I hate the title. But once I got past that, I loved the book, When You Lie About Your Age, The Terrorists Win: Reflections On Looking In The Mirror, by Carol Leifer. Leifer is more than 50 and the book is a series of vignettes about her life during middle...
Music Review: Broken Bells – Meyrin Fields EP
I love The Shins. Their releases are catchy and simply make me feel good. So when I heard that James Mercer, who is the lead vocalist and guitarist for The Shins, was in a new band called Broken Bells, I got excited. Artist-producer, Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) is Mercer’s other...
App Review: OPI
My daughter recently told me about an app that she thought I would enjoy having, called OPI, which is actually a brand name of nail polish. OPI and Essie are the two brands that you see most at nail salons across the country. I always prefer the OPI brand because...
Plaxo Upgrades Services to Add More Value for Customers
I remember getting my first Plaxo requests in 2002 from business associates asking me to update my contact information so that they could update their address books. I was so intrigued with the number of requests I received that I signed up for Plaxo. Fast forward a few years and...
App Review: Kenny Chesney Concert App
I never heard of Kenny Chesney until I had tickets to see him in concert at the Jones Beach Theater. When I saw him, I liked what I saw. He is one of the most animated and high-energy artists out there. When I listen to him, his music reminds me...
Music Review: Sharif Iman’s Shine
I enjoyed Sharif Iman’s Shine. I found his music reflects a lot of different musical genre mixed into one. You can tell he was influenced by some of the great musicians of our time from country to rock and roll. Sharif has an amazing voice that is soothing and cool....
Don’t Get Drunk And Use Facebook…
OMG! That’s all I have to say. Actually, when I saw the new Social Media Sobriety Test application for review, I laughed. I guess a lot of people have one too many drinks and then post silly comments on their Facebook walls, I thought. I remember a long time ago...
A New Book On Making Money On The Internet…
The big question these days is “how do I make money from social networking and the Internet?” The new book, Attention! This Book Will Make You Money How To Use Attention-Getting Online Marketing to Increase Your Revenue, by Jim F. Kukral focuses on attention getting ideas to help bring in...
Book Review: After the Last PR The Virtues of Living a Runner’s Life
Inspiration, sadness, courage and motivation are tightly woven into this tiny, little book, After the last PR The Virtues of Living a Runner’s Life by Dave Griffen. The book includes lots of vignettes of occurrences that happened to Mr. Griffen as a result of running. The book is complemented with...
Circus Review…
It may be a cliché, but the circus really is for “children of all ages,” especially the Big Apple Circus’ Dance On!, showing now through January 9, 2011 at Lincoln Center in Manhattan. The Big Apple Circus has only one ring, but within that ring there is a lot of...