I haven't been this excited in quite some time. I honestly feel like a little kid again. This weekend has me very excited, and it has nothing to do with work for a change.
Tomorrow I am off to Gatineau Quebec to watch a live Air Show where the famous Snowbirds will be performing. There will also be some old WWI & WWII fighter planes there. I remember seeing a few of those at Canada's war museum on Ottawa, but I was young when I was last there.
I realize that going to the air show is far from being on the deck of a Naval aircraft carrier, but hey, its still way cool!
As if that isn't enough, tomorrow is the Mr. Olympia tournament and my friend Amit Sapir will be on stage for the 202 division. He can likely place top 5 which would be a HUGE accomplishment. He places #3 at the Toronto Pro Supershow a few months back. He is the 1st ever Israeli to qualify for the Olympia, its too bad he doesn't get more recognition in Israel.
I am unable to be at Olympia, but I am not too upset, tomorrow is every boxing fans great night. Two of my favourite fighters, Floyd Mayweather Jr and "Vicious" Victor Ortiz are fighting. It'll be a great fight! I am a he fan of them both, and even tweet with Ortiz on rare occasion. Needless to say, a few people are coming over and that fight will be enjoyed.
I hope you all have awesome weekends as well!
MLM
Friday, September 16, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Back to the beginning
When I started getting involved in mobile apps and tech I wanted to create app that helped people get healthier and more fit. I was going to create high quality health, fitness and nutrition based apps. For the most part that is what I did.
With Ozipherus Health Technologies, my business partner and I developed HerbalPedia which wasn't a great app, nor was it as complete as I wanted it to be, but it was our 1st shot at an app. Our game for iOS Roll-4-Play was aimed at helping couples get back into the swing of things and to keep an open and healthy sexual relationship. That has turned out to be far more popular than HerbalPedia.
With my company, Ocean78 I created Steroid Quick Facts to let people know about the effects and potential dangers of anabolic steroids, and its been a steady seller on both BlackBerry and Android.
App #2 that Ocean78 created was Pocket Naturopath which was a huge hit. It is basically hints at what a Naturopath would recommend to help ease common illnesses such as joint pain, high blood pressure, menstrual cramps and the list goes on and on.
I am not sure where I went off track, but since then I have developed LaserTap - a laser tag based game for both BlackBerry and their PlayBook. It is a very fun, somewhat addictive game and it has received good response so far, but games were never on my "to do list."
I am just about finished developing my 2nd game which is a bird hunting game, which I think will be quite popular, mostly because its only $0.99.
Yesterday I started working on 2 themes. I think they are both very cool, and 1 of them is especially original, but these have nothing to do with health, fitness and nutrition.
So, I am quickly developing the most complete vitamin, mineral, herb and supplement data base in app form. This app will explain the uses and benefits of each item, what they should be taken with, what foods they can be found in etc...
Back to the beginning, back to helping people get healthy and fit!
With Ozipherus Health Technologies, my business partner and I developed HerbalPedia which wasn't a great app, nor was it as complete as I wanted it to be, but it was our 1st shot at an app. Our game for iOS Roll-4-Play was aimed at helping couples get back into the swing of things and to keep an open and healthy sexual relationship. That has turned out to be far more popular than HerbalPedia.
With my company, Ocean78 I created Steroid Quick Facts to let people know about the effects and potential dangers of anabolic steroids, and its been a steady seller on both BlackBerry and Android.
App #2 that Ocean78 created was Pocket Naturopath which was a huge hit. It is basically hints at what a Naturopath would recommend to help ease common illnesses such as joint pain, high blood pressure, menstrual cramps and the list goes on and on.
I am not sure where I went off track, but since then I have developed LaserTap - a laser tag based game for both BlackBerry and their PlayBook. It is a very fun, somewhat addictive game and it has received good response so far, but games were never on my "to do list."
I am just about finished developing my 2nd game which is a bird hunting game, which I think will be quite popular, mostly because its only $0.99.
Yesterday I started working on 2 themes. I think they are both very cool, and 1 of them is especially original, but these have nothing to do with health, fitness and nutrition.
So, I am quickly developing the most complete vitamin, mineral, herb and supplement data base in app form. This app will explain the uses and benefits of each item, what they should be taken with, what foods they can be found in etc...
Back to the beginning, back to helping people get healthy and fit!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
10 years comes and goes quickly
Its September 10th 2011, 10 years less 1 day since our world was forever changed! Where were you? I was loving life partying hard in Lake Louise Alberta. I was in the middle of a National Park, doing a job I enjoyed with people I really got along well with.
