Archive for February, 2009

February 27

The Internet is Changing the World

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This is a re-post from the archives of CareerLifeXRoads.The original article appeared in November of 2007.
That’s hardly a “news break,” but this morning I noticed one more way in which the Internet is shaking up the “regular order of things” [...]

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February 25

Lies

I finally got around to seeing Body of Lies, the Russell Crowe-Leonardo DiCaprio thriller from last summer. I never got the opportunity to see it in theaters, though I tried … multiple times. Unfortunately, it was in and out of theaters so fast that I’ve had to sit and wait patiently for it [...]

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February 23

Refreshing

I was talking with my dad the other day, and he was reflecting back on his long career at Coca Cola.  He’s been working there for several years, and can remember almost every advertising campaign the company has launched.
He pointed out that, lately, the company seems to have lost direction.  Think about every food and [...]

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February 20

Extortion

When I was younger, cell phones were a big deal. And I mean “big” as in they were huge and incredibly rare unless you were a lawyer, doctor, or pimp. When my family finally got into the cell phone market (one of my parents is in medicine ), we had two separate [...]

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February 18

It's a Pink Gorilla

Last week, I was out shopping with my mom. We were talking a lot about the economy, jobs, banking, and generally “serious” topics.  At one point in the conversation, she was about to say something really vital.  Really groundbreaking.  Really important.
Well, I’m just disappointed that … there’s a pink gorilla …
Yes, standing on the [...]

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February 16

NRB '08

Last Wednesday, at o-dark-early in the morning, I got back from the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville, TN.  It was an absolutely amazing trip, full of great contacts, wonderful entertainment, and a lot of hard work.  Here are a few brief details from the trip…
We stayed in the Gaylord Opryland Resort, just a short [...]

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