The 8-Bit Generation
The 8-Bit Generation are those born in or around 1980 who knew a time before Nintendo, Nickelodeon, and personal computers. Their favorite video games are The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros, and...
View Article80′s Toy The Original Roller Racer Flying Turtle
I have been searching for the name of this triangle-shaped, red seated toy that has a handlebar underneath that you move back and forth to go forward with, but because it existed prior to the Internet,...
View ArticleThe Epic Generation: From the Garden to the City
“You know I always wanted to pretend that I was an architect.” – George Costanza, Seinfeld Nathan Norris recently wrote an article entitled, “Why Generation Y is Causing the Great Migration of the 21st...
View ArticleThe Future Was Now
In the summer of 1988, my parents bought a Chevy Suburban and drove our whole family down to Walt Disney World (the only time we ever went). My dad worked for GM at the time and so when we got to the...
View ArticlePersonal Computing
I recently wrote about the first computer I ever used (a Timex Sinclair TS-1000), but recently felt inclined to share my personal version of the PC, Internet, and Mobile revolutions. Although much has...
View ArticleStereotypes
Stereotypes of young professionals I learned last night from interaction with some college kids last night at a meetup: They think being an entrepreneur means coding an app. They don’t know how to make...
View ArticleAre Common Sayings Useful?
When something hasn’t been accomplished, a common saying is: We can land a man on the moon, but we can’t…” What would we be saying if this had never happened? When something new is released, a common...
View ArticleThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty debuted in the United States on December 25, 2013. This review focuses on the how the film is an essay on the transition from analog to digital – made for and by the...
View ArticleGross Songs Kids Love
The first book I ever wrote was a collection of lewd songs children sing in grade school called Gross Songs Kids Love. However, due to file mismanagement and The White Album Problem, I no longer have...
View ArticlePerspectives from the End of a Generation
As a person born in 1980, I fall at the end of Generation X and the beginning of Generation Y or the Millennial Generation. This gives me a unique perspective on life that I’d like to share from my...
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