Author Archives: Mark Sackler

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"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."-Alan Kay; Let's invent a better future, together.

How to mix a Pink Martini: China Forbes, Storm Large, and Meow Meow

Posted on October 31, 2019

“Happiness is a dry martini and a good woman…or a bad woman.”–George Burns. I must admit, I’ll take any one or all three of  the George Burns aforementioned above.  But when it comes to martinis, my favorite is a pink … Continue reading →

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7th Annual Poll, Funniest Names in The NFL Draft

Posted on April 21, 2019

“If I could remember the names of all these particles, I’d be a botanist.”–Enrico Fermi Ah, spring has sprung.   Flowers are blooming.  The world is reborn (just ask Tiger Woods if you don’t believe that one).  And that means one … Continue reading →

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6th Annual Poll: Funniest Names In The 2018 NFL Draft

Posted on April 23, 2018

Note:  This is the 2018 poll.  The 2019 Poll is running HERE. Note, this post occurs concurrently on The Millennium Conjectures.   I also blog and podcast on futurist topics at Seeking Delphi. “My weird name has haunted me all my life.”–Peaches Geldof … Continue reading →

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Grand Finale: One and Only Poll, Dave’s Greatest Sports Names

Posted on August 18, 2017

“Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.”–Herman Melville Call me Doofus.   Some years ago–never mind how long precisely–having little or no life, and nothing in particular to interest me in … Continue reading →

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5th Annual Poll: Funniest Names In The 2017 NFL Draft

Posted on April 22, 2017

Note, this post occurs concurrently on The Millennium Conjectures.   I also blog and podcast on futurist topics at Seeking Delphi. “They certainly give very strange names to diseases.”–Plato Polls are closed.  Jake Butt is the winner of the 2017 Funniest Name in … Continue reading →

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