Archive for November, 2008

week in review: november 24-30

give thanks that the month of december is almost upon on us which means that we can party during the week to and not look bad showing up at work a little worn and torn.  here’s what we learned at sacred bird this week:

it’s not the weeks that keep rolling by.
jesus turned water into wine [...]


ready, set..

three reasons to catch 60 minutes tonight:

michael phelps, who has catapulted to godlike stardom since the olympics so much so that we now care who he brings home to thanksgiving dinner
anderson cooper, who if you read this blog regularly, also possess godlike stardom
cooper and phelps in a swim race

 


never going to give it up

just when you thought it stopped, rickrolling (where someone creates a fake link to the music video of rick astley’s never going to give you up as a joke) crosses over from the internet to the thanksgiving macy’s parade. this makes me nervous (and a little excited) that rick astley’s going to capitalize on it [...]


would you like a cuppa?

i wonder how many visitors will say yes to that question when visiting the international space station.
as part of a $250M refurbishing project on the station, astronauts successfully installed a device that “distils, filters, ionises and oxidizes wastewater including urine, perspiration and bath water” into drinking water.  this is in addition to a new freezer, [...]


maybe the auto execs can score some brownie points with this…

but have you heard about pilots n’ paws a charity dedicated to saving animals in need.  a group of pilots uses a website message board to find at-risk animals living in kill shelters homes in no kill shelters around the country.  the group’s co-founder jon wehrenberg of knoxville, tenn a retired manufacturing executive and weekend pilot, [...]


i don’t care how drunk you are…

we want you to be prepared for your holiday office party. to prove it, we gave you clothing and jewelry ideas.  now here are some etiquette tips.  do not have sex with a colleague in the conference room. we repeat, do not have sex with a colleague in the conference room.
these people who work at [...]


oh sweet child…

13 years in the making guns n roses finally released the long awaited, one of the most expensive albums of all time, called chinese democracy.  the reviews are mixed.

rolling stone gives it 4 out of 5 stars and it says “the first guns n’ roses album of new, original songs since the first bush administration [...]