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Cool Dudes
"The only thing to remember about cool dudes is that they never give up." My son told me this after I had experienced a particularly rough day. It made all…
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Sticktoitiveness
My son received his first skateboard a few weeks ago. With memories of my own first board and now recognizing that I was a responsible adult, I made sure I took…
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Unresponsiveness
I always find it odd, perplexing actually, when teachers complain about the things that their students can’t do, don’t do, won’t do or struggle with. Isn’t that why…
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Something Else More Beautiful
We usually look for huge victories which are resounding in their immediate impact. Sometimes, a momentary shift does not seem like this type of victory. It can be…
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Toy Story 2 Isn’t Working
With less than a year to theatrical release, Toy Story 2 was sent back to the drawing board for drastic changes, because it simply was not working. Even after…
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Pixar Shorts
In addition to releasing a multitude of feature length films, Pixar has also become known for its short films. These “shorts” provide the Pixar team an opportunity to try…
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Tin Toy
The idea of Toy Story began with the short film, Tin Toy in 1988. The final product was released in theaters on November 22, 1995. During that timeframe, production…
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Pixar Team Meetings
Pixar movies, like Toy Story and The Incredibles, have been huge successes because of the painstaking process that the creators go through to craft a movie using impeccable storytelling.…
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The Pixar Mission
We all know Pixar for the amazing animated films that we have grown to love. Pixar though, initially started as a hardware company, producing a computer known as the…
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It’s Time to WIN
Lee Cockerell uses the acronym WIN (What’s Important Now?) in his book The Customer Rules to refer to times when an employee must decide when to serve a customer.…