My Father-In-Law was a very clever fellow and he didn’t like A Brief History of Time. He found Stephen Hawking to be a bit full of himself and his pet theories. Geniuses. As The Theory of Everything opens, we find a young Stephen Hawking having a hard time coming up with a subject for his doctoral dissertation. He’s already a gnome like character with his glasses forever at an odd angle and a strange look on his face. We also see that Stephen is a bit full of himself and his pet theories. These opening scenes are mainly about Stephen…
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John Lennon-It was 30 Years Ago Today
For me the death of John Lennon was one of the frozen moments like 9/11. I was still a kid sharing a room with my little brother. He was listening to the radio and told me that John Lennon was dead. Only recently becoming an obsessed fan of the Beatles, and not yet that much of a fan of it’s componets, I was still greatly saddened by this news. To the die hard Beatles, there was always the chance that they would get back together. John said in an interview that when Lorne Michaels offered The Beatles $3000 to appear…
Adwords, Amazon Associates, and Affiliate Marketing
One of the good old fashioned ways to make money online is to sell other people’s stuff and be paid a small commission for each sale. This is called Affiliate Marketing and it seems that just about everyone with an online presence has some kind affiliate program in place. Over the years I have made a bit of pocket change being an affiliate for Amazon.com, The London Pass, and one or two other odds and ends here and there. I have read a few ebooks, watched a few videos, and had a bit of fun trying to make some money.…