Staying Young With Rube Goldberg

Posted by RJ Licata | October 13, 2010 .

Rube Goldberg was the man. I didn’t know him personally – he died in 1970 (before I was born), but he is responsible for coming up with the concept for what is now known as Rube Goldberg Machines. Wikipedia (which is quickly becoming my favorite website on the planet in cyberspace) describes Rube Goldberg Machines [...]

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Character Spotlight: Taj Badalandabad

Posted by RJ Licata | October 11, 2010 .

As a followup to last week’s post about the real value of a college degree, I wanted to offer up an example of someone who completely understands my point. Enter Taj Mahal Badalandabad. You probably know him from the 2002 hit movie Van Wilder, about a super-popular college student who has so much fun at [...]

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The Real Value of Your College Education

Posted by RJ Licata | October 7, 2010 .

Last week I read a Facebook status a friend posted where he said he’d gladly give back his “worthless” college degree. Another friend commented that he’d recently considered using his to wipe up a spilled drink. The first friend has been looking for a job for a while now, and it seems like his frustration [...]

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Imaginary Friends and Movie Remakes – Your Thoughts?

Posted by RJ Licata | September 28, 2010 .

I never had an imaginary friend when I was younger. I’m not really sure how I feel about the whole thing, either. I mean I’m all for creativity and imagination in a kid, but there’s something about it that I think is a little bit creepy. Who’s to say they really don’t see someone there? [...]

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