Many of you saw the post on Michael Fournier's attempt to parachute to earth from 25 miles up. Unfortunately, as the adjoining picture reveals, it wasn't a good day. In short? The balloon escaped without him - cost $200K - and was stranded on the ground. You can find the…
What an uplifting day! Okay, so I'm a little exuberant this morning, so what? I'm listening to Michael McDonald rocking out on "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher", reading about the first Black American likely to be the Presidential nominee of a major political party . . .…
So much for the the digital age, the conquering hero of tree huggers and the enemy of the ax man. Both groups seem pretty safe. Check out the recent Business Week article entitled "A Pile of Paperwork . . . . " to see what the federal government has wrought.…
Here's a great article about the extraordinary feat being attempted tomorrow by Michael Fournier, a retired French paratrooper. He's going to ascend 25 miles above the earth in a hot air balloon and then skydive back to earth, breaking 4 world records and traveling at supersonic speeds from, yes, 130,000…
If you wonder whether your facial hair, or where you part your hair, has any relevance to your success, you'll be glad to know that Fortune magazine has taken their journalistic razor to the strop! First, in an article about the technology world, they explore the whiskers of some of…
Forbes magazine showed a stunning picture in their new May 19, 2008 edition. It is a home in Mumbai, India built by Mukesh Ambani. You've never seen a home like this before . . . 27 stories (down from the original plan of 45 stories), 400,000 square feet - no,…