Author: Thomas DelMundo
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Goals are not a myth
James Altucher publishes a great Blog on business and inspiration. He recently sent out this story, “Mimi Makes a Million”. And while we agree the overall sentiment, one thing he wrote struck me as inaccurate. In section (H) of his story he says: “Goals are a myth. Our ancestors for 200,000 years didn’t have goals. “ I…
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Happy VE Day
History is Written (and visualized) by the Victorious Happy VE-Day! This iconic photo of a soldier raising the Soviet flag above the Reichstag in Berlin personifies the end of WW2 in Europe. I was amused to learn that it was retouched by the Russian magazine Ogoniok. In 1945, its editor-in-chief ordered the removal of what appeared to be a…
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Going the extra mile
I went on a morning run along the Oceann Beach just south of the Golden Gate bridge. I usually do a 2 mile run but this morning, I decided to go an extra mile. Stopping at the Cliff House, I came upon the sight of a pod of migrating whales just past the rocks at Sutro Point. Going…
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RIP Mr. Spock
When I was about six years old in the late 70s, my mother saw Leonard Nimoy at the Safeway parking lot. She couldn’t remember his name so she yelled, “Hi Mr. Star Trek”. He smiled and waived as he drove off. Mr. Spock was my favorite ST character and the one I most identified with.…
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Shadow Recruit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Ryan:_Shadow_Recruit You know the film Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit feels a little like life imitating art. While not exactly prophetic, it has some eerie parallels to real world events. For example [spoiler alert], the catalyst of the plot is when the Russia Government is threatened by a drop in crude oil prices, which would cause…
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Bad Drivers
I started a FB group dedicated to posting photos and videos of bad drivers and bad parkers. http://youtu.be/R6dcgCR59eQ Join BAD DRIVERS on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/groups/baddriver/1529403990650519 You can capture your own Bad Drivers videos. For $16 you can get this dashcam similar to the one I’m using. Don’t forget to also order a couple SD cards. I…