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One of my favorite all time movie quotes is when the southern prison boss in Paul Newman's classic "Cool Hand Luke" admonishes the inmates as he punishes them by saying, "What we have here....is a failure to communicate."

Communication is a powerful thing that people take for granted. But it's what makes eve… Continue

I can't say why, but often I find deeper meaning in the most mundane of subjects. It reminds me of a short lived sitcom starring Howard Hessman (and also a young newcomer named Robin Givens) who played a teacher that would start each class with a story of something complete… Continue

Yes, I have a facebook page, but I don't use it much. I accept almost every friend request, because I have nothing to hide there since I don't use it. Social media is a strange phenomena, one which I have not embraced nor like very much, despite their immense (and I think/hope temporary) popularity.
My latest Time Compression column… Continue

Steve Martin's career is an enigma to me. Does anyone else believe that today's Steve Martin is the same wild and crazy guy whose first movie was "The Jerk". Would The Jerk find an audience today? Why do I bother pondering such useless things? I am by nature, very curious. In that… Continue

I like video games, I grew up during their nascent (is that a real word? Like "descent" - maybe not). I also like complaining about poor product design. Well, here's an article that blends the best of both worlds.

From the Technologizer website:… Continue