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People are idiots. Well, not those of you who are smart enough to be reading this, and probably not some of those NASA guys, but a whole lot of the rest of humanity could write the book, Idiot's Guide to Being an Idiot. If they could write, that is.

People are idiots. Well, not those of you who are smart enough to be reading this, and probably not some of those NASA guys, but a whole lot of the rest of humanity could write the book, Idiot's Guide to Being an Idiot. If they could write, that is.

OK, these are kind of long, and I don't normally stick videos in my blog, but, these are really really cool.  They are by this guy named Darren Brown, who is a master at manipulating how you think and what you do.  check him out on youtube - there are lots of cool ones, but these two really stood out for me.

This first one is about how easy it can be to manipulate someone's thoughts without them realizing it.

OK, these are kind of long, and I don't normally stick videos in my blog, but, these are really really cool.  They are by this guy named Darren Brown, who is a master at manipulating how you think and what you do.  check him out on youtube - there are lots of cool ones, but these two really stood out for me.

This first one is about how easy it can be to manipulate someone's thoughts without them realizing it.

I like English.  It's a baffling array of psuedo rules and odd pronunciations.  I suppose that is why I love it so much.  Anyway, here's some English language stuff.

Say this out loud: "There are no English words that rhyme with orange."  While that is true, I am more interested in how you said that last word, orange.  It's a two syllable word, but much of America, including me, pronounces it "ornj," with one syllable.

Now say this one out loud: "We had some orange sherbet."  How many "r's" did you put in the word sherbet?  There's only one.

I like English.  It's a baffling array of psuedo rules and odd pronunciations.  I suppose that is why I love it so much.  Anyway, here's some English language stuff.

Say this out loud: "There are no English words that rhyme with orange."  While that is true, I am more interested in how you said that last word, orange.  It's a two syllable word, but much of America, including me, pronounces it "ornj," with one syllable.

Now say this one out loud: "We had some orange sherbet."  How many "r's" did you put in the word sherbet?  There's only one.

The plot or the subplot? Where to spend the time?

So, OK, we had tickets to go see Kenny Chesney's Flip Flop Summer Tour last weekend. This was good, because they had five acts, and both my wife and I had a favorite in the mix. I'm a a big Brooks and Dunn fan and she is in love with Kenny Chesney and may also know one or two of his songs. Anyway, this was a stadium concert so since I live near Cleveland, we were a-goin' to Browns stadium.

The plot or the subplot? Where to spend the time?

So, OK, we had tickets to go see Kenny Chesney's Flip Flop Summer Tour last weekend. This was good, because they had five acts, and both my wife and I had a favorite in the mix. I'm a a big Brooks and Dunn fan and she is in love with Kenny Chesney and may also know one or two of his songs. Anyway, this was a stadium concert so since I live near Cleveland, we were a-goin' to Browns stadium.

OK, iPhone finally launched.  My project is done.  The war room is over.  The 15 hour days are over.  I get to go home tomorrow.

iPhone has been the most challenging project I have ever worked on.  The worst part has been not being able to really say much about it.  Until now anyway.  :)

OK, iPhone finally launched.  My project is done.  The war room is over.  The 15 hour days are over.  I get to go home tomorrow.

iPhone has been the most challenging project I have ever worked on.  The worst part has been not being able to really say much about it.  Until now anyway.  :)