The Social Network: Mark Zuckerberg Meets with Sean Parker
Yes, Eduardo, Sean did bring down the record companies. Who uses CDs anymore? Do you know how big Spotify is? Or iTunes? Also his suggestion on removing the "the" from the url was the best move. Does anyone even remember Facebook's url was www.thefacebook.com?
It's not about the material things. If you can walk away from any job and say you did your best that's all the maters. Jobs are going to come and go, people are going to come in and go out of your life but the most important thing is to remember to do the best at whatever moment you are at in your life.
Lyrics:
There's a story that my daddy tells religiously
Like clockwork every time he sees an opening
In a conversation about the way things used to be
Well I'd just roll my eyes and make a be -line for the door
But I'd always wind up starry-eyed, cross-legged on the floor
Hanging on to every word
Man, the things I heard
It was harder times and longer days
Five miles to school, uphill both ways
We were cane switch raised, and dirt floor poor
'Course that was back before the war
Yeah, your uncle and I made quite a pair
Flying F-15's through hostile air
He went down but they missed me by a hair
He'd always stop right there and say...
That's something to be proud of
That's a life you can hang your hat on
That's a chin held high as the tears fall down
A gut sucked in, a chest stuck out
Like a small town flag a-flyin'
Or a newborn baby cryin'
In the arms of the woman that you love
That's something to be proud of
Son graduate from college, that was mama's dream
But I was on my way to anywhere else when I turned 18
'cause when you gotta fast car you think you've got everything
I learned quick those GTO's don't run on faith
I ended up broken down in some town north of L.A.
Working maximum hours for minimum wage
Well, I fell in love, next thing I know
The babies came, the car got sold
I sure do miss that old hot rod
But you sure save gas in them foreign jobs
Dad, I wonder if I ever let you down
If you're ashamed how I turned out
Well, he lowered his voice, then he raised his brow
Is the Super Bowl bye week getting to you? Are you restless with a lack of football this week? Are you just ready for Super Bowl LI and watching Brady going for his FIFTH ring? Well here's a little something to tied you over.
Who doesn't think of the ending credits to the 2015 movie "The Martian" when they hear this song? Great song to remember to forget what all the doubters say and when you truly become successful those same doubters are going to want you to come back. At that time all you have to do is say 'no' and walk on to the next, better opportunity.
Lyrics:
At first I was afraid, I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side
But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong
And I grew strong
And I learned how to get along
And so you're back
From outer space
I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed that stupid lock, I should have made you leave your key
If I'd known for just one second you'd be back to bother me
Go on now, go, walk out the door
Just turn around now
'Cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
Do you think I'd crumble
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no, not I, I will survive
Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
And I've got all my love to give and I'll survive
I will survive, hey, hey
It took all the strength I had not to fall apart
Kept trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart
And I spent oh-so many nights just feeling sorry for myself
I used to cry
But now I hold my head up high and you see me
Somebody new
I'm not that chained-up little person and still in love with you
And so you felt like dropping in and just expect me to be free
Well, now I'm saving all my lovin' for someone who's loving me
Go on now, go, walk out the door
Just turn around now
'Cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbye
Do you think I'd crumble
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no, not I, I will survive
Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
And I've got all my love to give and I'll survive
I will survive
Oh
Go on now, go, walk out the door
Just turn around now
'Cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbye
Do you think I'd crumble
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no, not I, I will survive
Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive
The Patriots are back in the Super Bowl for the seventh time
since 2001 and ninth time in franchise history. The typical story lines are out
there.
Tom Brady is not only looking to cement his name as a first
ballot Hall of Famer but the extra motivation of making Roger Goodell hand him
and the Patriots the Lombardi Trophy for the fifth time despite the
Commissioner’s season-long avoidance of the team is pretty sweet too. Can’t
forget about Bill Belichick looking for his fifth ring as a head coach and seventh
ring overall. And don’t look past the Matt Ryan story line. First Boston
College quarterback to play in the big game since Matt Hasselbeck was with the
Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL.
But aside from these stories that will be talked about for
the next week and a half, let’s have a little fun with Super Bowl LI. Here’s
your obligatory, Super Bowl city breakdown.
