Did you know that Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond books, intentionally named 007 something dull and plain? I didn't. Of course, the irony in all of this for…
Ira KoretskyFebruary 17, 2021
Did you know Godzilla turned 65 today? He was created and owned by Toho in Japan. From the Toho website: Godzilla first appeared in Toho’s “Godzilla” (1954), a classic monster…
Ira KoretskyNovember 3, 2019
This blog post requires a story to set it up... While at a customer's office, some how we starting talking about bad commercials. One that always comes to my mind…
Ira KoretskyDecember 5, 2018
A GLOBAL DAY OF GIVING #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.)…
Ira KoretskyNovember 27, 2018
Did you know that on May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson, declared a new national holiday, Mother's Day? It was proclamation 1268. Here is the full text and a picture…
Ira KoretskyMay 12, 2018
If you are a Flickr or SmugMug user, look in your inbox for this email... --- We’re excited to announce that Flickr has agreed to be acquired by SmugMug, the…
Ira KoretskyApril 24, 2018
One of my favorite parts of the Olympics is learning about the back stories of Olympic athletes. I am on various websites discovering new faces and new stories. When I…
Ira KoretskyMarch 2, 2018
How interesting would this job would be?! To be our government's Planetary Protection Officer. The words, language, what you say, what you don't say, travel, meeting people from around the…
Dave MichaelsJuly 21, 2017
I was doing some research and up popped an interesting link in the search on baseball jargon. Thought I would share some slang words and phrases for baseball. Next time…
Dave MichaelsApril 19, 2017