Missing My Old Partner in Crime

There are days when I simply can’t bring myself to insert more noise into what I see as an already over saturated political noise machine. Lately these days have come all too often and my response has been to simply look at myself and say, “I think I’ll sit this one out.”...

From the Archives: Steve Jobs’ Inspirational 2005 Address

I don’t recall who gave the commencement address at my Western Michigan University graduation but it sure as hell was not Steve Jobs. At a time when everyone is whining about what we can’t do I thought it was time for a reminder of what we can. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc[/

A Real Hero

The word “hero” is SO overused today that it’s possible to forget what a hero actually is. This woman was a hero. She died two months ago, but I only just learned that she even existed. This Guardian article is from a year ago, on the occasion of the Polish government’s issuing a...