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RogervonOech

  1. Happy 47th birthday John C Reilly! I'm watching him now in the 1996 P.T. Anderson film "Hard Eight." about 9 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  2. Great list of bad (business) buzzwords. Read the Comments section. Too true! on.wsj.com/L8r7Cd about 20 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  3. What % of #SJSharks players are muttering to themselves: "We handled the #LAKings & it should be us going to the Cup finals"? @RattoCSN 8:44 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  4. Remember this line from a few years ago? "We're the people we've been waiting for." Haven't heard anyone say it in a long time. 8:24 PM May 23rd via web
  5. @terrysmall Thanks. Fun comments. BTW, I'm a lefty (handedness, not politics). 6:11 PM May 23rd via web
  6. Watched "Manhattan," Woody Allen's 1979 film about his affair with a 17 yr old. Amusing knowing that in 1992 he'd do this in real life! 4:51 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  7. That's voting for your own constituency! RT @BobMetcalfe This new professor of innovation thinks best done by research university startups. 9:03 AM May 23rd via web in reply to BobMetcalfe
  8. @BobMetcalfe I'm not one for putting "innovation" on a pedestal: an evolving concept is fine. But it shouldn't be trivialized either. 8:02 AM May 23rd via web in reply to BobMetcalfe
  9. I have no doubt that you have a deep understanding of what "innovation" is (especially old-school)! @BobMetcalfe 7:52 AM May 23rd via web
  10. If people use word "awesome" for everything (your waiter sez "Awesome desert order, sir"), it ceases to describe the "awesome." @BobMetcalfe 7:47 AM May 23rd via web in reply to BobMetcalfe
  11. I think I've read more "Leviticus" references in past 2 months than in past decade. #WhatsUpWithThat? 6:50 AM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  12. The word has lost its currency. RT @WSJ: Has 'innovation' become meaningless, with 250 books in past 3 months? on.wsj.com/KBibTr” 6:31 AM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  13. @MackCollier Will you be interviewing any real rock stars (literal music rock stars, not figurative ones)? BTW, Good luck with project! 4:52 PM May 22nd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to MackCollier
  14. "Zuckerberg's view of shareholders is like Obama's view of blue collar workers. He needs them but secretly laughs at them." -Rich Karlgaard 4:08 PM May 22nd via Twitter for iPhone
  15. San Francisco Giants 2010 World Championship Ring on my finger! Dig it! twitpic.com/9o44ws 1:30 PM May 22nd via Twitpic
  16. I enjoyed this Reason.TV interview with Penn Gillette discussing God and Libertarianism. j.mp/LonUKL 8:00 AM May 22nd via web
  17. IronMan legend @kyle_welch enjoys drinking this fantastic cup of Coffees of Hawaii coffee! twitter.com/kyle_welch/sta… 7:35 AM May 22nd via Twitter for iPhone
  • Name Roger von Oech
  • Location Near Palo Alto, California
  • Web http://creativeth...
  • Bio Author (A Whack on the Side of the Head, Creative Whack Pack), inventor (Ball of Whacks, X-Ball, Y-Ball), iPhone/iPad App http://j.mp/cwpap
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