Tangent Time

Airline Blues

Well it’s not much, but it’s something. In the days of $7 pillows, blankets and Budweiser’s pretty much anything the airlines do that is positive comes as a surprise. When everyone in your industry sucks, even a little gesture can make a difference. On October 16th, our flight was an hour delayed since our plane [...]

Like Minds

Is telepathy possible? I argue that it has to exist. Anytime you have fluxuating electrical current it will generate a magnetic field around it. In turn, the magnetic field generates another electrical current. And the process repeats itself indefinitely. Not a single 8th grade science teacher would dispute this. It is what we call electromagnetic [...]

KISS

Not Gene Simmons and friends, I am talking about the way overused cliché: “Keep it Simple, Stupid” • Instructions • Quick start guides • Checklists • Commander’s Intent in the military Yes there are many places where simple is better, like cooking instructions for a Pop Tart.   (if you are receiving this via email and don’t see the [...]

Cowboy Frank

Can a gay cowboy really be an expert in computer stuff? I use Skype every day to make calls for my business. I don’t even have a landline anymore. I have used Skype from time to time for video conferencing, but I have never used it with my wife. I wanted to install Skype on [...]

Guerrilla Thinking

It is the most beautiful thing in the world and at the same time the most horrid. Nuclear energy. Have you ever tried to think about something that sparks two infinitely different emotions at the same time? The fact that mankind found a way to take a shovel-full of dirt and a bucket of water [...]

Nude Confidence

Warning – This post contains nudity, but it’s the story highlights you won’t want to miss. Mark Laurie was a recent student in my Da Vinci and the 40 Answers course. Mark is the world’s foremost in Nude Female Photography. Talk about a niche. Now before you go all “Reverend Randolph Righteous” on me, hold [...]

People, Places, and Activites

It doesn’t happen by accident, it happens by design. What people, places, and activities do you indulge in to stimulate your creativity? Your current hobbies don’t count. You need to experience things that are foreign to you and you need to do it on a regular basis. It won’t just happen by circumstance, you have [...]