(This is for a childhood friend )
Remember the movie ‘Blast From the Past‘? The title of this blog post is the tagline from that movie. Described by IMDB.com “about a naive man who comes out into the world after being in a nuclear fallout shelter for 35 years”. On the surface a cheesy [...]

From Seth Godin’s new marketing book – Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us.

A fundamentalist is a person who considers whether a fact is acceptable to his religion before he explores it.
As opposed to a curious person who explores first and then considers whether or not he wants to accept the ramifications.
Hmmmm.

Tonight at 11pm we will be heading to Malaprop’s in downtown Asheville for a Harry Potter party before they release the book to the kids (and kid-like adults).
Everyone is encouraged to come in costume, and Sarah Kate is dressing up as Luna Lovegood (shown above). Luna wears radish earrings and a necklace made of butterbeer [...]

If anyone wants to read a great book from someone in the Nazi concentration camps that shares a positive message of resiliency and determination – look no further than Mankind’s Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl.
I liked it so much I added it to my Reading list.

Mother Teresa – People Are Often Unreasonable
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What [...]