Daniel makes stuff, and, in his spare time, writes about things like movies, kid culture, and geek stuff.
Blogging 'Fifty Dangerous Things'

Two intrepid young boys named Jack and Sam are tackling every one of the 50 Dangerous Things in Gever Tulley’s great book, and their moms are blogging about it. It’s terrific.

(And how awesome is it that their names are Jack and Sam? You’re practically setting your kids up for adventure with those monikers.)

Mar 16, 2010 :: Tagged under: , , , :: #

Hired by Apple at Age Fourteen

You gotta love stories like this: Tom Williams was a 14-year-old who teachers regarded as rebellious, stubborn, and non-conformist. But in a powerless situation, he found his own solution in self-initiated entrepreneurial enterprises, and ended up completely taking things into his own hands. He started with activities like being a wholesale chocolate retailer, selling lemonade, writing birdwatching newsletters to sell – but soon moved onto pestering a local sales office for Apple Computer Co. to give him a job as a software developer.

As he recounts:

This was the stepping stone. It was clear to me that I wanted to try and short circuit life’s path. I didn’t want to stay in school until the 12th grade or at home. I wanted to live on my own and be free.

Eventually Williams got his job – hired by Apple at age 14 – and became a renowned developer in his own right. It’s just proof positive that kids can do big things when they dream big.

Jul 06, 2009 :: Tagged under: , , , , :: #