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Paul on Net Repetition, Rowdy Town Hall Meetings, Your Neighbor as Brad Pitt, and Brain Evolution

Paul on Net Repetition, Rowdy Town Hall Meetings, Your Neighbor as Brad Pitt, and Brain Evolution

paulcrik August 13, 2009 Comments Off

Over the last couple weeks, town hall meetings have been held across the country to give information about the health care reform congress is trying to pass.  The meetings have been big news because

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Meteor Shower Report. . . Plus New Video: Paul, as a Bridge Troll, Ponders Isolation

Meteor Shower Report. . . Plus New Video: Paul, as a Bridge Troll, Ponders Isolation

paulcrik August 12, 2009 Comments Off

For the last couple of weeks, earth dwellers have been privy to a  stream of dusty debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle.   The shower happens annually, but this year it’s especially stunning.  Tonight the densest part

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Vibram’s New Barefoot Shoes. . . Plus, Paul Gushes at Sunset

Vibram’s New Barefoot Shoes. . . Plus, Paul Gushes at Sunset

paulcrik August 10, 2009 Comments Off

Running.  It’s the simplest exercise there is, requiring nothing but a pair of shoes and your will.  Yet, when you go to the shoe store the choices are endless.  Air channels in the heels,

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What’s an EMOTIVATOR? . . .Plus, You Gotta Watch This Extreme Fisherman Kill It From His Helicopter.

What’s an EMOTIVATOR? . . .Plus, You Gotta Watch This Extreme Fisherman Kill It From His Helicopter.

paulcrik August 7, 2009 Comments Off

in the recent past you may have noticed I referred to myself as a “motivational expert.”  While I consider this to be true, I’ve become disenchanted by the term.  It’s so 20th century.  After

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Twitter’s Trending Topic #iwillneverforget. . . Plus, Paul Strings Together Some Super Physical Feats

Twitter’s Trending Topic #iwillneverforget. . . Plus, Paul Strings Together Some Super Physical Feats

paulcrik August 5, 2009 Comments Off

If you were on twitter late yesterday you might have noticed a trending topic was #iwillneverforget. By the end of the day on August 4, 2009 over 24,000 people had mentioned #iwillneverforget in their

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Skyping on The Toilet. . . Plus, Paul Discusses the Difference Between Loneliness and Being Alone

Skyping on The Toilet. . . Plus, Paul Discusses the Difference Between Loneliness and Being Alone

paulcrik August 4, 2009 Comments Off

Texting in the sauna, posting status updates during a solitary bike ride, Skyping on the toilet with headphones.  One benefit of social networking is that we can escape a sense of loneliness at anytime

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Living In A Brand New Abandoned High Rise. . . Plus, Paul Discusses the Effects of Absence

Living In A Brand New Abandoned High Rise. . . Plus, Paul Discusses the Effects of Absence

paulcrik August 3, 2009 Comments Off

200,000 square feet and a 200 car garage all for the low, low price of a $10,000 down payment.  That was the deal for Victor Vangelako’s family, who bought a condo in a Florida

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The Battle Over Music Downloading. . . . Plus, Paul on Economic Crisis

The Battle Over Music Downloading. . . . Plus, Paul on Economic Crisis

paulcrik July 31, 2009 141

One of the most dizzying effects of internet infancy was the availability of free music. A consumer utopia seemed to lay before us, where digital files would essentially be held in common and all

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Sued for a “tweet” . . .Plus, Paul Discusses the Need for Endurance in Daily Life.

Sued for a “tweet” . . .Plus, Paul Discusses the Need for Endurance in Daily Life.

paulcrik July 30, 2009 121

Just a few days ago in Chicago a twitterer named Amanda Bonnen was charged with defamation by her former landlords, for an 11 word “tweet” about the mold in her upscale chicago apt. She

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Paul Discusses Being Called an Asshole. . . and Kevin Costner

Paul Discusses Being Called an Asshole. . . and Kevin Costner

paulcrik July 29, 2009 2

Here’s part of an interview series I did with Goatsilk recently. Special thanks to Shannon the Cat

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Naked Rain God Plowing. . . Plus, Paul Discusses Adapting To And Shaping Your Environment

Naked Rain God Plowing. . . Plus, Paul Discusses Adapting To And Shaping Your Environment

paulcrik July 28, 2009 14

Maybe you’ve heard by now about the village in East India where all the unmarried daughters are plowing the fields naked in order to embarass the weather gods into making it rain. I say

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38-Year-Old Lance Armstrong Yields To 26-Year-Old Alberto Cantador. . . Plus, Paul Discusses His Personal Battles With Aging

38-Year-Old Lance Armstrong Yields To 26-Year-Old Alberto Cantador. . . Plus, Paul Discusses His Personal Battles With Aging

paulcrik July 27, 2009 127

Last week began with 59 year-old golfer Tom Watson – painfully – giving away what would have been a historic victory to the younger athlete, Stewart Cink. Similarly, by weeks end, 38 year-old Lance

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