think" t-shirts in the building today. Looks like a lot of fun. Ginni's also here, I'm told
" #Cloudera Partners With #IBM to Bring #BigData Insights to Joint Customers" (http://on.mktw.net/JsD3LI) JK--News release from Cloudera.
" #BigData Governance: A Framework to Assess Maturity" (http://bit.ly/ITOkor) JK--Detailed, comprehensive best practice discussion by #IBM
Per #forrester (http://bit.ly/Iqpzye) #Hadoop users rarely rely only on distro; many use modeling DI storage etc from distro vdr or 3rd pty
#IBM sales engineers definitely know how to pitch our #BigData value proposition. As the son of a salesperson, I enjoy an expert pitch.
@Eagle_force_555 I don't understand your "yes, but." Can you rephrase to clarify?
Wow! Now I see for myself. #IBM does an exceptionally thorough job of informing its own personnel on important announcements.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Youth Knows No Pain by Lykke Li from Wounded Rhymes JK--Swedish superstar pop singer/songwriter.
#IBM FAQ on #Vivisimo acquisition and #Cloudera partnership (http://ibm.co/KcLBFO) #bigdata
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Spirits by Jamie Woon from Mirrorwriting JK--Totally cool modern soul in the spirit of the late great Marvin Gaye
What is #zookeeper in land of #hadoop and #bigdata? Learn here http://ibm.co/zLp3Xt #ibmbigdata Cross-node synchronization
What is #hbase and why might you want it for #bigdata? Learn here http://ibm.co/xTLTcM #ibmbigdata Columnar database for near real time apps
RT @CrystaAnderson Zettabytes, yottabytes, and you. Why #bigdata matters (http://ibm.co/KcDitO) JK--Social's stoking super-scalablity
#IBM supporting #BigInsights on #Cloudera CDH shows what I've been saying 4 long time. Distro-agnositicity is key. Provide value up stack
PBS should simply rebrand itself as the WGBH Superchannel. The Boston flagship sets the entire network'ss direction & tone.
Watching an episode of "Doc Martin" on PBS. Program's milieu feels totally grounded & surrounded by that seaside town. Real fictional people
@NeilRaden Seriously, dude! I saw a mention in one of the papers this morning. NPR linked to the playback in their tweet today. Cool.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp I Can Only Give You Everything by Nick Waterhouse from Time's All Gone JK--Another gr8 '50s R&B/rockin' revivalist
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Que Onda Guero by Beck from Guero JK--Quasi-title-track & one of many gems on my fave Beck LP. Very low-rider/Latino
Grizzly Bear "Cheerleader" (http://youtu.be/EbhO7rsnAz0) JK--Group does cool sinuous vocal harmonies. Arrangements are subtle, intricate
The brand-new Beach Boys song is so good you half-believe they simply dusted an unreleased gem from 1966. Their unmistakeable vocal harmony
Beach Boys "That's Why God Made the Radio" (http://n.pr/Id6W5e) JK--2012. Yes, brand new. Gr8! Brian Mike Al Bruce..& early BB David Marks
Goodfellas "shinebox" scene. Just got an urge to see it again (http://youtu.be/2oP1NMB_I0s)
Gene Pitney "It Hurts To Be In Love" (http://youtu.be/axQh2Ff3Z78) JK--This guy had the pipes. Dramatic projection, sorta like Roy Orbison
Haircut 100 "Lemon Firebrigade" (http://youtu.be/KAHoOl8te88) JK--The preppie vibe, long before Vampire Weekend.
