Carnation face down in a Guinness
Talking Heads belong on this blog
Stop Making Sense is an obscenely wonderful piece of art. It says so much, but at its core it speaks to your spirit. David Byrne lifts you up out of your bad mood or opens your eyes to the world if you are on top of it. If you have not watched it, do so [...]
On Human Resources
This vintage IBM ad got me thinking about how we thought and think about human resources, human capital. I have already touched on this idea from another angle in my post Right Brained Expressionism where I argue that the discussion about modern art is too academic and ignores the spiritual. In the context of business [...]
‘Best Football Club in the World’ Status decided today
Dateline Rome, 27 May 2009. 18:45pm
I only wish I was in Rome right now for the UEFA Champions League final between Manchester United FC and FC Barcelona, better known as United and Barça. Much is being said about the power of the United squad which has won three consecutive English Premier League championships and are [...]
Right Brained Expressionism
Modern art is simply a reflection, an imitation, of our worlds. Intellectually there is much more to be said on the subject of modern art. Honestly, I find the intellectual discussion of modern art problematic because it is tailored to a specific demographic. Intellectuals are urban dwellers, college educated, annual income of $50k+, read the [...]
The Dichotomy of the Brain
Logical vs creative was what I was always taught as the difference between left and right brain. Not terribly accurate. Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuro anatomist, had a massive stroke in her left brain one morning and ended up living in her right brain for the most part of her 8 year recovery. She emerged [...]
Brian Ó Nualláin
Brian O’Nolan, perhaps better known as Flann O’Brien, and then more specifically known to readers of the Irish Times in the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s, to whom its my sincerest wish that you all should forward this post, as Miles Na gCopaleen, is quite worth paying a humble homage in my supertitious quest to bring [...]