by Mark O'Brien | Sep 30, 2015
I visited New York City this past weekend, stopping at Ground Zero before taking the ferries to Liberty Island and Ellis Island. The experience reminded me of things I was in danger of forgetting. Here’s what I learned (again): The Freedom Tower at Ground Zero...
by Mark O'Brien | Sep 25, 2015
I’ve been looking for some constructive recreational activities with which to fill my idle time, ideally one that also would land me in the news. I can’t believe this one got by me. A dude from Copemish earned his 15 minutes of fame the other day by...
by Mark O'Brien | Sep 24, 2015
I don’t know about you, but I think I take my powers of digestion for granted. What I mean is that, beyond the act of mastication, I don’t give all that much thought to how much my physiology can actually assimilate, let alone metabolize. I was prompted to...
by Mark O'Brien | Sep 22, 2015
I received an email the other day, the headline of which — “No More Glasses” — reminded me why I love technology. As a card-carrying Irishman, I’ve always admired, and (at times) have been, a two-fisted drinker. This email brings the promise that,...
by Mark O'Brien | Sep 18, 2015
I got the scare of my life this morning. While reading through my various feeds, I saw this headline: “5 Ways Cloud-Based EPM is Altering the Landscape of the Business World”. I suddenly imagined the business world being decimated by equine protozoal...