Archive for February, 2009
deep thoughts
with ratings for meet the press tumbling downward, david gregory is starting to beef up on his social media skills to keep up with the rest of the news world. first it was twitter, now it’s his own blog.
his welcome: “ I’m David Gregory and this is a place where I like to share some thoughts [...]
andy mini-me
one of the toys getting a lot of press this week from the international toy fair is from modelworks, a toy company based in phoenix. their bernie madoff mini-me doll comes dressed in a red (devil’s) suit and carries a pitchfork. the $99.95 price tag comes with a hammer so you can use it to [...]
you’re team number …
this past sunday kicked off another new season of the emmy award winning reality show, amazing race. 11 teams of 2 race around the world completing various “roadblocks” and “detours” all the while navigating various transportation such as rickshaws, bicycles, taxis, trains and planes, etc. this season includes a team of 2 flight attendants, who [...]
more mommy issues
here’s the newest bit of research confirming that in the beginning and the end, it all boils down to mom: “a wider than expected range of birth defects that are more likely to plague babies born to obese women.” the journal of the american medical association study says that children of women with pre-pregnancy bmis [...]
the throwbacks
you would think that with all the marketing dollars behind pepsico, they could’ve come up with a better name than pepsi throwback and mountain dew throwback. these versions of the classics (pepsi and mountain dew) will be available for a limited time from late april to mid june and will be made with real sugar [...]
time to start investing in carrier pigeons?
you may want to consider it after this story. as you probably know, the internet has its security flaws and LOSER* hackers spend a lot of time trying to exploit those flaws. engineers focusing on the problem say that the best way to fix the problem is to scrap the darn thing and start over, [...]
that’s nuts.
if you’re in atlanta you may (or may not) want to think about attending the “peanut power hour” planned for this week or the pb&j day on march 4th. in addition, sen. john bulloch recently sponsored a resolution commending the state’s peanut industry. all of this, of course, is to boost the image of peanut butter [...]
