On American Idol last night, they had Mariah Careyas the star mentor. One thing they said really shocked me. Mariah has written almost all of her own songs. This page says the same thing. Additionally, Mariah has surpassed Elvis as the artist with the most number 1 singles. Seriously?? 18 number one hits? That is…
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God.…
Our washer and dryer is on its last legs. I think it was purchased about 20 years ago. Its a cheap stacked unit. Very small, breaks down alot. We are thinking of replacing it with two good modern units. However, there are a million options. Do you go with a top loader or a front…
I am watching the NBA All Star competiton. While I wait for the slam dunk content, I was checking out old slam dunk offerings. Some of these are just awesome. I love the 1986 contest that Spud Webb won. I love when a 5’6″ short guy wins the slam dunk contest. I love when short…
Every Sunday, I have extr time with the kids. We want to go into town nd do little shopping. Yet, every Sunday, I forget that most stores are closed. Our favorite Sushi place is closed. Even Guitar World (we needed to buy some picks) was closed. Why is this? The weekend is the one part…
Apparently a very old post of mine is on StubleUpon. Wow, this is from December of 2005. This link drove almost 200 visitors to the page. I haven’t ever used StumbleUpon before. I know what it does, but I just haven’t had the energy to try it. It’s amazing to me that so many people…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average took a plunge this morning. It got me thinking. I wonder what the Dow looks like for the last 16 years. 8 years of Bill Clinton and 8 years (almost) of Bush. I used data/sceenshot from Investor.com Notice how the Bush years aren’t quite as good as the Clinton years. …
I was discussing with Katie about Ethan and how he is so hard on himself. He is nearly a perfectionist and works really hard. I am so proud of him. However, he has incredibly low self-esteem. I wonder where he gets this from? (cough!Katie!cough!) I need to instill in him some of the Lipka confidence. …
Hillary Clinton is a genius. I never thought of this, but she just pulled out the unbeatable strategy. Crying. Think about it. When a man cries, he is not strong and usually ridiculed. When a woman cries, men immediately give up and woman bond together. I think it’s from some evolutionary gene or something. Crying…
I have had a few days with the Wii and I have to say, it is one of the most innovative and interesting user experiences I have seen in a while. It certainly deserves to be up there with the iPod/iPhone. The device itself is small, about the size of a mac mini or a…
I just watched this amazing video of this speaker at Ted. He uses animation and charting techniques to really communicate information better. I think this kind of software is just fantastic and has been designed with flair and genius. Take a look. I am looking forward to 2008. I feel like it will be a…
I had a dream last night. Someone asked what was the coolest thing on the web. I interpreted the question to be specific to a web service like Gmail, Yahoo, Wikipedia, or anything “hosted”. The question to me was, “What is the thing on the web that changes the world the most?” It’s amazing to…
At dinner, Jared likes to pick a “theme” that we can talk about. I asked the family, “What was your favorite present ever?” Jared looked at me and thought. Finally, he said, “George Washington!” It took me a minute to get it. Matthew had the Croup this weekend. Katie felt compelled to bring him to…
Just finished watching Superbad from Netflix. At first I thought it was funny. There were some scenes that I laughed out loud. Couldn’t breathe sort of laughing. Katie was laughing too. Then after a while, I started feeling bored. Something else too. I was feeling like, “This is way too much like high school, except…