Robert Owen — Technology Leader & Musician
Technology leadership, music, and the space where they overlap
I saw this the other day and found it interesting… Probably not 100% accurate but it seemed worth a re-post. Our Tax System Explained: Bar Stool Economics: Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go … Read more
I was looking at a post on Twitter and saw a reference to Wordle and thought, “what the heck is that?” So I did a quick Google. I can’t see any usefulness to this but it’s pretty interesting none the less. Here are two Wordles I made from my RSS feed here. Number 1: Number 2: Like I said… pretty … Read more
Hello. Just thought I'd drop a note saying I'm back from the IBCMF. The Festival was great! Lots of really good playing over the past few days! So, it's back to work now… Lots of things to catch up on.
Well Folks, here is a new one for me. While having Breakfast at “Ye Ole” Waffle House I saw a site I never imagined seeing in Greater Knox-vegas. A Segway! What is a Segway you ask? Well, a Segway is a personal transportation device that does not use gasoline. And they are pretty darn cool, I think. Well, we were … Read more
This is just a little test… I’m trying the Windows Live Writer with blogCFC. If you can read this then it may be a success. We’ll see. Let’s make this a full fledged test and use an image as well.. The picture to the left is the new, soon to be released Blackberry Bold. It’s the thing to have… forget … Read more
My nephew Nicholas and I were looking for something to do Friday Afternoon and decided to attempt the Mentos & Diet Coke experiment. You know, the one where you dump a bunch of Mentos in a 2 liter Diet Coke and it creates a “Coke Geyser”. Well, needless to say, we failed. We tried twice with Diet Coke and once … Read more
I live and work in Fountain City… So, I eat lunch in Fountain City. I like to go to “The Amber” Restaurant. This place has been here as long as I can remember and is a good place to go for Breakfast and Lunch (no dinner here, they close at 3:00). The food is good, and the people are nice. … Read more