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On My Mind

HATERS It hurts, but the truth is hating is done by an underclass of people pissed that their dreams have not come true. Instead of looking inside, instead of working harder, instead of figuring out the problem is the system and not them, they needle those who are successful in an effort to make them […]

What I Want

TO FEEL A MEMBER OF THE GROUP All this focus on social networks has been about money, i.e. ads, going public, but there’s been very little focus on what it feels like to be a member of society today. Or not. There’s this illusion since every rapper has a posse and every person has a […]

Dominance

We want to go where everybody else goes. So I’m reading a story in today’s “Los Angeles Times” about redesigning the Dodger Dog, the hot dog staple served since 1958 that has not changed a whit. Turns out the Texas Rangers have a two pound concoction and Atlanta has a hot dog with cole slaw […]

The Blockbuster Syndrome

“Electronic Arts, the publisher of the Madden football series and other sports favorites, sold 67 different titles in stores in the fiscal year ending March 2009. In its last fiscal year, it sold 13.” Shrinking List of Video Games Is Dominated by Blockbusters I read. You can sit on the phone all day, go to […]