Chumbawamba "If It Is To Be It Is Up To Me" (http://youtu.be/XKbjtQJMrps) JK--2002. For some reason, this came into my mind. So I'm tweeting
WSJ " #IBM to Buy #BigData Navigation Software Maker #Vivisimo " (http://on.wsj.com/I9cf6R) JK--Mainstream biz press recognizes #IBM on roll
New JK #IBM blogpost: "High Powered Profiling: Emerging Best Practice for #BigData " (http://bit.ly/IKlyqE) commenting on #Vivisimo acq
"When touring the Large Hadron Collider, stay with your group" (http://bit.ly/IEnem4) JK--Lest you be plunged headlong to boson oblivion
"' #BigData will have big impact on MDM strategy, Gartner sez" (http://bit.ly/I1UUJq) JK--Link internal cust records 2 their social profiles
"Smarts Through the Semantic Layer" (http://bit.ly/JqoisJ) JK--Good one on semantics in data/analytics from @marksmithvr
"Machine Learning Hits the Books" (http://bit.ly/Jqo3xS) JK--Cool discussion of online #bigdata courseware from star blogger Steve Miller
"Infographic: Managing Big Flood of #BigData in Digital Mktg" (http://bit.ly/Ia3JSp) JK--Cool visualization by #IBM #Netezza @graemeknows
#IBM @nancykoppdw video series on #BigData, Smart Consolidation, & #Netezza (http://bit.ly/Ia3mqW)
#IBM #Hadoop distro-agnosticity is very important news as well. We're not in distro business. #BigData users demand choice/flex re distro
#IBM VP biz dev SWG Rob Thomas blogs on IBM acq of Vivisimo and IBM commit to #Hadoop distro-agnosticity for #BigData (http://ibm.co/IcjNqm)
BTW, my new #IBM #Netezza blog address: http://bit.ly/JBaBfe. Stay tuned for the #Vivisimo related blog. My social media coordinator posting
My blogpost will be up in just a jiffy on the #IBM #Vivisimo #BigData acquisition. Stay tuned. Very important: #BigData profiling tool
@bevelson Vivisimo competes with them on level of rich search across multistructured federated data environments. Don't know how implements
#Vivisimo for #BigData (http://bit.ly/JnzSr8)
RT @ibm_iod: RT @IBMbigdata: IBM to acq @Vivisimo_inc, add suppt 4 3rd-pty #Hadoop w/ @cloudera http://ibm.co/I51xsZ #bigdata #ibmbigdata
Anjul Bhambri blog on #IBM acquisition of #Vivisimo (http://ibm.co/IjWtl2)
"IBM Advances Big Data Analytics w/Acquisition of Vivisimo" (http://ibm.co/I1h4LN) JK--Federated data discovery, navigation, & visualization
RT @the_gman "The Role of Colors in Your Blog’s Success" (http://su.pr/2B0PyA) JK--Yellow is the color of my true love's blog.
"Google begins penalizing search 'over-optimization' " (http://bit.ly/J9bJjG) JK--This simply shifts working definition of "optimization"
"Smart bomb technology may disrupt the classroom" (http://bit.ly/JptSf4) JK--Next-gen spitballs?
"Harvard Releases Big Data for Books" (http://nyti.ms/Ipjeqa) JK--Sounds more like Big Metadata on books.
" #IBM Supercomputrs: 12 Ways HPC Leading 2 Scientfic Breakthrus" (http://bit.ly/I98awK) JK--Massively paralel analytics drilling 4 insights
I trust my GPS as much as any printed map--and a damn sight more than any random stranger at the nearest 7-11.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by The Beatles from The Beatles JK--Have no idea why John Lennon was down on this great Paul song
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Hold On by Alabama Shakes from Boys & Girls JK--Much buzzed-about new band. This song jumps out at you & stays.
RT @Steveology "Overused Words In Press Releases: What Words Would U Outlaw?" (http://ow.ly/9QNq3) #PR JK--"Revolutionary" "Unique" "Cool"
@kirstengraham I guess. But being cited as an authority means I must question myself even harder.
Sonny & Cher "The Beat Goes On" (http://bit.ly/AwMkzd) JK--They looked & sounded mismatched. Couples are sometimes odd.
Morcheeba "What New York Couples Fight About" (http://youtu.be/RUE0J2UvThM) JK--Lovely Skye & odd Kurt Wagner (of Lambchop). Classic!
Iggy Pop & Kate Pierson "Candy" (http://youtu.be/6-a4z8zLkpQ) JK--Thought about this song today. Sounds like strange pairing. Worked perfect
Splashback of my own voice in the influence-o-sphere feels like I'm in a echo chamber. When it's only in my own head, I can safely ignore it
Also felt a bit odd to click through to a non- #IBM #BigData vendor website & see a tweet of mine from several months ago on their homepage
Today's new employee #IBM #Netezza training in Littleton MA was great. Felt a bit odd to see my own work cited as an authority on #BigData
Fine dinner & drinks & chitchat tonight with my teammates at #IBM #Netezza tonight. Zoot allora!
@graemeknows Hey Graeme, 'twas pleasure to meet & knock back at social hour. Looking forward to working w/you & doing shots. Headshots too!
@NeilRaden Blowin' my mind! I knew you were deep, oh sage analyst!
RT @NeilRaden: "N" JK--Is this a new nano-tweet, Neil? Squeak out one character per tweet?
RT @DoctorGoltl: "What is keeping you from being the person you want to be?" JK--Failure to reincarnate?
#BigData & its 3 Vs: Volume Velocity Variety (V V V) & its Orders Of Magnitude (O O M) above & beyond trad'l #DW & analytics: VaVaVaVOOM!
@tadmartin #BigData can be broadly useful to interactively explore the data as you narrow down the list of questions to those that R "right"
#IBM #Netezza assures you can do it. Break the Cycle of Buying More and More #DW Nodes (http://youtu.be/GARXSYGlhHs). There is hope!
