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James

Life is about perspective.

About Me

I grew up in Dallas, but I moved to Austin for a few years after college. Now I'm back, living in Uptown and working in Addison .

I just turned 30 -- the party was a blast -- thanks everyone for coming!

For more, visit my website at JamesThornton.com .

My Interests

Creating things, partying with friends, experiencing epiphanies, and playing tennis and chess

I'd like to meet:

The rara avis, proper Genzies , and genuine people with verve who think rather than regurgitate.

Lock Bumping in the News

Watch these news clips covering the new technique called lock bumping that enables anyone to easily break into your home or office. For more information on how to protect yourself from lock bumping, visit AntibumpLocks.com .

Music:

Delerium
Nine Inch Nails
Dave Matthews Band

Movies:

The Anniversary Party
The Big Chill
American Psycho
Scent of a Woman
The Usual Suspects
True Romance
Labyrinth
Meet Joe Black
St. Elmo's Fire
Amelie The Good, Bad, & the Ugly
The NeverEnding Story

Television:

Charlie Rose
The West Wing
Entourage

Books:

Think and Grow Rich , by Napoleon Hill

My Book List

Heroes:

Anyone with the vision, gumption, and wherewithal to procure something great

My Blog

Lock Bumping Hits Dallas

 Crooks have been breaking into apartments in Dallas, TX and stealing everything in sight during the middle of the day. They are using a technique called lock bumping. FOX 4's Emily Lopez explain...
Posted by James on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:03:00 PST

BusinessWeek Undergrad Business School Rankings

It looks like UT and SMU still have a slight edge on us Baylor boys...SOUTHWEST13 University of Texas at Austin (McCombs)24 Southern Methodist University (Cox)38 Baylor University (Hankamer)39 Texas C...
Posted by James on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:21:00 PST

The Carnegie Secret

Many of you have been hearing about The Secret, a popular video and book by Rhonda Byrne that has been receiving much press lately. However, the secret she "reveals" is Andrew Carnegie's secret, whic...
Posted by James on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:46:00 PST