mourning the king of pop
It’s impressive to see how America reacted to Michael Jackson’s death. Millions of people crying, and mourning as if their best friend, or parent had died.
Several old friends from high school on my facebook seemed to be deeply distraught …
wasted talent
Wasted talent … a theme which drives many of these entries.
so many exceptionally talented people … who could of and should of, but didn’t….
Tomorrow I want to re-discuss the idea…”you are only as good as your last sale…” …
ode to Alex Rodriguez
Its disapointing to see how the media, after building A-rod up to be the potential greatest player ever is now going about destroying him.
Although I do not support short cuts, like steroids – if you are a professional baseball …
ode to Noam Chomsky
All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume. Noam Chomsky…
riding the storm
Internet has been down at my apartment in dubai so I have not had a chance to post a blog for a few days.
Yesterday, the voice of reason reminded of a scene from the movie Forrest Gump….
The scene …
two roads diverged in a wood…
I like the idea of Robert Frost’s poem about two roads diverging in a wood… and how chosing one road over the other, even if the road is much harder to navigate, can make the big difference in ones …
ode to the FND: Beijing
“ ode to the FND…” The Friday Night dinner club …. is something that I already wrote about — a dinner I have with my old boss, Jason Gorud who is my closest friend, once every 6 weeks or so …
ode to the man that was bigger than zeus…
I posted this 6 months ago — hopefully, it gets everyone to reflect.
Wasted talent … a theme that drives many of these entries.
so many exceptionally talented people … who could of and should of, but didn’t….
Tomorrow I …
swimming in the Dead Sea
“Although I posted this in 2007, the theme is similar to yesterdays post and something I feel very strongly about: don’t believe the crap you see on CNN.
The focus of this blog is to challenge the reader (as well …
Ode to wasted talent…travels in Tunisia
I am in Tunis, Tunisia this weekend speaking at AIESEC’s MENA (Middle East and North Africa) graduates associations annual meeting.
The theme of the meeting is: “it is up to you…”
Preparing for my speech – I went through …