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I enjoy Calvinball. Well, I enjoy reading about it. This is a game played by Calvin, a strong willed kid and his stuffed tiger Hobbes (that to him, is alive). From 1985 to 1995, cartoonist Bill Watterson wrote and illustrated the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. Since his retirement, his strip lives on in the form of collection books. I have five of them. Calvinball is a game invented by Calvin that… -
As a Brand Consultant, I deal with social media everyday. I monitor it for trending stories, images and ideas. I market and communicate about my own business on it. I also use it to talk to friends and family. Even though many of us understand social media on a personal level, we cannot ignore that social media platforms are run by for-profit corporations. According to money.cnn.com, Facebook is valued at more than $200…
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TV and cable shows are filled with characters who work in the marketing and communication industries. From news anchors to radio personalities to advertising executives to thespians, these seem to be the fun, sexy fields to be in. Here is a short list: Ted Mosby of How I Met your Mother was an architect. Jack Dolfe of Big Time in Hollywood FL is a filmmaker. Penny of The Big Bang Theory…
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It is always a special treat to go to Young Life's Lake Champion. I have not been there since I moved on from Young Life in 2006. I was glad to see a number of new buildings and updates. Being there brought back fond memories of helping middle and high schoolers have the best time of their life while discussing the big questions about life. (In the photo above, these are…
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According to pbs.org website, over 12 million Africans were taken to the New World to be slaves. The majority of them went to the Caribbean and Brazil. Only a small percentage were shipped to the United States. Posters were hung in major U.S. cities advertising the sale of slaves. Here is a case where people were turned into human cargo, i.e. a commodity. I teach The History of Western Thought:…
