By: Cary Briel, Skaneateles Design
A long time ago, when I lived 40hrs per week or more in a cubical, an older coworker once admonished me with these words: “Cary, you need to be right in the middle.. You don’t want to be too far left or too far right.. both are equally screwed up.” I’ve come to believe that this is right on. (more…)
By: Cary Briel, Skaneateles Design
Can Google search result counts be an indicator of what interests people in this world? Just went to Google’s home page, searched the following terms, and received the following search result counts:
google — about 2,170,000,000 results
microsoft — about 738,000,000 results
sex — about 713,000,000 results
god — about 485,000,000 results
jesus — about 181, 000, 000 results
celebrity — about 171,000,000 results
britney — about 133,000,000results
clinton — about 128,000,000 results
islam — about 123,000,000 results
obama — about 85,300,000 results
christianity — about 51,400,000 results
mccain — about 41,200,000 results
buddha — about 28,400,000 results
muhammad — about 25,200,000 results
mormon — about 12,100,000 results
scientology — about 10,800,000 results
By: Cary Briel, Skaneateles Design
Ever think about how civilization is handed to each and every new generation? When each of us opens our eyes in this place, we are also opening our perception to the realities of our circumstances, and these realities can certainly vary depending upon where it is you open your eyes on this planet. In the West, no one would argue that we have it pretty good. Even our poorest live like kings compared to some poor in less fortunate countries. Quality water, sewer and electricity are typically not concerns, (more…)
By: Cary Briel, Skaneateles Design
Ever find yourself sitting around the living room, wondering what a particular person’s gravestone might look like? Maybe you don’t even know where that person lived or died, but damned it if you’re gonna that hold you back from seeing their final resting place! Well, there is a company out there that identifies with your pain, Findagrave.com. At the Find A Grave website, you can not only search the gravestones of famous individuals, such as celebrities, but also the graves everyday Joes, like the weird old guy that lived down the street when you were 12 in the old neighborhood. You know, the guy that yelled at you for cutting through his yard with your friends. The website is operated by Utah resident Jim Tipton. He started the site in 1995 because he could not find a website that catered to his hobby of visiting the graves of famous people. The site grew to what it is today largely through the help of 350,000+ contributors who submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour. Learn more about Jim Tipton and Findagrave.com at their About page. Visit their home page (and search a grave now!) here.
