Sci-fi Movie Defied Hollywood Norms

Based on the Carl Sagan novel, Contact is a favorite science fiction film of mine released 25 years ago. This film turned out to be unlike any other from Hollywood before or since. Read more here: https://www.vulture.com/2022/06/an-oral-history-of-contact-the-movie.html

Westward Ho…to Las Vegas

“Westward Ho” was a phrase I’d heard way back when I was just a boy growing up in a small California town. My youthful curiosity led me, of course, to seek truth and answers that were readily available to me in comic books at the barber shop. I concluded that “Westward Ho” was proof positive that a kid could grow up to fight pirates on the high seas. I wanted to do that! I also … Read more

Lessons Learned Living in the Mojave Desert

My latest blog post reveals lessons learned while living in the Mojave Desert… Surviving a Career Transition Desert For those of you who have never lived in a desert, you just have to trust me when I tell you: The rules for survival of life in a desert are very different from everywhere else. My desert living exper…

Seeking Opportunities

I invite all of you who currently are seeking opportunities to check out my online column about how to "stand out" compared to others. Fresh how-to advice and tips are posted each week at Ned Lundquist's Job of the Week website. Stand Out | – Ned's Job of the Week We all know about LinkedIn. Let's switch the focus from “In” to “Out” as in Stand Out from your competition. This new section of Ned's … Read more