ReBoot – I am a Movie Junkie

The 2012 summer movie schedule is starting to line up and like most summers I look forward to going to the movies even though I have a pretty good home theater system. I think I get a little of the excitement from my father who would often go to the movies no matter how bad [...]

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ReBoot – Happy Birthday Mr. CIO

I will be celebrating a major milestone in my life tomorrow-my 40th birthday. Too be honest I don’t feel 40 even though some say I look 50. I think it is my premature gray hair which runs in my family. Damn those family genes. “Color it” they say. But I could never bring myself to [...]

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ReBoot: My Dad Got Me A Job…

I was at the doctor’s office the other day talking to my doctor about how his summer was going. He mentioned that his son, also a doctor, just graduated and is looking for a job. My doctor mentioned how he was going to make a few calls to some medical chiefs he knows to get [...]

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Reboot – 100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About

Do you remember these things… http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/648/100-things-your-kids-may-never-know-about/

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ReBoot: Titans and Mortals

Over the weekend I was watching Wall Street-Money Never Sleeps. Gordon Gekko takes a young Shai Labeouf under his wing and teaches him the ways of the Street. I always wanted a Gordon Gekko type of character in my life. A corporate titan. A “mover and shaker” who can open doors and influence people. Who knows [...]

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ReBoot: Where Were You When…?

With the recent change in government in Egypt, I have been thinking of all the events that I have witnessed. While the list is not all encompasing, these are the events that stood in my life that I remember. Energy crisis of 1979 Challenger and Columbia shuttle disasters Y2k Attempted assignation of Ronald Reagan Attempted [...]

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ReBoot: Geek and Poke

For those of you that have not already checked out Oliver Widder‘s site please do so. For those of us in technology (and for those who are not) you will get a kick from the humor. http://geekandpoke.typepad.com

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ReBoot – The 25 Weirdest Interview Questions of 2010

The 25 Weirdest Interview Questions of 2010 by Kimberly Weisul

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ReBoot – Where Have Saturday Morning Cartoons Gone?

Last weekend I suffered a spell of insomnia and decided to get out of bed, so as to not wake up my wife, and go watch television. I am a child of the 70’s, so I fondly remember waking up with my brother and running downstairs to watch Saturday morning cartoons. This was before remote [...]

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ReBoot – My Affair with My iPhone Continues

It has been 2 years since I have been having an affair with my phone – my iPhone. I recently upgrade to iPhone 4 and boy I am not disappointed. Why should I be? After all it is an Apple product. I was using my iPhone 3G and it was working great until I upgrade [...]

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ReBoot – The Shave: How much is too much?

When I started shaving, I used a simple 2 blade disposable razor. I didn’t need anything fancy and shaving once a week meant I could use the same razor several times. What did I care? I was still in high school. I do remember cutting myself a lot. Looking back, I never really learned how to [...]

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ReBoot – Touch My Feet – Who am I to bless someone…

The other day, a younger cousin of my wife visited for the first time. Upon seeing him, he immediately went to touch my feet. I am always taken aback when someone touches my feet. In fact, I am a little embarrassed by the whole gesture and try to stop it before it happens. In Indian [...]

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