some general 2008 thoughts.
I agree with my friends who say that leaving resolutions for New Years is kind of silly since we should just start them immediately. But New Years is also a great opportunity to reflect back (as are birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, etc), take stock, and make changes. So here are some random thoughts: 1) In 2009, […]
if you liked slumdog millionaire…
One of my favorite things to do with a couple of stray hours is to go sit in a theater and watch a movie. Growing up, there were few things I looked forward to as much. Past few weeks I’ve watched a bunch… Slumdog Millionaire is an awesome movie. It’s a movie about growing up […]
the laundry list in my head.
Here’s a laundry list of what’s been bouncing around in my head the past few days. 1) Obama likely ran the best campaign in history. From approaching the campaign with a data-based decision making process, thinking through weakness and strengths and letting this guide a communications/tactical strategy, a consistent (reassuring) image and message to voters, […]
election wrap-up.
Being overseas for the election was a strange, but interesting experience. Everywhere I turned in India (and in Dubai), people wanted to talk to me about “Obama.” Literally, for some of the people that I met, “Obama” was one of their few words of English. That, and I guess you could add “change” to that […]
greatest letter ever.
The below note is the greatest thing I’ve read in a while. It brings tremendous happiness to me. Dude who wrote it, Andrew Lahde, is the manager of a small California hedge fund, Lahde Capital, who made 866 percent betting against the subprime collapse. That’s a lot of money. Dear Investor: Today I write not […]
world on the edge.
The Economist (apparently Palin’s favorite magazine) has a good, short article on the credit crisis. This is why those politicians who set the interests of Main Street against those of Wall Street are so wrong. Sooner or later the money markets affect every business. Companies face higher interest charges and the fear that they may […]
america’s new favorite sport.
dear politics, I’ll say that its only in the last ~20 years that we’ve devolved into this. Politics is now the average American’s favorite sport. The only thing funnier to me than partisan hacks, are the partisans who think they can change another partisan’s mind. While it probably started in earnest years before– in the […]
remembering that tuesday.
It was yesterday. It was a lifetime ago. It’s Tuesday, seven years ago. I’m at Rutgers. I wake up like any other day and turn on the computer. An out of touch best friend from childhood IM’s me. Had I heard? What– that Jordan was coming back? NO. A plane has hit the Towers. I […]
nike: courage
Nike’s always been known for their kick-ass advertising. When I was at P&G, we regularly studied Nike’s work because it was among the best out there of embodying a brand’s essence. W+K has done it again with the new Nike spot: Courage. Most of you probably saw it this weekend during the Olympics. When I […]
for you, my rage is boundless.
dear media, I once was sad for you. I wondered what the impact would after you were gone. We’ve been predicting your demise for well over a decade as everyone said “new-media” was going to kill you. Once upon a time, I was terribly sad for this. I worried about who would fill the void […]