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Clever Stuff

That’s a great idea, but nobody cares because you are a nobody

March 15, 2010

Pretty harsh title, I admit but it is really just there to get your attention. Did it work?
People don’t care about great ideas. They care about great personalities with average ideas they can understand. How else can you explain Sarah Palin’s book, Going Rogue: An American Life (Please don’t buy it.) or the raving success [...]

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SXSW had gone to the dogs

March 10, 2010

If you are going to Austin for SXSW next week, help us prove that SXSW is going to the dogs. It is real simple.
1. Take a photo of a dog you see at SXSW.
2. Tweet out with your photo using your favorite photo service, TwitPic, TweetPhoto, Yfrog, whatever. Enter as many photos as you wish.
3. [...]

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Hotels are going to the dogs

March 4, 2010

I watched a video on Chris Brogan’s blog where he spoke at Like Minds and he mentioned the Roger Smith Hotel. As frequently happens, my mind wandered as Chris rattled on (sorry Chris!) and so I went out to Google and checked out the Roger Smith Hotel.
Turns out they have this dog named Henry who [...]

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The complete Olympic Games include the Paralympics

March 1, 2010

My editor wrote this over at GerardMcLean.com and I had to share. It is something that I privately champion at every opportunity, and this being one of those time, here you go.
UPDATE: @Neenz just published the Paralympics page at Alltop.com last night, Mar 5. If you know of or write a blog on the Paralympics, [...]

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Hershey chocolate bar and Charm City Cakes (Ace of Cakes); Major upset

February 5, 2010

Fans of the show Ace of Cakes will know what I’m talking about when I say that the Hershey bar cake Duff and crew made earlier last year was a bit of a puzzler as the wrapper was right-side up with Hershey, but the bar pieces inside were upside-down. So, the cake was made with [...]

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In the world of creativity, they will remain average

January 29, 2010

I ran across this video by Tom Peters. Watch it.

Peters makes some powerful points about education, but I don’t entirely agree with everything he says.
Creativity is not a refusal to color inside the lines. It is a conscious decision to color outside the lines, knowing what the lines mean and why they are there. Refusing [...]

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Dogs playing tetherball

December 30, 2009

I wish I had a video camera, but I only had an iPhone. Englewood Hills left their tether balls attached to the poles over Winter break* and I swung one as I was walking by. Charlie jumped to grab it and a game ensued.
So, as fast as I could focus and snap, here you go. [...]

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A new band find. Banjo warning

December 23, 2009

I found a cool new band. It’s not rock, it ain’t Hank, but it ain’t bad! Actually, Megan and Millie of Don’t Tell Darlings are pretty darn good. Harmonies are enchanting. I hope you enjoy the video and click onto their MySpace page for more.
Their CD drops on CD Baby Jan 1, 2010. Enjoy.

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John Nese is to soda pop what Gary Vaynerchuk is to wine

November 21, 2009

John Nese is the proprietor of Galcos Soda Pop Stop in LA. His father ran it as a grocery store, and when the time came for John to take charge, he decided to convert it into the ultimate soda-lovers destination. About 500 pops line the shelves, sourced lovingly by John from around the world.
John [...]

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The funniest tweet response today

November 10, 2009

Enjoy!

@JessicaGottlieb

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PupPeroni is even more fun than ice cream

November 4, 2009

Charlie and Sallie love Pup-Peroni after walks. If I run out, they won’t take any other treat.

So, I happened upon the Web site (printed right on the bag) and found this really cool, fun movie maker where you can write messages on the billboard the dogs hold in their mouths. (If you have a [...]

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Everything I ever learned about life was reaffirmed during my recent home improvement project

November 3, 2009

Maybe not everything, but a lot of stuff.
Recently, (ok, way back in June) I started to tear out the ’70s era paneling, carpet and ceiling in the last room of my house that needed to be re-done. I also tore out an old shower stall and while I was at it, tore out all [...]

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Where do you see a story of humanity?

November 2, 2009

The video is a little over eight minutes long, but worth the viewing.
Kseniya Simonova is a Ukrainian artist who just won Ukraine’s version of “America’s Got Talent.” She uses a giant light box, dramatic music, imagination and “sand painting” skills to interpret Germany’s invasion and occupation of Ukraine during WWII. You can see more [...]

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How I know anyone who predicts the future will be wrong

October 30, 2009

Here is my simple test to know that technologists who predict the future don’t really know crap.
Go to Netflix or Blockbuster and rent a futuristic movie made 20-30 years ago. Start counting how many video screens are all over the place. Now, notice the aspect ratio. They are either full-wall or larger versions of a [...]

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What I would have sent NPR if their contact form worked

October 21, 2009

Why did your guest, Mr. Carr feel it necessary to characterize the web site http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/ as looking like it was maintained by someone “living in his mom’s basement in Ohio and could use a job?”
While I don’t dispute the fact that there are PROBABLY grown men in Ohio blogging and living in their [...]

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What the hell will you ever use an English degree for?

October 21, 2009

To live life more fully through humor. This sign was at the cashier station at a Bob Evans.

What do you think they do with all the lost nouns, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions and other parts of speech? Is there a box we can rummage through to find them? Maybe we can find a few more [...]

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This mutt has my dream job

October 5, 2009

Did you know that The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs has an official water Fowl Control Officer? Neither did I until I received their Bonanza newsletter today.
Meet Ruger. He is 5 years old as of Sept 17th and is the second Water Fowl Control Officer The Broadmoor has had. The first was Taffy. His job is [...]

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Those damn socialists at the Englewood Water Department

September 29, 2009

A water main starting leaking in front of my house. Last week, the City of Englewood sent a man out in a pickup truck who marked up the pavement with green and orange paint.
This morning, the Socialist Englewood Water Department sent an entire crew of water department surgeons out with spare parts, heavy equipment and [...]

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Woman’s Day Magazine?

September 29, 2009

Ok, not really sure how they found me or what value this blog can possibly give them, but since they sent me an email with a link to some pet products they wrote about, what could possibly go wrong with passing the info along? So, I pulled one of my favorite products from their list [...]

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Content was king then, it’s still king

September 25, 2009

Watch this video from Manfred Mann. (thanks, DadsUpLate for the inspiration!)

You can’t listen to this song without turning up the speakers past ear-shattering levels, singing along in your worst possible voice and dancing that Do Wah Diddy dance that has your butt straining just inches above your seat. Ok, maybe that’s just me, but I [...]

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