As we evolve, advance, and grow, this video pretty accurately describes how quickly the world changes. Innovate or die is not only a slogan, it is true.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Did You Know?
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
Steve Jobs: How to live before you die | Video on TED.com
The greatest CEO of our generation gives lessons on life, business, and death. Phenomenal.
Steve Jobs: How to live before you die | Video on TED.com
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Hail to the Redskins. RIP Sean Taylor
Found this tribute to the late great Sean Taylor. Wow. What a phenomenal player.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
45 Life Lessons to live by...
Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio
"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.
It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:"
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good..
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ''In five years, will this matter?".
26. Always choose life.
27. Forgive everyone everything.
28. What other people think of you is none of your business.
29.. Time heals almost everything.. Give time, time.
30. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
31. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
32. Believe in miracles.
33. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
34. Don't audit life Show up and make the most of it now.
35. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
36. Your children get only one childhood.
37. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
38. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
39. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back..
40. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
41. The best is yet to come
42. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
43. Yield
44. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
45. Remember that I will always share my spoon with you! Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Line2 May Change My Cell Phone Game Forever
Its not often that I get super excited about a new technology. However, the Line2 app in the Apple store delivers. Check out the video demo that gives a good overview of the product. Gone arethe days when I carried around two phones, one for work, and one for personal. Now I have consolidated my lines, and simplified my life in the process. Another reason why the iPhone continues to win, win, win no matter what!
Line2 iPhone User Guide from Toren Ajk on Vimeo.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Sheila E. & Prince-A Love Bizarre
Happy Birthday to our favorite artist of all time! A true musical icon and genius. The one and only, PRINCE!!!
SE Nationals
Our little league baseball team is enjoying an incredible season. I am so proud of the youth and their dedication. They are representing SE, DC well, and learning the game at the same time.
This is a great collection of photos featuring my son, Godot (#11/Zimmerman Jersey) and his team.
Friday, May 14, 2010
iPad's New Commercial - What is iPad?
Leave it to Apple to deliver another Magical and Revolutionary device that lives up to its billing. Unless you have been living in a cave, or fell asleep under a rock for the past month, you should know that Apple launched a wifi tablet on April 3rd, and added a 3G version April 30th. In the 28 days between the launch of the 3G version, I patiently waited to get one for my daugher, while Apple managed to sell 1,000,000+ devices. An incredible achievement, especially when you consider that the iPad fits no category definition. It is a classic "tweener" that has emerged as the latest gadget that will define this era.
In classic Apple fashion, all this has happened before the official start of their marketing campaign. Of course there has been clever product seeding, gratuitous plugs, and numerous surprises that have resulted in the iPad showing up in Stephen Colbert's jacket at the Grammy's, on ABC's Modern Family, and a slew of talk shows from Jon Stewart, Letterman, Oprah, etc. The viral buzz has been tremendous. Now, Apple finally breaks a rudimentary marketing campaign that seeks to explain to those that have missed the colossal onslaught, exactly what an iPad is. Check the commercial below. Now that my household has lived with the iPad for a couple of weeks, I too can affirm, that it is truly magical and revolutionary. As the product evolves, more apps get introduced, I believe it will change the way we compute forever.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
NACS Mobile App live and in full effect...
Check out the Mrs. making her NACS TV acting debut. She is doing an overview of our new mobile app. Make sure you download the app, give us a 5 star rating in the app store, and improve your experience at #NACStech in New Orleans..
Download the Mobile App now at http://www.nacstech.com/mobileapp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0oTVXxd2n4
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
RIP GURU & Dorothy Height
We lost two legendary pillars of civil rights and Black consciousness. Dorothy Height, and Gang Starr Rapper Guru. I remember rocking GangStarr non stop back in the early 90's on the campus of University of Iowa. Their evolution, and Guru's Jazzmatazz albums carried me through Northwestern University too. Lyrically and sonically, Guru changed the game. Enjoy the video below which has always been me and my wife's hip hop love song.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Kentucky Derby 2010
Kentucky Derby is almost upon us, and we are excited as can be. The derby is the longest running Championship in American Sports, and truly one of our favorite events period. This will be the 10th year we produce signature Glamourlife events to commemorate the weekend festivities. Make sure you get your tickets soon, and see you in Louisville, where the thoroughbreds make it happen!
*Two Nights of exquisite entertainment and ambiance guaranteed to satisfy your social palate.
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
Apple iPad
Reviews for Apple's "Magical & Revolutionary" device are starting to come in steadily, and initial indications are that Apple has another hit on their hands. The best review I have found to date is from PC Magazine. I like this review, because obviously they are not Apple Fanboys, and if anything, would be biased against the new iPad.
Check out the video review to see full details. We plan to join in the excitement Saturday to test out the new Wifi version, but we have officially ordered the 3G version, mostly to ensure we get the GPS. Now the hard part, waiting for the 3G units to ship while everyone else is enjoying Apple's newest creation.
Are you planning to get one?
Spring is in the Air...
Monday, February 22, 2010
This is Why I Love SE, DC and Now Call it Home
Southeast is the 'Heart and Soul' of Washington
By Ernest-Earl Wood, Washington Post
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Sometimes, it amazes me how many people proudly tell me that they have never been to Southeast Washington. They seem to discount that the D.C. Armory, RFK Stadium and Capitol Hill are all in Southeast. It seems that a lot of people who live in the Washington area think that Southeast is all carjackings, drug-infested streets and drug deals gone wrong.
Most people who live here do not realize that Southeast is the heart and soul of the city.