The Boston sports scene has been hopping in the last 17
years. The Bruins joined in the mix bringing the Stanley Cup back to the city
on July 15, 2011. The Patriots made another trip to the Super Bowl the
following year that had similar results to the first time they faced the Giants
five years prior. A year later, the Red Sox went from worst to first earning
their third World Series Championship lifting the city’s spirits after the
Boston Marathon bombings that April. Malcolm Butler made his name a year later with
his goal-line interception of Seahawks’ quarterback Russell Wilson that gave
the Patriots their fourth championship – first in 10 years – and Tom Brady’s
third MVP award.
Nine championships in 17 years by all four major sports
teams is hard to compete with but we’ll give it a shot. The Braves were one of
the most dominating teams in Major League Baseball in the 1990s, finishing atop
the National League East 11 times from 1991 through 2005 and winning the
National League Pennant in five of those years. They had a dominating pitching staff,
headlined by Hall of Famers Greg Maddux, John Smoltz and Billerica’s own Tom
Glavine. But they were the Buffalo Bills of Major League Baseball. The Braves
won just one, ONE, World Series championship during that stretch, in 1995.
The Braves are one of the oldest franchises in Major League Baseball
and have three World Series titles but only one of those came when they called
Atlanta home. The Braves were nomads, originating in Boston in 1871. They won
their first World Series championship in 1914 and it was at Fenway Park – they would
not move into Braves Field, now Boston University’s Nickerson Field, until
1915.
However, I will give the Boston Braves credit. It was the
Braves who started The Jimmy Fund. The original “Jimmy,” a young 12-year-old, Einar
Gustafson, was a Braves fan and The Jimmy Fund was created as their team charity.
When the Braves left Boston for Milwaukee five years later in 1953, the Red Sox
picked up the where the Braves left off and adopted the charity. So a point to
the Braves.
The Braves 1995 World Series victory is the only
championship for an Atlanta Team. The Hawks have a won an NBA title in 1958 but
that was when the Hawks were in St. Louis. Atlanta had an NHL team for nine
years, the Atlanta Flames, before they moved to Calgary in 1980 but they never
won a Stanley Cup during their stint in Georgia. And the Falcons are making
only their second appearance in the Super Bowl, falling to Denver Broncos in
Super Bowl XXXVIII.
Sports scene? Point:BOSTON
Moving on: Colleges and Universities.
This is where it can get a little sticky. In terms of
colleges and universities, there is little doubt Boston is the Hub of the
higher education universe. As great as the University of Georgia and Georgia
Tech are, it's still tough to overtake institutions like Harvard, Boston College,
Boston University, Northeastern University and MIT.
In a recent report by WalletHub, Massachusetts ranks first
amongst all 50 states in education. Four of the six New England states find
themselves in the top 10 – Massachusetts (1), Connecticut (4), Vermont (5) and
New Hampshire (6). Massachusetts holds the highest percentage of people with bachelor’s
degrees – maybe that’s because most of the recent grads don’t leave once they
graduate – but also the state of New Hampshire has the highest average university
quality. To be fair, Georgia is number two in that category.
From a pure academic standpoint, point goes to Boston. But
academics don’t just make the college experience for students so we must look
at athletics.
While Boston is a huge college town, it is not a big college
sports town. The two biggest college athletic programs in New England is Boston
College and the University of Connecticut. But these two institutions have a
tough time competing against the Georgia Bulldogs of the SEC and the Georgia
Tech Yellowjackets in the ACC. These are two big-time college football programs
and each in a Power Five football conference. College football means everything
in the State of Georgia.
But, there’s a twist. The Falcons’ quarterback is a product
of a Boston institution. He made his named and earned his nickname, “Matty Ice,”
at Boston College. He met his wife, who
was also a former Eagle, women’s basketball alum, Sarah Marshall, at Boston
College.
Matt Ryan is the face of the Falcons’ franchise. When he
takes his seat at the podium Monday night for the circus that is Super Bowl
Media Night, he will face a throng of press and other personalities. But he
will be ready to face those media members. He was well prepared for this stage
thanks to those days when the late-Boston College Assistant Athletic Director
of Media Relations, Dick Kelley, was critiquing every one of his interview
videos. Positive
and humble, Kelley always preached.
