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TommyLog – Whats the Number – My Take on the Movie Sully!

Hey Kids it’s dad, and for today’s TommyLog I want to talk to you about an amazing movie I saw over the weekend. Saturday night I took my sweetheart on a hot date and we went to see the movie Sully starring Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks did an amazing job and if he doesn’t win an Academy award for that performance, then the whole system is rigged. Clint Eastwood did a masterful job directing that movie. But you know, this isn’t a movie review. Just some thoughts I had on the movie.

Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger was an amazing human being. Throughout the entire process he had one purpose and one purpose in mind. To lift up the people around him. He was the last person to leave the plane when it hit the Hudson. He made sure every seat was empty and that every passenger was accounted for. He said many times “what’s the number” “What’s the number.”

When he got on the plane he needed to know how many passengers were on the plane. When he got off the plane he wanted to know that they were all accounted for.  Because of the nature of the rescue in the fact that some rescuers came from the New Jersey side some came from the New York side he didn’t know how many passengers were accounted for. This was so important to him.

Throughout the interviews and throughout the NTSB investigation, one point was clear. It wasn’t about him. It was about his crew and it was about the rescue workers. What a truely amazing story.

For Captain Sullenberger his number was 155. For me my number is five. My five children who I love so much. Madeline, Clara, Tommy, Emma, & Drew. I love you dearly.

Whats your number and whats important to you?

TommyLog – Meeting New “Found” Family

New CousinsHey kids, it’s dad and for today’s TommyLog I want to share with you my love of my new cousins I met this weekend. The story is just so amazing and just filled with selfless love. Welcome to the clan Kit and family and thank you for welcoming the Clifford’s with open arms!

TommyLog TECH – Working Remotely with the Moto Z Force #VZWBuzz #AD

Hey kids it’s Tommy, and for today’s Tommylog TECH I want to talk to you about how I use the Moto Z Force smart phone in my daily hustle. As many of you may know, two weeks ago I was laid off. I’ve been starting my own business and I’ve been working remotely a lot. A coffee shop here, a patio there, or a restaurant over there. The Moto Z has been my constant companion.

My good friends at Verizon also supplied me with three MODs to make my remote work experience just awesome. The TUMI Power Pack wireless battery MOD, the JBL SoundBoost speaker MOD, and the Motorola Insta–Share Projector MOD.

First let me tell you about The TUMI Power Pack MOD. This MOD adds wireless charging capabilities to my Moto Z as well as gives me almost all day wireless hotspot use. This is huge. I rarely trust public free Wi-Fi hotspot locations, and this makes it so I don’t have to.

Next, when I’m working remotely, I like to have my tunes with me, iI’s no fun to work in the quiet. The JBL Sound Boost MOD gives the Moto Z amazing speakers so I can crank my 80s hair band music – – this is a judgment free zone please don’t mock – – and I love it. The sound is as amazing as you’d expect from the people at JBL.

And last but not least is the Insta – Share Projector MOD from Motorola. This has to be the biggest sleeper and hidden gem of them all for working and collaborating remotely. Sure I’ve watched cartoons and videos with my children on the ceiling in their rooms. That works rather well. But on the road while I’m trying to earn a buck, watching movies isn’t what I want to be doing. So I found a use that is really amazing with my friends. Google created an application called chrome remote desktop. This application can be downloaded for your Mac, your PC, iOS or android device.

Look here for the full scoop on Chrome Rremote Desktop.

Once installed, this allows me to cast my Mac OS X screen from my laptop onto the Moto Z. Then I hook on the Insta-Share Projector, now my Mac screen can be projected on the wall- can you believe 80 inches of hi-def goodness in the palm of your hand?? It is really remarkable. No longer do I have my friends cram around my small screen when we’re collaborating on a project. Bam! Let me project the presetnation on the Wall and we can all work together. This solution is perfect for presentation or a word document that you’re working on. This is not a good solution if you want to share a video in this regard. There are other ways to solve that problem. Also note battery life is only about an hour or two. So bring your charger if you want to do a lot of projecting.

So there you have it kids – – this is how I use the Moto Z Force in my daily hustle as a new budding entrepreneur. Thank you to my great friends at Verizon for supplying me with this great tech. This is Tommy with TommyLog TECH, if you have any questions or comments please leave them in the notes below. I answer them all myself and I love comments. You guys rock!!

THANK YOU to my good friends at Verizon. If you want your very own Moto Z Force or any of the mods I talked about today – step right up →

[DISCLAIMER — I’m one of the cool kids who has been asked to play with and test technology for Verizon. They asked me to test and share my thoughts. All my words are original and my own.]

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TommyLog – Emma & the 7 Traits of Undertale

Hey Kids, it’s dad and today I’m joined by my Emma. Emma loves this game called Undertale and today we want to talk about these 7 traits. And of course get Emmas wonderful editorial on the whole subject as always!

The 7 Traits are:

– Determination
– Bravery
– Justice
– Kindness
– Patience
– Integrity
– Perseverance

Kids – as silly as it seems, this video game teaches some wonderful qualities and we all need to adhere to these 7 qualities.

TommyLog – Serving & Helping Others

Hey kids, it’s dad and today we are talking about putting others first. Today I helped a cute new family in our congregation move into a new home – what a blessing it is to be able to help serve others.

Kids – put others first and others will put your first!