"I guess there’s just something about someone with a beautiful voice sharing that talent with the world that brings me to tears." from "I'm in Tears, Again". Well it happened again last night. My wife, son, aunt, and I went to see Seussical the Musical put on by the Villanova Student Musical Theater (VSMT) group. … Continue reading Seussical the Musical, Villanova Style →

In 2004, American psychologist Barry Schwartz wrote a book titled "Paradox of Choice, Why More is Less". In the book, Schwartz argued that eliminating consumer choices can greatly reduce anxiety for shoppers. He believes that choice has made us more dissatisfied and paralyzed, not happier or freer. Schwartz gave  an intriguing TED talk on this topic … Continue reading The Paradox of Choice, Oreo Cookies, and Malcolm Gladwell →

My son Pat and I were at the amazing Pop Shop in Collingswood, NJ today where we met my niece/Pat's cousin for lunch. It was great catching up with her, plus there's not many places that have vegan pancakes, and these are the best pancakes, vegan or otherwise, I've ever had. So it was well worth … Continue reading Thank you, Waze! →

Danish toymaker Lego is receiving a fair amount of criticism recently for refusing to sell its blocks at a discounted rate to a Chinese artist/activist. Lego refused to do so on the grounds that doing so would represent a political statement, something the company has always avoided. Lego has said that Chinese artist and activist … Continue reading In Defense of Lego →

The odds are quite high that you've heard about this report which came out yesterday, so I'm not going to discuss the contents of the report here. There are several places where you can read about, such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. If you would like to go the original source … Continue reading Meat Is Linked to Higher Cancer Risk, World Health Organization Report Finds →

Last night, my wife, son, and I hopped on the Norristown High Speed Line (part of Philly's public transit system) and 15 minutes later we were walking into the venerable Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA. The reason for the journey was to see the hilarious, high-energy comedian Sebastian Maniscaclo. I've written about Sebastian before, … Continue reading Live from the Tower Theater: It’s Sebastian Maniscalco! →

The word billion seems to figure prominently in my writings this week. A couple of days ago I wrote about the 10 music videos that have accumulated more than one billion views on YouTube, and today I'm writing about the incredible increase in wealth that many tech titans experienced yesterday as a result of a rally … Continue reading What a Day to be a Tech Titan →

Earlier this week I wrote about the decision made by Villanova University to create an armed police force on campus. As you might expect, such a decision invoked strong opinions on each side of the issue, and it did not take long to find out what those opinions were. Several students who were against the … Continue reading Villanova Students Lead Protest Against Arming Campus Police →

I was watching a YouTube video the other day (for research purposes) and I noticed in the listing of videos on the right side of the screen that there was a video that had over one billion views. So I decided to check to see if there were any other videos with that many views, … Continue reading YouTube’s One Billion Views Club →