This blog started on January 1 in response to a 31-day writing challenge from Matt and Christina Frazier. When I successfully completed the challenge of writing for 31 straight days, I decided to keep going and set my goal as 100 straight days of blogging. Today's blog represents the completion of the 100-day challenge. In … Continue reading My 100th Blog Post!
Month: April 2015
Small Differences That Matter
Amanda Pallais, an Assistant Professor of Economics and Social Studies at Harvard University, recently published a fascinating article that highlighted the potentially powerful impact of a relatively minor change. Pallais examined the effect of what happened when the ACT increased from three to four the number of free score reports that ACT-takers could send to colleges. … Continue reading Small Differences That Matter
Commercial of the Week: ‘Ripple’ from Nike Golf, Starring Tiger and Rory
In honor of this week's Masters Golf Tournament, here is Nike's latest commercial. The video shows TV clips of Tiger Woods in his prime, being watched closely by a young Irish toddler, Rory McIlroy, and his father. The commercial traces Rory from a toddler, through his teen years, to finally teeing off at a tournament … Continue reading Commercial of the Week: ‘Ripple’ from Nike Golf, Starring Tiger and Rory
Sports, Technology, and Passion
I love it when I find someone who has found his or her passion, and is willing to share that passion with the world. Today I want to share such an example with you, DC Rainmaker. DC is passionate about triathlons, technology, and travel, and he has managed to create an unbelievably informative and entertaining … Continue reading Sports, Technology, and Passion
Do You Remember Who Gave You Your First Break?
This is the third in a collection of newspaper ads from United Technologies that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the original ad. Someone saw something in you once. That's partly why you are where you are today. It could have been a thoughtful parent, … Continue reading Do You Remember Who Gave You Your First Break?
A Tale of Two Basketball Games
No, this is not about March Madness (although I will admit my disappointment on missing out on seeing a team have a perfect season). This post is about two basketball games that took place in Philadelphia over the past month, and were both written about in today's Philadelphia Inquirer. The first game took place … Continue reading A Tale of Two Basketball Games
That Guy
This is the third post on the topic of living a long life. The first one looked at what you can do now to feel better at 100 and the second one offered a couple of online surveys you could take that would estimate your life expectancy. Today's post was inspired by an article from … Continue reading That Guy
Focus Group Follies
Today I had the opportunity to participate in a focus group on how community colleges could better meet the needs of the over-50 population. Since I am a big fan of community colleges and I meet that demographic, I thought the discussion would be quite informative. And by the end of two hours, I found the insights … Continue reading Focus Group Follies
Commercial of the Week: The Three Little Pigs
This advertisement from 2012 was for the Guardian, originally a British local paper that has grown into a national paper associated with a complex organisational structure and an international multimedia and web presence. The commercial imagines how the Guardian might cover the story of the three little pigs in print and online. The ad showcases … Continue reading Commercial of the Week: The Three Little Pigs
Another April Fools’ Day Prank
I have learned over the years that college students, for the most part, rarely suspect that their teacher would try and pull an April Fool's Day prank; after all, we are professionals 🙂 That leaves college students vulnerable to someone like me who ranks April Fool's Day as one of his favorite days of the … Continue reading Another April Fools’ Day Prank
Borden's Blather 