Cloud is increasingly mirror of grounded existence. Image of every physical/virtual artifact will be mirrored on high & restorable therefrom
" #IBM Fellow Jeff Jonas on evolution of #BigData " (http://cnet.co/IIckLd) JK--Focusing on "context accumulation" through entity analytics
RT @GuyKawasaki: "Why do Americans overspend on prom?" (http://is.gd/HKRLoZ) JK--Had to blink. Initially thought last word was "porn."
Consumability. What is it re tech solutions? IMHO, it's reducing barriers that prevent customers from realizing full, fast, lasting value
The big low-hanging clouds of Massachusetts have plenty of blue-sky interstices through which sun beams stab my eyes. Keep those shades on
"Beauty & Mystery of Mathematics" (http://ibm.co/HXiTKx) JK--Beauty is in unveiling hidden patterns & revealing the deeper mysteries.
"7 Bad Habits of Insanely Productive People" (http://bit.ly/HVBUyF) JK--Not habits. They're character traits: selfish greedy arrogant etc
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Go Man Go! by The Boomtown Rats frm Mondo Bongo JK--Wow! I thought "I Dont Like Mondays" was their only recorded song
If everybody's living the dream, does that mean that "The Matrix" has truly taken over? Whose dream are we living? Now I'm scared.
Not going 2 call self Geek anymore. Peeps mistakenly believe I'm Greek. No need 2 invite further confusion. My ethnicity is Techno-American
Got my first piece of Pinterest spam. The service is maturing into a full-grade social nuisance. Important milestone!
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Space Oddity by David Bowie from Space Oddity JK--You have to believe John/Taupin "Rocket Man" inspired by this.
Marlborough MA. It definitely has that old NewEngland feel. But it's new New England. All the high-tech amid the winding neighborhood roads
Right now I am on the dark side. The thick clouds are overhead, But early morning blue skies are over yonder. Yonder coming hither?
The normal metereological order was reversed briefly yesterday. Massachusetts, 400 miles northeast of DC, was noticeably warmer.
@DavidRajan Right. Think of #BigData is whole historical picture on whole population's whole backround & behavior, down to micro-segments
Now I'm getting concerned. Twitter DMs say the "nasty" rumors have escalated to "very bad" and now to "terrible." What's next? "Horrendous"?
@TravisDe "Large" is intermediate between "big" & "humongous." It might be an ANSI standard. Look it up. Let me know if I'm right. Thanks.
Is #BigData passe? We're starting to see more emphasis on "large" data.
Good evening in Marlborough MA with my new #IBM #Netezza colleagues. Clouds roll in and out, but rain seems like it's ended.
New JK #IBM blogpost: "Big Data Analyst Crosses Over to the "Dark Side"? Hardly." (http://bit.ly/Iuqxf5)
DARPA sponsord R&D that had comercial apps, not just defense. Should B criterion of any DoD R&D prog. Natl security rquires balanced economy
@IBMNetezza: Has @jameskobielus gone to "dark side"? Hardly! Yrs truly explains move to #IBM in new post: http://ow.ly/aslms #bigdata
CQ Roll Call article, in April 2012 issue p. 9, cites #IBM #SmarterGovernment website as must-visit for public sector managers.
Flight delays up and down Eastern Seaboard. Stuck on tarmac at Reagan National.
Late energy vice min Widjajono should be rememberd by Indonesians 4 championing necessary but unpopular phase-out of domestic fuel subsidies
It's important to realize that Internet was strategic federal infrastructure long before it evolved into the interconnected world economy
I like reading federal program articles. See how govt is investing in analytics & #BigData
My problem with "quantified life/self" is that analytics can't tell U how you're feeling or how should be feeling. Stat overload might hurt
If a columnist's output is arranged horizontally across the page, do they become a "rowist"?
Hey Lamborghini, reconsider your decision to call your new model "Urus." Sounds like double-nasty merger of anatomical nethers fore & aft
Starting to read Dick Van Dyke's memoirs. Seems like I'm on a comedy-star-memory-lane streak right now. What's my deal?
Joey Ramone & Iggy Pop (http://youtu.be/44nlquSrPlg) 2 skinny punks who fit their physiognomies to the rawness of their musical styles
Todd Rundgren "I Saw The Light" (http://youtu.be/AvxhJb6f7rE) JK--Skinny Philadelphia blue-eyed-soul whiteboy should never wear skintights
Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give You Up" (http://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ) JK--Skinny English redhead stole Gary Puckett's voice, & Gary's pissed!
Will Ferrell spoofing "Inside the Actors Studio" toasting him (http://youtu.be/9BwcCHyidMk)
Enjoyed "Bossypants." Piece de resistance is inside rear cover flap: "Tina Fey lives in Denver with her ferret, Jacoby."
Roz Chast. Distinctive cartoonist who does her best work for The New Yorker. Drawing style is simple, loose, ordinary, slightly nervous.
