Month: June 2011

  • Myspace sold, Justin Timberlake part of buying group

    The former king of social networking, Myspace is going to be sold to advertising firm – Specific Media. The cost? $35 million. To appreciate that cost, there are a few things that must be known: -News Corp. boutht the site in 2005 for $580 million (News Corp owns the likes of Fox, Fox News, Fox…

  • Did I just see who I think I saw?

    In the summer of 2005, I had an internship working with youth program at a church in Dublin, Ohio. Yesterday was the last Sunday service for that church’s pastor and associate pastor – two men for whom I have much respect. And naturally, I wanted to attend their last Sunday at the church and show…

  • Is my family weird for doing this?

    I’ve been debating writing about this for awhile. My family has a reunion every year, and to me, it’s always seemed weird. Here’s the question: if your family has a reunion, is it setup as a meeting? What I mean is that it is setup like a formal organization meeting. There is an agenda, there…

  • Peter Falk’s greatest role: himself

    Yesterday, I received a news notification from CNN on my phone that actor Peter Falk had died. Falk was best known for his role as Columbo, but I was born in 1985. I’ve never seen Columbo. A second thought then entered my mind. I thought to myself, “I think that guy played an American in…

  • Obama commits major military gaffe

    President Obama committed a major  gaffe yesterday while speaking to members of the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York. Here is the quote: “First time I saw the 10th Mountain Division, you guys were in southern Iraq, when I went back to visit Afghanistan, you guys were the first ones there. I had…