I was working the supper shrifts at the Chateau Lake Louise Victoria dining room. I was supposed to start at 3pm, but I woke up early that cool September 11th morning. I turned on the TV and as usual, switched to CNN - as I watched, 1 of the trade towers was in flames and a plane flew right through the 2nd tower.
WTF was going on???
We all know what happened now, thousands of innocent people lost their lives. Everyday people turned into HEROES that day, running into sheer doom to try and save people. The images of firefighters and emergency workers trying to dig people from the rubble, and carrying people out of the chaos is an image we all saw.
It was that very day that I realized Superman, Batman et al weren't the heroes, firefighters, dedicated police officers, ambulance attendants and every day joes who put on the brave hat that day, those are the REAL heroes.
I am very grateful that I wasn't affected 1st hand by any loss that day. My family from New York and New Jersey were safe. I didn't have any friends in that area that day. I was not affected.
That being said, as a person with family in Israel, my family has directly been affected by terrorist attacks, and terrorism is terrorism.
The other heroes that day were the passengers of flight 93! They discovered what had happend and they did the brave thing and took down that plane to prevent greater loss. I can only imagine what went through their heads as they realized that they had no other real option.
They discovered what had happened by using their cell phones on the plane. I wonder how different 9/11 would have been had twitter and Facebook been used back then. Would tweets about the 1st hijacking have gotten people out of the Trade Towers? Would status updates on Facebook have gotten people to evacuate the 2nd building?
I love technology, no doubt about it, but I always wonder, did people use their BBM on BlackBerry to warn other people? Did text messages save any lives? Would twitter have made a difference?
Truth is none of that matter right now. I pray for the families of all those that lost parents, lovers, children, siblings, cousins and friends. May they all rest in peace!
I say thank you to the brave people who became HEROES that day, even though I was not personally affected, they showed the power of humanity that day, and I tip my hat to them.
I will never forget how brave they were. I will always be grateful for the soldiers who are overseas. Whether you like their "mission" or not, they are in harms way, and until all of them are home safe, pray for them and their families. For those that lost friends and family, my sincerest condolonces.
May the next 10 years be filled with rebirth, joy, happiness and peace!
I was working the supper shrifts at the Chateau Lake Louise Victoria dining room. I was supposed to start at 3pm, but I woke up early that cool September 11th morning. I turned on the TV and as usual, switched to CNN - as I watched, 1 of the trade towers was in flames and a plane flew right through the 2nd tower.
WTF was going on???
We all know what happened now, thousands of innocent people lost their lives. Everyday people turned into HEROES that day, running into sheer doom to try and save people. The images of firefighters and emergency workers trying to dig people from the rubble, and carrying people out of the chaos is an image we all saw.
It was that very day that I realized Superman, Batman et al weren't the heroes, firefighters, dedicated police officers, ambulance attendants and every day joes who put on the brave hat that day, those are the REAL heroes.
I am very grateful that I wasn't affected 1st hand by any loss that day. My family from New York and New Jersey were safe. I didn't have any friends in that area that day. I was not affected.
That being said, as a person with family in Israel, my family has directly been affected by terrorist attacks, and terrorism is terrorism.
The other heroes that day were the passengers of flight 93! They discovered what had happend and they did the brave thing and took down that plane to prevent greater loss. I can only imagine what went through their heads as they realized that they had no other real option.
They discovered what had happened by using their cell phones on the plane. I wonder how different 9/11 would have been had twitter and Facebook been used back then. Would tweets about the 1st hijacking have gotten people out of the Trade Towers? Would status updates on Facebook have gotten people to evacuate the 2nd building?
I love technology, no doubt about it, but I always wonder, did people use their BBM on BlackBerry to warn other people? Did text messages save any lives? Would twitter have made a difference?
Truth is none of that matter right now. I pray for the families of all those that lost parents, lovers, children, siblings, cousins and friends. May they all rest in peace!
I say thank you to the brave people who became HEROES that day, even though I was not personally affected, they showed the power of humanity that day, and I tip my hat to them.
I will never forget how brave they were. I will always be grateful for the soldiers who are overseas. Whether you like their "mission" or not, they are in harms way, and until all of them are home safe, pray for them and their families. For those that lost friends and family, my sincerest condolonces.
May the next 10 years be filled with rebirth, joy, happiness and peace!
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