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NOFX Demonstrates Longevity

Tonight I’m going to see NOFX, the seminal Southern California punk band that is celebrating thirty-years in existence. Yes, the guys that wrote such ageless tunes as “The Separation of Church and Skate” and “Hobophobic (Scared of Bums)” are all pushing 50, and although they tout their perennial laziness regarding touring and recording – show no signs of slowing down….

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It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s…Books.

I’ve got an extreme fascination with futuristic scenarios. Blame it on my introduction to Skynet in the early ‘90s, far too young to have viewed the carnage in The Terminator, but it was Arnold Schwarzenegger night in our household and I managed to finagle a seat on the couch. Through countless sci-fi and cyberpunk novels and films this interest in…

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Thanksgiving is Upon Us!

In two days I will attempt to consume over five pounds of turkey (smoked and roasted), assorted holiday sides and desserts and enough pinot noir to make the Raiders game entertaining. This is a monumental break from my established diet, which consists of mainly Hot Pockets and meat-lovers Tombstone pizzas. To say I am excited for Thanksgiving is a massive…

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Happy Veterans Day

Every year around this time I find myself revisiting the greatest miniseries ever: Band of Brothers. I’m not really certain what it is about this time of year; maybe it’s the subtle change in the temperature at night that awakens some kind of deep-seated nostalgia I carry regarding this masterpiece (I believe I first watched it in the winter), but…

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Not So Incognito Anymore

Bullying amongst America’s schoolchildren and the ways and means to prevent and manage it has been a hot-button issue for many years now. Heartbreakingly, it seems almost weekly a story breaks nationally about the tragic end of a teenager who felt pushed to the brink at the hands of merciless peers; but the story that emerged last week about bullying…

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Carter’s Top Five

Introducing a new blog series, Carter’s Top Five! This week: the top five reasons you should not befriend your colleagues on your social media cache.  1. Your contemporaries will not be the ones hiring you. For an effective social media presence, you need to market – not network. Putting yourself in front of your target market is what makes for…

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