Jer979's Blog

Now that the summer is in full swing, it’s just fun to see this… 26 kWh of energy created in one nice sunny day. Forget the money…it just ma...

My cousin and I were talking about how to overcome adversity and the topic of the Navy Seal training program (known as “B.U.D.S.”) came up. ...

Took the team to the playground the other day and had one of those slow motion flashback moments. Was thinking back to all of the times I ha...

This will have a little less than widespread appeal, but sharing the sermon I gave this past Saturday at my synagogue on the portion of th...

Last Train Home (film) (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Well, not quite, but that’s kind of what it felt like as I watched the experience ...

Image by Sprengben [why not get a friend] via Flickr So, what’s the best marketing advice you’ve ever received? I chime in my tho...

I received the following note recently. Read this and my response. Then, weigh in. Was I harsh or did I do the young man a favor? Dear ...

It’s either the beginning of the end of Chinese dictatorial rule…or it’s evidence that Democracy just isn’t worth it. My friend, Dave Sloa...

I met an inspiring young midshipman at BWI recently. Here’s the video. So wonderful to hear such gratitude for what America offers…somethi...

Some pics from the Asian/Pacific-Islander Heritage Day at American Art Musuem. Kids had a good time, as you can see. Nadia Tikkanen ...

Every now and then fate just intervenes. With my (relatively) new gig, I have (I’ll admit) been struggling with the issue of work/life bal...

It was humbling. I took my kids to the American Art Museum to see an exhibit about the Art of Video Games and one of the exhibits was Pa...

Paco is a big soccer fan so when I heard that the US was playing Brazil in an international friendly at FedEx field on May 30th, it was a no...

Over time, you’ve probably given permission to a ton of apps to use your personal profile info. Check out http://mypermissions.org/ and go...

The Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member STS-120 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Spa...

I’ve had some great moments when it comes to having “social media friends” that I meet online and, then, at some point, I meet them in perso...

For my 4-6 cups per day, this is just GREAT news. Java drinkers live longer…

Fantastic commercial from TNT.

The other day, Lakkanen and Tikkanen were arguing about a skirt. Apparently, it was too short for Tikkanen, but she didn’t want to give it u...

Had to take an early morning flight to SFO the other day. Left the house at 4, was at the airport and checked in by 4.45. Apparently, the T...