michael jackson

Short Notes: Do You Believe In Me? ‘Cause I Believe In You (Help Me Sing It)

by Jose 01.31.2010

A few links: Part 2 of the Take Notes series, where yours truly discusses the idea of Latinoness and Spanish. Does one really need to speak Spanish to be Latino? [MiBodegaOnline] How do you understand value? [Echo Enduring] How rich do you think you are? The answer might surprise you. [Global Rich List] A good [...]

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Augmented Reality

by Jose 11.22.2009

In the latest edition of Esquire Magazine (yes, I read Esquire, at least once a year, particularly their end of the year specials), Stephen Marche has an article entitled, “A Thousand Words About Our Culture: Aren’t We Enjoying All This Death A Little Too Much?” In it, he analyzes this idea of celebrity death, its [...]

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Short Notes: Blame It On The Boogie Edition

by Jose 07.05.2009

For some reason, that title just sounded right. A few notes: I really don’t miss school right now. So say my feet, which are having a great time not having to work 12 hours straight. Everyday Math representatives keep trying to tell parents who have to deal with the math themselves that Everyday Math is [...]

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Oops, He’s Sorry, He Lied: He’s Number 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

by Jose 07.03.2009

Someone asked me recently if I talked to my kids about Michael Jackson and the impact he had on me and people of my generation. I told the person, “No, we had things to do. I hadn’t seen them very much over the last week, so I just wanted that time to let them know [...]

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Letter: Man In The Mirror

by Jose 06.25.2009

Dear Michael Jackson, First, let me say that I’m deeply saddened by your death. Your passing ranks up there in the moments where people had to remember where they were standing when they heard the news. On a day when a fellow 70′s-80′s icon in Farrah Fawcett died and so did Ed McMahon, the news [...]

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