Humpty Dumpty tried skiing … and is leaving with 10 fingers and 10 toes still attached in all the right places!
Skillful skiers relax and let physics do a lot of the work. I used muscles way too much and way too often.
When I was done, I was WIPED!!!!
Nevertheless, it was a lot of fun … and I plan on doing it again.
Thanks Randy Garn for shaming into trying this. Park City, Utah was beautiful.
Jennifer and I are in Maine, where it’s getting a little chilly … and the leaves are starting to turn autumn colors. Probably my favorite weather.
Hope you are having a nice Labor Day Weekend.
Winter may not be coming … but fall is near.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye recently. Hope you find something interesting.
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un met last week in Singapore. At the meeting, Donald shared a four-minute movie trailer called "A Story of Opportunity for North Korea"
I was a little surprised by the video clip that Trump brought with him. I don't normally think about diplomacy and videos. But, it is a new world.
It depicts a brighter future for North Korea in the event of a nuclear deal. It also presents a stark choice to Kim … trade in your nuclear weapons for a peace deal with the U.S., or don't and you'll be decimated.
Was it me, or does the video seem strangely reminiscent of a pitch you might receive for a real estate deal or a timeshare?
It's worth a watch.
Was the intended audience Kim Jong Un, American voters, or the World?
Did it remind you of Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev?
It will be interesting to see the results of the movie … and this meeting.
What did you think?
Abraham Lincoln said, "The Best Way To Predict The Future Is To Create It."
It is tough when your vision's bounded by awesome potential … and potential horrors.
That is the challenge when you are going after MoonShots (or a Mission to Mars).
Perhaps that is why Elon Musk (who is an amazing entrepreneur) sometimes sounds more like a dystopian futurologist (like Ray Bradbury or George Orwell).
Here is a look at some of Musk's predictions. Click the image to see the full infographic.
via RS Components
What do you think? Will his predictions for the future become a reality in our lifetime (or our kids' lifetime?)
As technology growth and innovation quicken, humanity faces serious challenges to our health and quality of life.
For a look at some of those issues, take a look at the Hastings Center.
Once a year, I go to the World BBQ Championship at Memphis in May.
It's three days of friends, food, fun, and bad puns (like #AporkalypseNow and #MeatDrinkAndBeMerry).
You've heard the phrase "Put your money where your mouth is …" This year we sponsored a tent and brought some of the Capitalogix team to enjoy the festivities.
Here's a look at what was cooking in our tent. It had a Brazilian "churrasco" flair.
Our Grill Master was Blake Carson, who took a traditional Brazilian Steakhouse cooking style – and innovated upon it – creating the Carson Rodizio kit (which started as a Kickstarter project).
It is a multi-rotisserie rack that converts your favorite backyard grill into an open and spinning Brazilian style Steakhouse. It's clever, functional, and cool … and it's been used to win multiple barbecue championships.
I love to experience an entrepreneur's mind at work.
It's not always about what you add. Sometimes, it is about what you take away. Less is often more.
Here is a one-minute interview I shot with Blake last year.
For more on Carson Rodizio, here is their Facebook page.
Innovation, like opportunity, is all around you.
But it's not there for you if you don't see the opportunity, and seize it.
Happy April Fool's Day. What were your favorite pranks? Here is a list of some that made news this year.
via LegallyDrawn
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye recently. Hope you find something interesting.
Sometimes it is nice to be reminded that great works are often performed by perseverance rather than strength.
via BrainyQuote
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye recently. Hope you find something interesting.
5 Ways Blockchain is Changing the Face of Innovation of 2018. (Forbes)
Singularity's Top 50 Breakthrough Tech Predictions. (Diamandis)
Don't Be Fooled: Russia Attacked U.S. Troops in Syria. (Bloomberg)
Not the End of the World: The Return of Dubai's Ultimate Folly. (TheGuardian)
The Price Per Square Inch of Pizza at 8 Major US Pizza Chains. (Visual)
It's Getting Harder to Tell Banks from Tech Companies. (Bloomberg)
In Praise of Elon Musk. (NationalReview)
No End in Sight for Amazon's Wild Ride. (Wall Street Journal)
Apple Sold More Watches Than Rolex, Swatch, and the Rest of the Swiss Watch Industry Combined. (Insider)
Last Tuesday, Musk launched his Tesla Roadster and it's passenger "Starman" into space on his Falcon Heavy rocket.
Cool? Clever Marketing? Or Both?
Space via Twitter
This feat is exciting for a number of reasons.
When I was growing up, the space race caught the public's hearts and minds. I was a kid, but I still remember watching the lunar landing. It was a big deal!
Likewise, I remember when astronauts were positioned as national heroes. Now, we're more jaded.
In the past decade, rockets, space-stations, satellites, etc. were often just an afterthought or a small filler news item. Meanwhile, A.I., Cloning, Voice Recognition, 3D Printing, Drones, and other technological advances were the sexy attention-getting topics.
Recently, that has changed. The space race is getting hot again. Resources are pouring into this area, and SpaceX's launch is proof that we are making progress (and probably altering life's history).
Take a look.
This was supposed to be captivating. Teachers can show their students a rocket launch where a man shot a car into space … then they can watch the car float through space. It's taking what we're used to only seeing in movies … and making it real.
Passion in the sciences is important, and successes like this can ignite passion in our future, in more than just space exploration.
We live in exciting times.
Onwards!