It’s not every day you see an awesome viral video of a great violin mashup. This guy is amazing and is getting a lot of attention today over this video. If you like Top 40 music (Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Usher) then you will love this. He should be on American Idol.

Now that’s what I call moxie!

We had over 10 hours in advance when a massive 8.8 earthquake ripped through Chile in South America. Aftershocks are still happening to this minute, some as strong as 6.5 (which is considered an earthquake nonetheless). The entire world on Twitter, ustream.tv, Facebook and CNN/MSNBC was watching – thinking it was going to be the worst. Unfortunately, a tsunami did hit the Hawaiian islands as predicted by a relatively new science from the NOAA Tsunami Center and fortunately, it hasn’t appeared to do any major damage like the devastating tsunami in 2006. What people may not understand is this wasn’t just hype or people wanting it to be a “2012″ end of the world day – rather it was a well orchestrated time lapse of tweets, updates, warnings and live coverage that we have never seen before. Sure, we have CNN and Fox News, but they weren’t even close to being as up to date as actual “contacts” of mine in Hawaii via Twitter, or ustream.tv covering live Hawaiian news channels. My point in this – sure it made it for an interesting day, but honestly, it was the power of social media that has changed the way we watch events and relay information and I find it completely amazing. Here’s a time lapse video of just one bay that was completely filled with the ocean and you can see the first surge of when the tsunami hit. Pretty cool (and thankfully non-destructive).

Over 8 to 9 inches and counting as of midnight! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Yet again, Twitter (with the help of TMZ.com) broke the news that actress Brittany Murphy, pictured below, has died this morning at 8am PST. Her husband called 911 and she was DOA due to cardiac arrest. At this time of post, TMZ.com and Perezhilton.com are the only two sites confirming this – still waiting on CNN, MSNBC or Fox – but the story just broke.

Murphy was in a few popular movies in the 90s and had at least 3 movies coming out in 2010. She was 32 years old. For more info, check my Twitter page at http://www.twitter.com/jeffmccord

A group of coworkers have me in their lil’ challenge to grow mustaches for the entire month of November. I just started and I’m excited. What a great campaign for a great cause – prostate cancer. One of the DEADLIEST cancers for men aged 25 – 60 years old and even older or younger men have died from this disease. Today, an old friend of mine,  Kyle Hennessee, gave me some news about his father just got the news his prostate cancer did not spread and now they removed his prostate and he’s CURED. WOW. A one in a million chance!! So lets do this for him, for those who didn’t make it and for those who are battling ANY and ALL cancers.

Be a dude… or a Mo… and grow a mustache for Movember!

As many of you know, my Dad passed away on Easter of this year and it truly devastated me. I’d already lost my brother (he was 33) as in 2005 to colon cancer which never allowed my family to be the same again, but then for my Dad to leave us, quite unexpectedly, is something that will haunt me for the rest of my life. I was in a state of depression for months, which I guess is natural, but I am feeling better. Saturday, though, was his birthday and naturally it got me sad and made me miss him even more. But instead of moping around, crying and being upset, I decided to take all that energy and express it as only I know how: in a video.

I took my dog for a walk to “the park” (aka a place near our condos) and it was a happy day for him. So what does that have to do with my Dad? Deco was there for me every single step of the way going through and getting out of my depression after Dad died (as well as my Mom, my boyfriend, my friends and my coworkers). But those who have dogs know, there’s something that only they can feel and something only they can do – and I truly feel like Deco heals my heart when it’s broken.

My Dad loved Deco. Loved him. So here’s to you, Dad. Happy Birthday. May we love those we love, forgive those who need to and never take a day for granted again:

It’s already October.

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I’ll lead by example.

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