June 16th, 2009
It has been a roller coaster ride of a season and playoffs for these Los Angeles Lakers and by closing out the Orlando Magic this past Sunday in Game 5, they are once again the NBA champions. The significant meaning of this championship is evident by its historical importance. This will be Phil Jackson’s tenth NBA championship and he now surpasses Red Auerbach to be the greatest coach of the game of professional basketball. This will also be Kobe Bryant’s first without Shaquille O’Neal.
Our Zenmaster, maybe he'll get Ariza and Odom to return for less.
However, I think the biggest significance above all to me is the fact this time around, the championship was built not over night but over 7 years. Phil’s return and patience to teach and mentor this young group... Continue Reading...
Tags: 2008-2009, Champions, kobe bryant, lakers, los angeles, nba, Phil Jackson
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June 16th, 2009
If you’ve lived in Los Angeles long enough, you realize that it is not about distance in miles but approximate time it takes to get from place to place. You also realize that seeking alternative commuting options are scarce and inconvenient and the only option left is to drive an automobile. You learn to accept that a typical twenty mile drive commute to work that should take you 20 to 30 minutes will actually take you an hour or more. This is Los Angeles. A traffic nightmare for those living here within a county that spreads out over a fifty mile radius. All created thanks to GM, the now bankrupt then government owned General Motors company.
Commuter trains for Souther California.
Welcome to Los Angeles! It used to be that Los Angeles had one of the most robust network of... Continue Reading...
Tags: commute, General Motors, GM, los angeles, public transportation, trains
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June 4th, 2009
Funemployment can be added to the English dictionary if the economy keeps tanking and unemployment continues to rise and as long as the government keeps providing weekly unemployment checks. Yes, the economy is bad and it may very well be better to have a job (a job because doubt many of us are in the career field we sought out to be) with a steady paycheck and health coverage provided by a company. However, from a different perspective, I am a bit envious of the people enjoying their unemployment status because of their optimism as well as new found ability to re-evaluate one’s self cause quite frankly there really isn’t much other options.
I would welcome unemployment if it meant that there was a severance package plus weekly unemployment checks. What a golden opportunity... Continue Reading...
Tags: extended vacation, funemployment, mba, self-evaluation, unemployment
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June 3rd, 2009
Gone are the days of dwelling in Yahoo! or IRC chatrooms for those that did not want to pay subscription to AOL service. I always thought AOL sucked. It feels so naiive and innocent if I think about the web back in the day circa 1995. Set up an account at one of the many free hosting sites such as Geocities, Angelfire or Tripod and create a personal homepage. Add some cool images, create some pages about myself, add several links, obtain a cgi-bin guest book and find other people who were similar and start a web ring.
The web today is much more complex with so many different languages from programming to databases. With introduction of HTML 5 on the horizon, CSS3 being supported by multiple browsers, and jQuery/AJAX for online applications; things are definitely getting very interesting. ... Continue Reading...
Tags: angelfire, geocities, html 5, html5, my old homepage, tripod, web standards
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June 3rd, 2009
Apple products are quality, no doubt. And for all the right reasons their popularity has never been higher. But one must think how Apple squandered away the opportunity (gift) that was Vista. It has been perfect timing for Apple to capture a larger market share but they didn’t. They didn’t offer a product that catered to the many people like myself; whether it be a netbook, a mid-range desktop or a business laptop. Perhaps they were too focused on the iPods and iPhone market.
At the end of last year, I was in the market for a new PC as my laptop died and my other PC was just out of date to run any programs. I had seriously debated of heading to the Apple store and picking up a MacBook Pro or an iMac. I still had my reservations because even though friends that switched... Continue Reading...
Tags: Apple, business opportunity lost, Mac products, Microsoft Vista, PC World
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