So, ya. I did the writing thing again. My first book was a mid-life crisis in book form, whining about my life and career stagnation in 2017, but told in an oh-so-amusing manner, with Time Travel & Beatles goodness sprinkled in. This one is different, however, as it has nothing to do with me but rather a deep dive into loneliness and loss and again told in an oh-so-amusing manner, but this time with aliens and global armageddon. Just a…
And the United States is not a functioning society. On March 11th there was supposed to be a regular-season basketball game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Utah Jazz. Fans were in the stands. The players were walking onto the floor for their warmup, and suddenly the game was called off. One of the Jazz players, Rudy Gobert, had tested positive and the game was cancelled. Later that night, the NBA postponed all games indefinitely, and Major League Baseball…
I am a veteran of the telecom industry – and I can tell you – not everyone in telecom is a dickhead. But I can tell you that there are those in the higher echelons of the big three – Rogers, Telus and Bell – who definitely are dickheads. And unfortunately – because they have the power – they force their minions to be dickheads just like they are. Take this case for example. Here’s the situations. I was on…
The thing about visiting your doctor when you are a middle-aged man who carries a keg around the middle is, the doctor no longer laughs at your jokes. For years I could laugh it off with a “but chick still dig me,” or a lame “I’m working on it” line, but when you hit the mid-stretch it’s reality-check time. That’s what happened to me last spring when I got a new doctor after years of a rotating batch of indifferent…
There is a secret most digital marketers try to keep to themselves. That is just how much data is available to the likes of us on individual audiences online, enabling us to micro-target populations to be influenced by whatever it is we are trying to peddle. The reason we keep it (mostly) to ourselves is, beyond the creep out factor, if the whole truth got out, the crackdown would be swift and as a result, less work for us. Talented…
Millions will tune in the Super Bowl on Sunday – but won’t be watching the game I reminded Leslie that the Super Bowl was tomorrow. Her response was, “Justin Timberlake right?” She’s never been a football fan, thinking the game slow and stupid, but she does like the halftime show – and after the CRTC overruled the commercial embargo, the awesome commercials. I used to be a football fan, but not being paid to be one any longer, combined with…
Like every NFL season, this year has brought amazing catches, incredible runs, and great defensive stands. But there was another kind of record hit this season: a destructive one, with an astounding 281 concussions from the NFL preseason until today, according to the league’s own aggregate statistics. That’s the most concussions since the NFL started keeping track six years ago. Enjoy the game on Sunday.