My life has always been the opposite of what people have thought I was going to do. And my opinions are usually not what people expect. Thats a pretty good description of me.
+ more bio informationOne thing that has always been taught to me in my life is eventually you have to be personally responsible for what you do. Take pride in what you do and make sure that you know what you do is what people hold you to. The one thing that has seemed to be overlooked in all of this, is that at some point Michael Vick had to cho... More..
In 2005 my family of lifelong Sox fans got to experience the unthinkable happening. The Sox have always been a connecting point for most of my family. Even if we couldn't agree on most things, we could agree on that. They have always held a special place for us. But it hasn't been easy being a Sox fan. Most of my life I was ... More..
Microsoft has never thought creatively about their products. While Apple and Google have thrived in creative thinking. Microsoft flooded the business world with their products and made a very concerted effort to entrench themselves in it. By doing so, it guaranteed a pretty consistent cash flow coming in. But they never need... More..
Television commercials are designed to sell a product to a consumer in less than thirty seconds. In that time frame they have to get you interested and show how it pertains to real life. Otherwise, why would anyone buy their product? The less descriptive, more fun commercial is always the one that gets remembered. Plus then,... More..
While there are many teams that have large payrolls that are consistently in the hunt for the trophy, monetary investment never guarantees a championship. No matter how much money gets thrown at players, they still have to go out and play those games. After long flights cross country and 6,7,8 games in a row, you still need ... More..
The media always strikes on a story and plays to the fear of what is considered the popular opinion. No news source ever wants to be the last one to a story. One of the most prevalent stories these days are stories in which pit bulls attack and kill, maim, etc. a harmless, defenseless person. Usually its in a story that last... More..
My wife and I just returned from a two week vacation with her family. The trip took us to Maui for a week at a rented house just outside of Lahaina. The trip was an early Christmas present from my in laws to us all and therefore, had no real monetary concerns for us. We had been discussing and planning this for about a year ... More..
As a whole, our society depends on technology for almost everything. We have automated systems that get better everyday and they control some of our very important life systems. And there are things that are so intrinsic in our everyday life that we don't even realize how much technology and advances run our lives. Computers... More..
To have an optimistic outlook on life these days can be very hard. The current nature of society has established a very pessimistic, glass half empty sort of an attitude. It permeates through everything in our life. From the checkout person at the grocery store to your own family. It is very hard to escape a pessimistic view... More..
Derrick Kelly
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