Big Plays

Opening Day 2013 Coming Soon!

bhackerson — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:42:50 +0000

Bored With Snow

bhackerson — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:40:48 +0000

Fun with SurfacePro and Post-it(R) Notes!

bhackerson — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:55:24 +0000

Now this is what music is all about…

bhackerson — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 04:05:14 +0000

A few months ago I got into a new show, at least it was to me. It’s called “Live From Daryl’s House” starring Daryl Hall and his band. It started as an Internet show which features artists from diverse genres and generations and they get together and play each other’s music. Also included are food preparation segments which provide a nice break between the music. I am watching it on the Palladia network on cable now.

The thing I like about this show the most is the pure joy that happens in this room as the artists mesh to make old songs new again. These artists seem truly happy doing this. To me, that’s what music is all about!

For those who don’t know about this show, here’s a sample video. Daryl and his band are playing with a band called The Dirty Heads, and they came up with an interesting rendition of the old Hall & Oates hit “Rich Girl”. Enjoy!

No Budget, No Pay Act Signed By Obama

bhackerson — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:00:21 +0000

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/23/opinion/avlon-no-budget-no-pay

The link above is to a nice opinion piece about the “No Budget, No Pay” act that recently passed, and has now been signed by the President.

Obviously not a cure-all for Washington’s ills, but it is a step in the right direction toward holding Congress accountable for passing a budget.

Congratulations to nolabels.org for spearheading the effort. It shows yet again that grassroots efforts can make a difference, and this one is great as it prioritizes progress over ideology.

Waste Management Open in Phoenix – Not Your Regular PGA Event

bhackerson — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:02:47 +0000

This PGA Tour event is one of the more popular events on tour each year. And also the most unique, as evidenced by the following videos. It’s great to see these players lightening up a bit and having some fun!

Padraig Harrington kicking a football

Caddy Races

Dancing

I hope this kind of thing continues at this event for years to come. Maybe I can make it there some day.

Super Bowl Ad Faves 2013

bhackerson — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:54:17 +0000

I decided to keep a list during the Super Bowl of my favorite ads. Here’s this year’s list. I think the Montana Stain from Tide was my winner this year.

Enjoy!

Oreo

My wife is a soon-to-be ex-librarian, so I thought this was a good one.

Volkswagen

I guess this had some backlash. Calm down, mon. The dude is from Minnesota, after all.

Taco Bell

I have this vision that this is what goes on in the retirement communities during the winter.

Tide

The magic Montana stain was a brilliant and funny concept.

Cars.com

This one reminds me of the outpost.com ad of many years ago.

Here’s the cars.com commercial:

The ads are fun, aren’t they?

3M Technology Changing Medicine

bhackerson — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:06:29 +0000

Some of the cool stuff we are doing at 3M in software are some of the industry’s best kept secrets. One example is our Littmann 3200 Bluetooth Stethoscope. My team worked with the division to create this system. This telemedicine technology is some really cool stuff. Here’s a link to a great video about this project. Also, it’s getting some great press from healthcare leaders, highlighted by a great post coming out of Microsoft.

We’ve got several more examples of great software technology coming out of 3M. Stay tuned as I intend to share more about what we are doing!

A new way for politics?

bhackerson — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:55:53 +0000

Over the last month or two I have been paying a little attention to a newly formed group called No Labels. Simply put, they aren’t Democrat, Republican, Liberal or Conservative. The group touts itself as a group of Americans who are interested in putting America first over partisan politics and figure out how to compromise.

Interesting thought. I am going to continue to follow them for a while and see if they can get meaningful traction. I like the idea, but it flies in the face of today’s Washington culture which continues to promote extremism and division. I applaud the efforts of No Labels and hope they can change the tone in Washington and across the nation.

2012 in Review

bhackerson — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:53:39 +0000

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 2,400 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 4 years to get that many views.

Click here to see the complete report.