One of my favorite journalists Fareed Zakaria interviews Malcolm Gladwell about his new book Outliers. I just love his perspective on talent. He believes it's a direct result of practice IE "hard work = talent" and his example using The Beatles is really thought provoking. I think that there is still a component of nature that plays into it but the idea that talent is a byproduct of practice is far more empowering! Loved his book The Tipping Point, can't wait to read this one.
A seperate interview with Anderson Cooper also interesting
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Fareed Zakaria Interviews Malcolm Gladwell
Monday, March 23, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Driving in the Snow to Las Vegas
I understand that to many, many people driving in the snow is no big deal BUT having only seen snow a handful of times, driving in it unexpectedly was pretty cool! So, I'm driving to Vegas, listening to my tunes and the rain turns to snow - what can I say - had to film it!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Barack Obama and his Lucky Charms
How cool is it that I represent the company, Metal Morphosis, that manufactues not only one of the charms that he has but he says at the end of the video the "lucky" Braille charm is his favorite!
10 Reasons Why Gay Marriage is "Wrong"
1) Being gay is not natural. And real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning, tattoos, piercings and silicon breasts.
2) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay.
In the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.
3) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior.
People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract. Lamps are next.
4) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all;
Hence why women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.
5) Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed;
And we can't let the sanctity of Britney Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage be destroyed.
6) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. So therefore, gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our population isn't out of control, our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.
7) Obviously gay parents will raise gay children
Since, of course, straight parents only raise straight children.
8) Gay marriage is not supported by religion.
In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire counry. That's why we have only one religion in America.
9) Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home.
Which is exactly why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children......
*and we know how Scott Peterson being raised by both mother and father turned him into a wonderful human being..
10) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms.
Just like we haven't adapted to cars, women in the workplace, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.
Re-post this if you believe love makes a marriage.
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