More than 200 years ago, Frederick Douglass decided he was going to move to the nation's capital to further his abolitionist goals. He searched the city and found a property on a commanding hill that had the most beautiful panoramic view. At night there, he could enjoy the lights and fires of the federal city. Douglass said he had found the "pulse of the city": Southeast Washington
Ever wonder why D.C. Council member Marion Barry continues to live in Southeast? Oh, the skeptics will say he lives there because the people of Ward 8 are the only voters who would elect him. But "Hizz Honor" lived in Southeast when he was mayor of the entire city. Could he have shared the view of Frederick Douglass?
Now, people from Northwest are smiling, thinking their part of town is the heart of the city. Northwest is the heart of the "federal city." It has the stone and marble monuments, the seats of the federal bureaucracy, the museums -- all cold and heartless. It has the high rent areas, including Foxhall, Georgetown, the "Gold Coast" and Embassy Row, all out of the price range of most who live here.
The newer, overpriced downtown areas are the playgrounds of the rich, the transients and the ruling political party. But there are not any real neighborhoods there. Please don't mention Adams Morgan. That was a beautiful neighborhood 20 years ago -- before the drugs, drunks and gangs. And parking there? Forget it.
Southwest, where I live now, is the wharf, condos and projects. Trust me, no real neighboring happens there. Good seafood, though.
And Northeast, well, there must be something good I could mention. Oh yes, there is Catholic University, the National Arboretum and Brookland, all past their prime.
For a real neighborhood, nothing compares to Capitol Hill. It has an unmatched mixture of gays and straights, young and old, rich and poor and a good racial balance that reflects the best of the city. The crowns of Capitol Hill are Lincoln Park and Eastern Market.
Lincoln Park is a safe recreational area, particularly for dog-walking. Thanks to the dogs, the park has the most nutritional soil in the city. Five times around, and it's a mile track for running or walking.
Eastern Market is the meeting place, the hub and the best marketplace in the city. Its meat markets cannot be matched: Canales Quality Meats and the Union Meat Co., to name just two. There's Market Poultry, which has fresh chicken waiting to be fried or baked, as well as duck, turkey wings, capon and range chicken. At Bowers Fancy Dairy Products, the cheese sells itself on taste alone. You even get to sample before you buy. And all of these stands are self-owned, not a part of any chain.
For a hot meal, you can get an all-meat hot dog plus all the trimmings for just 90 cents at Union Meat. On weekends, Market Lunch has hot breakfasts that are inexpensive, tasty and filling. The long lines that form must say something about the quality. There is also a farmers market that offers farm-grown fruit and vegetables and a flea market stocked with a greater variety of furniture, antiques, books, tapes, CDs, paintings, jewelry and flowers than you will find in any place of this kind. You have not enjoyed a warm weekend in the District if you have never been to Eastern Market.
Getting back to Capitol Hill, the boundary stops around Lincoln Park, not over to the Anacostia River or Benning Road. My sister, Ronnie, and I, third-generation Washingtonians, grew up at 16th and C streets SE, which was never considered part of the Hill. Now, the areas up to 19th or 20th streets are included. I heard recently that the Trinidad area is now being rezoned as Capitol Hill. That is totally preposterous.
If I want to be suave and sophisticated at cocktail parties, I can always proclaim that I grew up on the Hill. The expansion of the area is a scheme of crafty land speculators. By the time my children are my age, the area called Capitol Hill will include Prince George's County. Watch out, Annapolis!
The best-kept secret of Southeast and all of Washington is Hillcrest. It has quiet, tree-lined streets, no crime or drug dealing, real middle-America life inside the city. Its majestic homes are still pretty much affordable for the upper-middle class. It's the perfect place to raise children, grill a rib or read the Sunday paper on your patio. The areas around Alabama and Branch avenues, Pennsylvania Avenue and Fairfax Village have some of the best residential values in the city. The hidden jewel of this area is Westover Drive and 31st Street, which is a circular drive high on a hill that has the best unobstructed views of the city. If God were to move to the District, he would surely build on Westover Drive.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Respect Your Elders
I had to share this video. This young guy is talking real slick on a bus and pushes this older dude to violence. He catches a real beat down on video. Hilarious!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
zSHARE - DEEJAY CASPER 2010 ALLSTAR WEEKEND MIXTAPE.MP3
As we get ready for the All Star Weekend in Dallas, I feel compelled to share our free mixtape from Deejay Casper with all our peeps. Casper get's his man on this. Straight vicious.
Check out link below...
zSHARE - DEEJAY CASPER 2010 ALLSTAR WEEKEND MIXTAPE.MP3
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
2010 Glamour Lounge After Hours NBA All Star Weekend Dallas, TX
Can't believe All Star Weekend is right around the corner. Dallas will be an incredible host city, and the new Cowboys Stadium is an incredible venue. Even though those bama Cowgirls are wack. LLS. In any event, I digress. Just a little bitter because my Steelers and Redskins are both sitting on the sidelines watching the playoffs. Well at least my Hawkeyes represented Big Ten Football and beat down those dirty GA Tech bamas.
Back to All Star. Get your rest now. We are doing a three night stand in the heart of Dallas @Third Space downtown next to the original glamorous icon, Neiman Marcus. Tickets available now...
2010 GLAMOUR LOUNGE NBA All Star Weekend After Hours
@Third Space 1608-C Main Street, Dallas, TX 75201
http://www.thirdspaceevent.com/
Midnight to Sunrise, 12-6am each night, Friday, Saturday & Sunday February 12-15th, Dallas, TX
Sponsored by MillerCoors...
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