Ever Hear of Pollen Forensics? Amazing.

by JC on April 11, 2010

Jonathan Drori says every pollen grain has a story.  And how true that is.  In this youtube video he talks a lot about how each pollen granule has a very specific footprint and path and thus can tell us exactly where it came from.  The really cool thing is that pollen’s embedded in nearly every object, so guess what?  It’s a totally accurate predictor of where each object came from, so now scientists can determine the earlier whereabouts of murder suspects, antique furniture, dollar bills of drug lords, etc..  This is truly fascinating and I hope it spurs further thought for the rest of you as it did for me!

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I recently saw this video from youtube tweeted by Guy Kawasaki and was so taken with the simplicit and the thought, that I thought it’s one that all those who consider themselves leaders should see.  So worth the 3 minutes.

I might also add that one of the things I love most in another human being is the ability to make me think of things a little differently than I would have otherwise. Thus my 100 fan salutes to the ever-entertaining, ever-memorable, ever-make me think differently Derek Sivers.

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My Blood Runs DUKE BLUE

April 5, 2010

GO DUKE GO!! Duke will take on it’s first national men’s NCAA basketball championship in nine years tonight and I can’t wait.  I must admit, I am very happy for Butler to make it to this stage of the race, but I will always bleed Duke blue.  You can’t help it – it’s just in [...]

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70′s SuperHero Favs

July 26, 2009

I was at the bookstore recently browsing through the magazine section and came across one publication’s tribute to Farrah Fawcett. Very beautifully done and very nostalgic. I remember being a kid and watching The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Wonder Woman, and of course Charlie’s Angels. Shows we could not miss! Lee Majors, [...]

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No Thank You Swiss Chalet

July 19, 2009

Then there’s the story of Swiss Chalet. Was at that restaurant in Don Mills in November, my guest bit into a RAW piece of chicken, and was told that nobody else who had dined there had gotten sick from this kind of thing before – not to worry. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! How many others [...]

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Michael Jackson

June 27, 2009

His music was being revived again in a big way – remember American Idol this season? Adam Lambert did an amazing job with “Black or White” – I hope Michael Jackson saw that one. What a great honor when one extremely talented individual salutes another by being present in his song. I grew up in [...]

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Thank You Earl

February 16, 2009

I was recently in Mississauga, Ontario for a meeting and had a pretty remarkable experience at a restaurant named Earls.  What makes it remarkable was that it was totally unexpected and totally delightful.  They took care of lunch on the spot for me and my guest for an incident they found out I had experienced [...]

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Be my Valentine

February 14, 2009

I was having coffee with a friend whom I hadn’t seen in a couple of years.  What a great guy.  Gentle soul, loving husband, devoted father.  We started talking about the meaning of romance – timing is everything.  He told me an interesting story.  He had recently taken over his wife’s cell and ended up [...]

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JC takes on the blogosphere…

February 13, 2009

They call me JC. No not because I’m holier than thou. My name sounds really close to van damme, so it refers to that JC – as in Jean-Claude. Gotta love the guy who came up with that one. But he moved to China. I have a passion for writing that was not realized until [...]

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