I love this: (San Francisco, CA) Bynamite is a new startup that believes that too much of the Web has become a cat-and-mouse game between consumers and marketers. Consumers are the mice in this game, and everyone’s trying to build a better mousetrap. We don’t want a better mousetrap; we want to build a service [...]
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Who is in charge of Windows 7 marketing? “Print out a poster for your home with fun activities!” Commercials with kids and kittens! Don’t even bother to fire them. KILL THEM! JUST KILL THEM!
Pros and cons of painting outside in fire conditions. Pros: Both oil and watercolor paintings dry in minutes when left out in the broiling sun and 7% humidity. Cons: 50 mph wind gusts.
I do not like the Pizza Hut branding initiative, turning itself into “The Hut.” It is not my go-to place for wings or pasta. In fact the only thing I like at Pizza Hut is the stuffed crust pizza. Which they have recently ruined after 11 years of perfection. Now, instead of a delicious ring [...]
Him: Hey, Dude! Me: Hey, Dude. Him: I’m saving the whales! Me: Well… good for you.
1. Pop Tarts 2. Froot Loops 3. Splenda These products typically contain a combination of whole wheat and laxatives like chicory. When this trend started- part of the whole core strength/ nutritional density craze I imagine- I was excited since it expanded the range of foods I thought of as healthy breakfasts. I love to [...]
Counting Down. 3… 2… 1… Engage. Engage abs. Engage glutes. Enter a mental place that will let you concentrate on maximizing your physical output for 60 seconds. Halfway there. More than halfway. Done! Disengage.
Christie’s Great Estates | Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House – Los Angeles, California. This Frank Lloyd Wright creation inspired Deckerd’s apartment in Blade Runner.  Wouldn’t you love to live here?  For only $15 million, you can!  If I had the cash, I would buy this in two seconds.  Ennis House Foundation
Sample Conversation: Where is Eddie, Cemetery Worker?
Published September 2nd, 2009 in Daily. 0 CommentsLocation: Ft Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, California I am packing painting supplies into my car with out of state plates, wearing plaid shorts, orange t-shirt that says KIX, and fishing hat. This outfit apparently makes me look like a cemetery authority figure. I am approached by a person seeking directions. Sadly, I have a [...]
Why did snacking get redefined as a “small meal”? This happened a few years ago, or maybe 10, when health and fitness types started advocating eating five to six small meals per day. Is it because old-school diets didn’t allow snacking between meals, so it was just easier to call a banana and yogurt at [...]
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