I Did A Guest Post

My writing skills and experiences are so in demand that I did a guest post about an experience I had on an airplane. You can read it here: http://karinkas.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-not-to-do-on-airplane.html

TEASER: Lets just say people are a bit edgy on airplanes ever since 9/11.

Ok, ok, that may be my beautiful wife's blog - but that does not change the fact that I did a guest post!

Will Money Buy You Happiness?

A while back ago my boss posed a question: Will money buy you happiness? My answer was: yes and no. That's a pretty lame cop out.

I felt conflicted with the conventional wisdom and my personal feelings. Then I heard a podcast by Planet Money, and (from an economic standpoint) yes it does...kind of.  Feel free to give it a listen: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/03/09/134370052/the-tuesday-podcast-money-buys-happiness

I would say that money makes life easier, not necessarily happier. Having an easier life creates less friction for happiness. So, my answer stands.

Spurned

Hello Minions,

Karen and I recently made and posted our silly stop-motion short film The Adventures of "The Pepé". The film can be found on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N00pBOTCh_o. The blog post can be found here: http://hardwaterstains.blogspot.com/2010/12/pepe.html.

Because of "The Pepé" and its runaway success we decided to do another. This time with no tripod, no clear plot, and significantly shorter...BUT! this (very) short film now features sound! As my grandpa would say "You made a talkie" - he's that old. We spared no expense on the voice talent (myself). The title is Spurned. Take a look:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZcrFkjE8TI