At the Soulard Idea Market a couple of weeks ago, one of the topics that Matt Homann provided for the idea speed dating part of the evening was, “What is the most compelling idea you’ve heard in the last year?” With all that has gone on in the last year, it seemed that this would [...]
It’s been almost two weeks since the Soulard Idea Market got together and I’ve been thinking about it, and what I should write about it, ever since. Having just finished reading Walter Isaacson’s biography of Benjamin Franklin and about half-way through Blaine McCormick’s adaption of Franklin’s Autobiography when I first heard of the Soulard Idea [...]
If you live in St. Louis and have not yet visited the exhibit Benjamin Franklin – In Search of a Better World at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park, I strongly encourage you to check it out before the exhibit closes on September 4. If you are planning to visit St. Louis between now [...]
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Catching up on blogs and e-mail, I saw that Matt Homann has posted details on the upcoming meeting of the Soulard Idea Market on 8 August here in St. Louis. It looks to be an enjoyable, and very interesting evening with the following on the ‘agenda’: Initial Brainstorming Idea Speed Dating (the one I’m most [...]
Last night, St. Louis experienced perhaps the worst storm in its history. Strong winds blew down trees and buildings, and even knocked 3 tractor-trailer trucks on their sides while crossing the Chain of Rocks bridge across the Mississippi River. An estimated 500,000 people in the St. Louis area are without power. The storm was so [...]
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Over the past two weeks, USA Gymnastics held the Junior Olympics National Championships in Trampoline and Tumbling. Competition ranged from young beginners to experienced elite level athletes and everything in between, with corresponding levels of mastery displayed along the way. As the proud parent of a competitor – my younger son Ian – I’ve seen [...]
Welcome to my new blog, G. Brett Miller – No Straight Lines. At first glance, it may seem that this is simply a move (from Blogspot to my own domain) and redesign (from Blogger to WordPress) of my now defunct blog …no straight lines…. However, about the only thing I’ve really held over is the [...]
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