My new basketball team actually has practices… I went to the first one yesterday and got my butt kicked. The guys are all former low end college players or high end high school players, and I never even played in junior high! I couldn’t get a shot off; they blocked most of the garbage that I threw up.… read more “New Basketball Team”
Recipe for Happiness
I have realized that staying home and doing nothing is a recipe for depression for me. The more improvements I can make, the happier I am. I love to work on improving Coalition and improving myself mentally and physically and emotionally.
LAUSD Superintendent Closing Schools Wasted 67 Lifetimes
Robert Cortines, the superintendent of the LAUSD schools received a bomb threat and then closed all schools today. 640,000 kids were sent home along with approximately 100,000 teachers and administrators. The threat was “electronic”.. I am guessing emailed from the Tor network or something like that.
Was Robert Cortines decision the correct one?
Let’s look at the facts:
- Of the 1,055 actual school bombings in the history of the world only 14 were preceded by a warning.
Humans: Social, Tribal Creatures
Humans are nothing without our family and friends to help us put our lives in context. Imagine a world with no one else on the planet. What would you do during the day? Where would you sleep? Why would you care? It’s like a little kid left alone for the first time at home – it would cause an existential crisis.… read more “Humans: Social, Tribal Creatures”
Coalition Christmas Party
We had our Coalition Christmas party last night at EnjoEat in Culver City. It was great spending time with everyone!
Joel Gross 2015 Annual Report
I saw this idea from one of my friends and decided to do it myself!
2015 has been a great year for me personally! I asked Laurel to marry me, and fortunately she said yes! I visited Bangkok in April and Europe in July. My grandparents came and visited me for a couple of weekends in September.… read more “Joel Gross 2015 Annual Report”
Body Weight vs Speed
Interesting information I came across today. For a 170 pound athlete, a fat gain of 2% (or 3.4 lbs) results in a vertical jump height loss of 2″ and a 40 yard dash time increase of .26 seconds.
That is pretty crazy to me. Currently I weigh about 198 pounds and am 6’6”. I am not fat but definitely not skinny either.… read more “Body Weight vs Speed”
Owners Vs Managers
I had an interesting meeting with a client this morning. The clients business is a very big one, so the people we work with there are not connected in any way to the founder / owner.
It is fascinating to compare the difference between business owners and business managers. Owners understand the trade offs between branding and revenue generation.… read more “Owners Vs Managers”
Harry Potter Series
I have been reading the Harry Potter series in my free time the last few weeks and really am enjoying it. I saw the movies a couple of years ago, and they were excellent too.
Working On The Weekends
I love working on the weekends since I have zero distractions from emails or people who need things. I can focus 100% on building the web applications Coalition needs. Building these applications is kind of like working on a puzzle or playing chess… interesting problems to solve usually!