Blog of Josh Hall

How old is the oldest article of clothing you own, that you’d still consider “in rotation”?  There’s certainly some old Tshirts we pull out to paint in, but I’m talking about clothes you’d consider wearing in public.  I might even consider what you work out in.  I have a few tshirts I’ve had since 8th […]

Give generously.   I’m not talking [just] monetarily.  I am talking about your stuff, your time, your work, your abilities.  Sometimes I take flak about how I will sell anything I own.  It’s true, if I’m not using it, I don’t want it taking up space.  If someone else would use it, all the better.  […]

If you haven’t been into a LEGO store in the past year or two, you probably haven’t seen the augmented reality technology they put into their boxes.  All you have to do is take a box off the shelf, walk it over to a special television screen with a scanner on top of it and […]

On July 4th, 2012, Gulf Tower debuted the new light display on the top of the building.  Many people didn’t realize that the light had indicated the weather since the 1970s, and it was all controlled manually by the receptionist.  There’s a Rick Sebak documentary that highlights it well.  Along with the weather, the new […]

Don’t replace things that aren’t broken. You don’t need that flat screen TV if you have a perfectly fine TV that is meeting your needs.  only upgrade when something is broken or lacking necessary functionality.  If you’ve ever plated the video game The Sims, think about all the money you wasted in furniture buying through the […]

I’m not looking to be famous, but I want a story to tell.  Not even a story for me to tell, but for my great grandchildren or something.  I’d love to be an extra in a movie or have my name in the liner notes of a popular CD.  Just something very subtle, but when […]