Derek Scruggs

When my sister gave me the news of Charlton Heston’s death, the first thing I said was “Did they pry his gun out of his cold, dead hands?”

I was a fan of Arthur C. Clarke when I was a kid and, like many, was sad to hear of his death. Today I learned this:
While a radar technician in the Royal Air Force (1941-1946), Clarke had an idea which he wrote up in a 1945 technical paper: “Extra-terrestrial Relays: Can Rocket Stations Give […]

Hilarious!

Wow, who knew William Shatner could be so philosophical?

Q: If that horse had killed you, what would you have regretted never achieving?
A: Everything. I’ve done nothing. What have I done? I’ve blundered my way through life. So I have my picture on the wall. The minute I die, that picture will start to yellow […]

From Gretchen:
When money or health is a problem, you think about it all the time; when it’s not a problem, you don’t think much about it. Both money and health contribute to happiness mostly in the negative; the lack of them brings much more unhappiness than possessing them brings happiness. One of the greatest luxuries […]

Best quote I’ve read so far this morning:

“I believe that success can be measured in the number of uncomfortable conversations you’re willing to have. I felt that if I could help students overcome the fear rejection with cold-calling and cold e-mail, it would serve them forever.”

How to Get George Bush or the CEO of […]

Educational!

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One of the big memes of the whole Web 2.0/social media phenomenon as it relates to business is the importance of listening. Stop talking about how great you are and start listening. To your customers, your advisors, your employees, the blogosphere - you get the drift.
But what do you do if they don’t say anything? […]

Seen this morning during my bike ride to work: a fox! It was in this little park near a very busy street that it tried to cross a couple times. I hope it made it across because this side of the street is basically nothing but the CU campus, houses and small parks. The other […]