Todd Lyden

Well, I was sort of looking for my NEW 365daysofHappyforTodd. I found it. Today, starts a new clock towards towards the end of another year. A New Year. I'll be kind, but for those that know- please help me celebrate.  I could get all #cliche and talk about #newme #startingover #yadayadayada But, I don't want to. I just want to commemorate. Not a lot of people looked or cared about #365DaysofHappyforTodd That's okay. I was doing it for me.  I would like your best "getting through" song though- that would be cool!  Just like this #NewTodd sounds lame right? 

I wrote this blog post a few years ago:  https://www.toddlyden.com/2011/06/my-job.html Wow, how times have changed. One has graduated from a radiology program is a gainfully employed human being. Amanda, keep doing what you do.  One is about to go to college for a program he loves with friends he loves. Josh, you are going to do GREAT things.   One is entering her second year of high school in one of the most turbulent times of ANYONE's life- and she is still one of the most caring and optimistic people I've ever met. I like to think as a parent I had a role in all of this.  In my old post, I describe being a parent as the toughest job you'll ever love. I love that I can say that these three made it easy.  The sad job about being a parent? You work yourself out of job. That kinda sucks. But look forward to being there for these awesome humans as they continue to do their best.  Will touch up my tattoo soon, but it like these guys isn't going anywhere s...

I want to tell you a story, but I am going to show you the result first. You can see on my largely shorn and large cranium in the picture toward the back left is an indentation. That little dark line that's about an inch long. The story is from a late 70's winter in Northwestern Pennsylvania where I spent my grade school years. One winter, as the kids in the neighborhood did, I went out to play across the field to play next door in the snow. It was typically cold and snowy as you would expect. Like feet deep. Not the wimpy precipitation of eastern North Carolina (which is exactly why I live here and not there). My mother bundled me like that little kid in "A Christmas Story." I had the snowsuit on. Multiple layers of socks. Gloves, a toboggan. I began to step out into the cold from our back porch where there was an old screen storm door. As I opened the door and stepped out, a GIGANTIC icicle came down and landed smack on my head. Now I was pulled int...

I hate being a nitpick. But you Linkedin users who are using your business email to signup and use the platform might be in for a rude awakening. You DO NOT OWN that email. You WILL LEAVE that position someday. And when it happens, man... I'll let Andrew Brandt explain it much better than I , but how hard is it to just use your personal email?

I like to think that most people think of me as a pretty happy person. I am, for the most part. I went through some 360 Leadership training earlier this year and did some goal orienting and yada yada yada. Anyhoo, the end result was some good introspection. One thing that occurred in the outside looking in was that I actually have a lot to be happy about and gratitude is something to be shared and enjoyed. Not to be bragging, not to be a show-off, just to say "I'm happy, and thankful." Did you know that they can tell if you are depressed by analyzing your Facebook? https://www.wired.com/story/your-facebook-posts-can-reveal-if-youre-depressed/ So, I saw something call the 100DaysofHappy and of course there are 365daychallenges, you name it. I decided to challenge myself to share at least one thing every day that makes me happy. I'd LOVE to know what makes you happy too. Use the hashtag #365daysofhappyfortodd (seriously, no one is using it). Shar...

I've got this crazy idea. I think Marvel left the playing field open in the post "Avengers:Endgame" landscape for a new super-team. Back in the pre-Netflix days, there was a super team called "The Defenders." It's not much of a spoiler to disclose that Dr. Strange has come out intact after Endgame (they've announced a sequel movie). So right out of the gate you have the first member of this team up as you can tell from the comic cover. The second member, who always has trouble being in Marvel films due to rights issues with Universal is Mark Ruffalo's Hulk. He is a little different after the movie, but still available and would be a fantastic addition. The odd-man out in the cover is Namor the Submariner. Marvel has claimed that they wanted to make a version of this for years, but it was buried in the Fox deal because he was always lumped in with the Fantastic Four. I have never liked the idea and now that DC has their Aquaman...

I have not done a movie review post since 2016, but I thought I would take a look back at 2018 and see how I did with the US movie box office. I posted in order the movies by US take and was amazed how many I did not bother or haven't seen as of yet.  1              Black Panther -    while we shouldn't be surprised considering the pedigree and the resources behind this picture, it is still remarkable how successful this movie is on virtually every level. Yes, it does have some shoddy CGI towards the end and the finale battle doesn't quite work or feel quite right, but otherwise as the recent Oscars bear out- the individual parts all worked in such concert it is amazing to think that this was only the third feature from the director.    2              Avengers: Infinity War - a multi-year exercise over different franchises and...