As great as SEC football
and the college game is in Georgia, the x-factor – Matt Ryan’s education – lies
in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Point: BOSTON
Many famous people have called both these cities home. Civil
rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the few that called both Atlanta
and Boston home. Originally born in Atlanta, King went completed his education
at Boston University. But King is not the only notable person from these
cities.
In politics, Boston is the home to the 35th
President of the United States, John F. Kennedy while the 39th
President, Jimmy Carter, hails from The Peach State. Both have played integral
roles in the continued progress of the United States even though it was
unfortunate all of President Carter’s good deeds were after he served his four
years in the Oval Office. But it just goes to show you, you don’t need a title
to do great things.
Boston claims Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck as well
as the New Kids on The Block when it comes to the arts but not so fast. Atlanta
can definitely through Whitney Houston, Kenan Thompson, and Donald Glover at
you. And for all you The Office fans out there, there is Atlanta’s Ed Helms and Concord’s own Steve Carell.
In terms of arts, entertainment and politics, it’s a wash.
Whether Matt Ryan, making his first Super Bowl appearance,
gets his first ring or Tom Brady making his seventh gets his fifth ring and
solidifies himself as the greatest quarterback of all-time, it will all be
decided on the field on Sunday February 5th. It should be fun.
There no limits. Don't worry about what you're doing, worry about who you're being. Be true to yourself and your values and you'll always be successful.
No matter where you are at this point in your life don't ever forget where you came from. Don't forget those people who helped you along the way. Where you are today is a tribute to everyone who help you get there. Live your life the way they would want you to live it. Be yourself.
Lyrics:
Don’t you dare go running down
My little town where I grew up
And I won’t cuss your city lights
If you ain’t ever took a ride around
And cruised right through the heart of my town
Anything you say would be a lie
We may live our lives a little slower
But that don’t mean I wouldn’t be proud to show ya
Where I come from
There’s an old plow boy out turning up dirt
Where I come from
There’s a preacher man in a cowboy shirt
Where I come from
Where a couple boys fight in the parking lot
No, nobody’s gonna call the cops
Where I come from
See that door right there, man I swear
It ain’t never been locked
And I can guarantee that it never will
That old man right there in the rocking chair
At the courthouse square I’ll tell you now
He could buy your fancy car with hundred dollar bills
Don’t let those faded overalls fool ya
He made his millions without one day schoolin
Where I come from
There’s a pickup truck with the tailgate down
Where I come from
The pine trees are singing a song of the south
Where I come from
That little white church is gonna have a crowd yeah
I’m pretty damn proud
Where I come from
Where I come from
There’s a big old moon shining down at night
Where I come from
There’s a man done wrong gonna make it right
Where I come from
There’s an old plow boy out turning up dirt
Where I come from
There’s a preacher man in a cowboy shirt
Where I come from
Where a couple of boys fight in the parking lot no
However, I will give the Boston Braves credit. It was the
Braves who started The Jimmy Fund. The original “Jimmy,” a young 12-year-old, Einar
Gustafson, was a Braves fan and The Jimmy Fund was created as their team charity.
When the Braves left Boston for Milwaukee five years later in 1953, the Red Sox
picked up the where the Braves left off and adopted the charity. So a point to
the Braves. 
This is where it can get a little sticky. In terms of
colleges and universities, there is little doubt Boston is the Hub of the
higher education universe. As great as the University of Georgia and Georgia
Tech are, it's still tough to overtake institutions like Harvard, Boston College,
Boston University, Northeastern University and MIT. 
But, there’s a twist. The Falcons’ quarterback is a product
of a Boston institution. He made his named and earned his nickname, “Matty Ice,”
at Boston College. He met his wife, who
was also a former Eagle, women’s basketball alum, Sarah Marshall, at Boston
College. 
Many famous people have called both these cities home. Civil
rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the few that called both Atlanta
and Boston home. Originally born in Atlanta, King went completed his education
at Boston University. But King is not the only notable person from these
cities. 
In politics, Boston is the home to the 35th
President of the United States, John F. Kennedy while the 39th
President, Jimmy Carter, hails from The Peach State. Both have played integral
roles in the continued progress of the United States even though it was
unfortunate all of President Carter’s good deeds were after he served his four
years in the Oval Office. But it just goes to show you, you don’t need a title
to do great things. 