About Gary Burge
I am an experieced web programmer, techno-activist, romantic idealist, who never quite left the sixties, even though I became quite successful in the Internet space.
My business philosphy is different now than when I toiled in the bigco world. About a decade ago I experienced a life-altering epiphany: I was sacrificing my personal life and health to feed a corporate monster.
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Sherlock Homes: Now This I Have to See!
Robert Downing Jr. as Sherlock Homes! With Jude Law. Quirky...
Tornado vs. Train – Tornado Wins
On January 7, 2008, a fierce tornado producing up to 160 mile-per-hour winds blew across two northern Illinois counties. The twister was unusual for two reasons: First, the temperature and weather conditions were more typical of a midwestern spring than mid-winter. And second, the storm blew 12 railroad cars off the tracks. The truely scary [...]
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Art is the “Right Livelihood”
As a full-time web developer, with a long eye on becoming a full-time artist, a post on the CreativeLedge blog by an acquaintance, Bob Barancik, made me stop and think a moment. In the post, “The Right Livelihood, Right Now!“, Bob and his co-authors say that the creative professions are better suited to withstand recession [...]
Man Accused of “Mermaid Harassment”
Sexual harassment is a serious subject, one to never be made light of. But… I could not help but grin at the headline “Weeki Wachee manager fired, accused of harassing mermaid” that appeared this morning on our Tampa ABC affiliate’s website. From the post: “The state’s investigation began in March after a banquet coordinator, Nancy [...]
“Buzz Aldrin is So Gangsta”
“I have two passions: space exploration and hip hop“, says Buzz Aldrin, the pilot of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module on NASA’s first mission to the moon and on July 20, 1969, became the second human to stand on the moon (Neil Armstrong was the first). This video shows Buzz recording “Rocket Experience” with Snoop [...]
OK Go: This Too Shall Pass