James Dupré is a country music artist and actor born and raised in Bayou Chicot, Louisiana. While working as a paramedic, he became a YouTube sensation in 2007 after posting cover videos of country songs. He was invited to perform on 'Ellen', and released his debut album in 2010. After signing a record deal with … Continue reading Music Monday: James Dupré, a Voice for the Ages →

A while ago I wrote a post that shared some facts and figures from that weekend's edition of the Wall Street Journal, and at the time I noted that I may make doing so a regular occurrence. Welcome to the second edition of that regular occurrence. This Saturday's paper had lots of great stories, and … Continue reading Once Again, the Greatness That Is the WSJ →

I've listened to and read about people who claim that they can get by on just a few hours (4-6) of sleep per night. Something about those claims never seemed quite right to me. I knew on those occasions when I got that kind of sleep I was kind of dragging most of the day. But … Continue reading Think You Can Thrive on 4-5 Hours of Sleep? You Can’t →

The Wall Street Journal did a feature story this week on "5 Total-Body Workout Machines That Put Your Treadmill to Shame". While all of the products were intriguing, the one that really captured my attention was the ICAROS Home product. From the WSJ: Launched in August, ICAROS looks like something you’d find in a NASA … Continue reading Is This the Future of Exercise? →

My oldest son told me about a funny Snickers Halloween commercial he had watched this past week, and so I couldn't wait to watch it to see if it was B.W. (Blog-Worthy). Well, I'm happy to report that it is. My son gave a pretty good description of the video, and as I was searching … Continue reading Why I’ll Be Giving Out the Good Stuff This Halloween →

Slate, the daily web magazine, recently asked critics, musicians, and industry professionals to predict which tracks from the past 25 years we’ll still be dancing and singing along to for the next 100 years. When I first saw the headline for the results of the Slate survey, I started thinking of some songs I thought would … Continue reading Music Monday – These Are the Songs We’ll Remember?? →

Good Will Hunting is one of my favorite movies, following the adventures of Will Hunting, a self-taught mathematical genius who works as a janitor at MIT. While there are many subplots to the movie, to me the key takeaway is that genius can be found anywhere, and that we can't judge someone simply by the type … Continue reading A Real Life Will Hunting →

I've been wearing glasses since 4th grade, when I was nine years old. The reason for needing the glasses was (and still is) nearsightedness. At first, I was embarrassed to wear them, but at this point, they have become part of who I am. My glasses are the first thing I put on in the … Continue reading Who Knew That Greatness Was Outside My Reach Since I Was Nine Years Old →

The Wall Sreet Journal had a story last week about how hip-hop and R&B dominate the record business, but on the concert circuit, rock dominates. Hip-hop and R&B, America’s most popular genre, accounts for 38% of U.S. on-demand audio streams, versus 20% for rock. But in the live-show realm, rock is thriving. When Billboard ranked last year’s 50 … Continue reading Music Monday – The Avett Brothers →

My wife, son and I rented a great documentary last night, "Three Identical Strangers". The movie looked at a set of identical triplets who had been separated at birth, adopted by three different families, and miraculously found each other 20 years later. It starts off as a feel-good movie, but then its tone changes. Enough … Continue reading The Fascinating (and Troubling) World of Research on Twins →