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(Note: this is a repost for the groups I couldn't include on the first post) In watching the new documentary on the band Rush ("Beyond the Lighted Stage"), I was particularly fascinated by the interview with drummer Neil Peart and legendary jazz drummer Freddie Gruber.    Peart, widely respected ...

In watching the new documentary on the band Rush ("Beyond the Lighted Stage"), I was particularly fascinated by the interview with drummer Neil Peart and legendary jazz drummer Freddie Gruber.    Peart, widely respected as one of the all-time great rock drummers, had studied with Gruber and when ...

  (Note: this is a repost for the groups I couldn't include on the first post.) I just read an article this morning about how it has been revealed that iPhones track the owner's location and stores data about their whereabouts without their knowledge. Surprise, surprise. Color me jaded, but ever ...

I just read an article this morning about how it has been revealed that iPhones track the owner's location and stores data about their whereabouts without their knowledge. Surprise, surprise. Color me jaded, but ever since the advent of the GPS and the various related apps available, I've been w...

(this is a re-post for the groups I couldn't include in the first post) I'm sure some of you are waiting for the punchline, right?  Actually, there is no punchline.  I felt kinda punch-drunk when I saw the Case-Shiller Home Value Index update from July of last year. Then, strange thought occurre...

I'm sure some of you are waiting for the punchline, right?  Actually, there is no punchline.  I felt kinda punch-drunk when I saw the Case-Shiller Home Value Index update from July of last year. Then, strange thought occurred to me. Except for the Housing Boom spike, average home values are at an...

(note: this is a re-post for the groups I couldn't include on the first post) If this letter is looking familiar, it wouldn’t surprise me. These things go out every day and if your domain name is coming up for renewal, be ready to receive one of these.  It’s vitally important in your social medi...

If this letter is looking familiar, it wouldn’t surprise me. These things go out every day and if your domain name is coming up for renewal, be ready to receive one of these.  It’s vitally important in your social media and Internet marketing mix to protect your domain name. (click here to enlar...

This is the same as my previous post, just posted again to the groups I couldn't include on the first posting... I'm a sports nut.  In the mornings after I get back from working out, I usually have ESPN radio on while I eat breakfast and start my day.  Mike and Mike in the morning and, if I work ...

I'm a sports nut.  In the mornings after I get back from working out, I usually have ESPN radio on while I eat breakfast and start my day.  Mike and Mike in the morning and, if I work from home that day, the incredibly opinionated (and usually right on the money) Colin Cowherd. There's a NAR radi...