So that’s how you reach kids nowadays
Mr. Rogers is king
You know the college Eurotrip…go country hopping and get into trouble. Someone that stuck with me and now Europe is my nomad home for the past 8 years. Now, I’m pimping my granny bike in Amsterdam
We’re made to play. We’re not made work ourselves to death. We’re not made to unconsciously follow rules like robots. We’re made to compete and to find ways to survive. And for me that only comes in one form, to play.
Mr. Rogers is king
Should I have a car in Amsterdam? Living in Amsterdam without a car is okay. I've done it for a couple years already, just like many others, without mucho problems. But yesterday my car-less physique was defeated. My dumpling and I went to the dreaded IKEA. ahhhh! You can't leave without buying some random house accessory or Swedish meatballs. And they got us. We bought a shoe holder. A freaking ...
Kids sure can be so freaking awesome! And this particular story definitely got to me. If you have 10 mins, I highly suggest watching this film by Nirvan about a boy named Caine and his arcade. It's about a 9 year old boy making an arcade out of cardboard. Holy crap! and it's probably one of the coolest business ideas that I've seen from a kid under 10. ATTENTION: if you're like me, ...
A nice post from Seth Godin "Clearing the decks" Interesting to think about where specialists actually use their time, but it's crazier to think about where they die. In one regard it reminds me of how from the outside, we think doctors spend their time helping the sick and we disregard the fact that they spend about half their time having to fill out paperwork. Imagine the amount of patients ...
Finally Attacking Nederlands! So after 2.667 insanely awesome years of living in the Netherlands, I've decided to make the jump and start learning the local lingo! Oh thy Dutch language, it's time to dissect you and figure out wtf is under all the deep throat spitting and the constant grammar exceptions to every rule. In case you've never heard Dutch, many sounds come from the back of the throat where you ...
this I want to see
I haven't read much into it, #OWS (Occupy Wall Street), most likely because it hasn't been in my face. ...until today. In the city center in front of the Amsterdam stock exchange (AEX Index) building, Beurs van Berlage and across the street from where I first started working when I moved to Amsterdam, I spotted the Wall Street protest. Here's some photos to share, which for me, kinda gives a ...
I never had the chance to meet, to shake hands or to describe the impact his creations had on my life. The passing of Steve Jobs has left a void, an empty feeling. But his legacy of empowering billions of people, through devices and conversations, will be forever engraved in my mind. If the best way to honor someone is through actions, then what can, or should we do? I ...
Recently I've been working on a new gig at work to write four product summaries. Cool assignment, but funny when thinking about expectations versus how things ran in the past. If I remember correctly, earlier efforts to accomplish the same task took the team 2-3 months. I was given 2 weeks to deliver drafts of all four. Rain drops, no dubstep I've tried writing to all types of music. Even found "...
Content is king When you're just starting to build your own blog, it becomes very exciting to realize that you can change the look and feel relatively easy. For beginners, including me being in this categories for several years, you simply search for blog templates that look awesome. Find one with the best looking designs and colors that match your favorites. Download, upload, done. You have a new look and ...