About two weeks ago, I read a Medium article about the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS). The organization ensures that writers receive money when someone copies or uses their work. The article explained that the organization collects funds owed to writers from around the world and distributes these funds to them twice a year. … Continue reading Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society
Rockin’ Thursday XLIV
For today’s Rockin’ Thursday, I’m featuring "Summer of ’69” by Bryan Adams, a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and photographer. The song was released in 1985 and reached the number 5 spot on the U.S. Billboard charts that same year. The video is from this year, and at 65, the man is still rocking it! I know some … Continue reading Rockin’ Thursday XLIV
Book Review: The Forgotten Americans
For the past 20 months or so, I have read several books focused on the subject of marginalized citizens. This interest partly comes from my desire to understand how social scientists, political theorists, and historians perceive our current problems and the solutions they propose. Books such as Poverty, By America, Evicted, There Is Nothing for … Continue reading Book Review: The Forgotten Americans
Rockin’ Thursday XLIII
For today’s Rockin’ Thursday, I’m featuring "You're No Good” performed by Linda Ronstadt. The song, written by Clint Ballard Jr., was first performed by Dee Dee Warwick for Jubilee Records in 1963. It has since been covered by many artists, including charting versions by Betty Everett in 1963, The Swinging Blue Jeans in 1964, and Linda Ronstadt in … Continue reading Rockin’ Thursday XLIII
Quick Wins: The Power of Small Victories in Leadership and Life
I mentioned a while back that I switched from watching the news to reading The Economist, and I’ve been enjoying it very much for the past six months or so, even though it seems like President-Elect Trump has been the main focus of the newspaper lately. The good thing is that I can skip some … Continue reading Quick Wins: The Power of Small Victories in Leadership and Life
Is Your Degree Worth It? A Perspective on Higher Education
Lately, I’ve read a couple of books where the authors advocate for men to transition into the HEAL (Health, Education, Administration, and Literacy) job market, which is typically dominated by women, as a way to offset the decline in manufacturing jobs. They also suggest that most people would benefit from vocational training, especially programs offered … Continue reading Is Your Degree Worth It? A Perspective on Higher Education
Rockin’ Thursday XLII
Today’s Rockin’ Thursday features Poison, an American glam metal band formed in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1983. By the way, according to Wikipedia, "glam metal (also known as hair metal or pop metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal that features pop-influenced hooks, guitar riffs, upbeat rock anthems, and slow power ballads. It borrows heavily from the fashion and image of 1970s glam rock.” … Continue reading Rockin’ Thursday XLII
Happy Thanksgiving!
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in the United States—a day we spend with family and friends, giving thanks for the blessings received during the year. In lieu of Rockin’ Thursday, today I want to share a quote and a fun, nerdy joke I read on LinkedIn from the National Park Service. Happy Thanksgiving, my friends! “The … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!
Religious Freedom?
While recovering from the flu, I read an online article since I was too tired to actually sit and read a book or The Economist. The title of the article is "Evangelicals Divided as Sharia Courts Expand in the Philippines," and you can read it in Christianity Today if you are interested. Here is the link. According to … Continue reading Religious Freedom?
Rockin’ Thursday XLI
I have been thinking lately about the song California Dreamin’. Maybe it’s because the weather is changing and getting a little colder, so thoughts of sunny places come to mind. California Dreamin’ was written in 1963 while John Phillips and Michelle Phillips were living in New York City during a particularly cold winter, and Michelle was missing sunny … Continue reading Rockin’ Thursday XLI
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