The only reason I'm rooting for Sarkozy is that photos of him often show him with his wife. My guilty little secret is out.
Hello rumor is that some persons is copying some other persons' DMs, word for word, about some persons making terrible rumors about you
Wonderful. The steady gentle soaking. A fine Earth Day. Earth's getting the watering it richly deserves. Round these parts.
Glad to see they're recalibrating the fructosity on the soda machine. Only the highest fructose corn syrup for me!
College athletics programs. Treat them like semi-pro, like farm systems, like work-study. College athletes aren't amateurs. Pay them.
Ok entertnmnt indstry TV-comercial ad-agencies. Quit shooting rapidfire fusillage of adjectival hype phrases at us. Where's my flack jacket?
Cable TV reality programming. Always good to stay up to speed on what the young & fatuous are getting into these days.
Online universities. Growth industry is fundamentally reshaping lifelong learn & accredit8ion. Sitting in cavernous lecture halls is overr8d
Jason Segel. Impressively expressive teddybear comedy face. Nonthreatening. Which is important for dude his size. The un-VinceVaughn.
Tina Fey in "Bossypants": If someone irritates U but doesnt stand btwn you & what you're trying to achieve, ignore & circumvent.
Mythbusters Jamie & Adam. I can easily imagine those guys as miners 49ers pannin 4 nuggets down @ Sutter's. "By jinkies we's gonna be RICH!"
Love Progressive Flo's transformation into a righteous motorcycle mama, against that glowing white faux retailscape.
The only time I pay attention to basic cable is when I'm working out. On mute or drowned in the din. On the machines. Craving tweet fodder
Yoga & pilates studios are one of top US growth industries. My advice 4 consumers is 2 B cheapskates. Focus on max results w/minimum spend
My desire to pay good money to see a new Hollywood movie is inversely proportional to its budget.
Tina Fey in "Bossypants": When somebody sez you "really, really must do" something, you in fact really, really don't have to do it.
Widjajono, an extremely busy man, took delight in mountain cllimbing, and was quite active & joyous in his scaling of his country's peaks
"Widjajono Meninggal di Tambora" (http://bit.ly/I4ZnKf) JK--Artikel Kompas, dalam Bahasa Indonesia.
So-called "pink slime" sounds better than a flabby runny rump roast marbled with disgusting fat.
So-called "pink slime" actually sounds good. It's the lean meat scraps separated from the fat. Ensures none of edible carcass wasted
"The top 10 fastest-growing U.S. industries" (http://wapo.st/HQ1umZ) JK--Only IT in there is "social network game development" (no. 7).
Happy belated 86th birthday to Elizabeth II. Her longevity & stateliness are quite impressive. Seems like a nice intelligent woman too.
We have several really good modern large Asian supermarkets in DC area. Someone should start nationwide chain of them.
RIP Charles Colson. The only one of the Watergate crooks who spent the rest of life sincerely atoning for his sins.
"Army dumps Nugent from concert after Obama remarks" (http://reut.rs/JzUXLy) JK--You don't threaten the commander in chief, jerkface.
Salad. It's most delicious when it's mixed greens plus mixed berries plus mixed nuts plus a light layer of sliced lean meats. Try it.
"Foodies." Picky eaters with an ideological and/or culinary axe to grind. I was a picky eater as a kid. I find picky adults slightly odd.
Happy Earth Day! The earth in my neck of the woods is getting some of the soaking it's been thirsting for. More please (in moderation)!!!
"Brainstorming: An idea past its prime" (http://wapo.st/JiEwUG) JK--I agree. Competition & criticism stimulate more & better ideas
"Clark Aided Blacks on 'Bandstand'?" (http://wapo.st/HZOH1w) JK--Not as much/quickly as Dick Clark claimed. Excluded black teens till '64
Saw "Martha Marcy May Marlene" on DVD. Gripping psychodrama of how cults psychologically imprison & torture vulnerable young adults.
Tina Fey in "Bossypants": "Different-shaped faces..helps me tell characters apart...When actors are too good-looking, I can't memorize them"
"Animal House" co-producer pens book about making. I recall co-writer Chris Miller discuss it @ my college year pre-release. "Is Sex Funny?"
Love the Korean supermarket, H Mart, in Fairfax on Saturdays. Awesome food samples and quite a variety. The spicy tofu is outasite!
Here's how much we loved Widjajono: we encouraged our kids to call him "Uncle Wid." No relation.
Thinking about Neil Young "Old Man" one moment, next moment it comes on at Starbucks.
Thinking about Neil Young "Old Man" one moment, next moment it comes on at Starbucks.
Yes, very well. your aunt & I met him while were were in college, and we have been close friends since then. Wid was a wonderful guy.
