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Mar 9, 2011
There’s An App For That …

So this is terribly geeky, but indulge me.
I’ve come to realize over the last two months that the whole point of having an Apple iPhone is to amass applications, or …

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Mar 9, 2011
Disney Media and Advertising Lab?

I’d never heard of this before: “Disney’s lab studies people“.
Key quote:
A typical study might have two similar groups of viewers witnessing almost identical content under identical conditions. That way any …

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Mar 8, 2011
Funny Joke

I just read a funny joke on the Daily Kos:
A CEO, a tea party member, and a union worker are all sitting at a table when a plate with a …

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Mar 8, 2011
Disney post-Disney, Apple post-Jobs

Aol’s DailyFinance website had a so-so article yesterday I wanted to share: “Apple After Steve Jobs? Disney May Hold a Clue“.
The premise is that the Walt Disney Company (then named …

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Mar 8, 2011
New Leibovitz Disney Portraits

Last week the Disney Parks Blog posted a few new photos from Annie Leibovitz: “Disney Parks Unveils New Annie Leibovitz Disney Dream Portraits“.
Check out Olivia Wilde and Alec Baldwin from …

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Mar 7, 2011
Lefty

I’ll probably mess this link up, I’m having difficulty with posting links from my phone, but check out this article on left-handedness from today’s New York Times: http://nyti.ms/ih9B0U
“On the Left …

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Mar 7, 2011
Coconutty!

While on vacation last week I saw an interesting article in the New York Times: “Once a Villain, Coconut Oil Charms the Health Food World“.
Key quote:
“But my favorite new way …

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Mar 6, 2011
We’re back!

We’re back from our vacation to Florida and Walt Pixar World. Err … “Walt Disney World”.
For a minute I was confused, it appeared those Pixar characters had taken over …

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Feb 23, 2011
Empty Two-Fifths

I just saw a Bloomberg article has a fun fact about Dubai:
In the next two years, tens of thousands of new properties will come onto a market where about 40 …

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Feb 23, 2011
Disney Video Sociology

So we watched a Walt Disney World planning video last night.
Actually I should say I sprung a Walt Disney World planning video on Liz last night.
The sad part is that …

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Feb 21, 2011
Toyota Hates Lincoln

Happy Presidents Day!
Or, if you’re Toyota – “Happy Washington’s Birthday”.

Does anyone else think that’s weird?
Where’s Abraham Lincoln?!
Maybe the fact that Saturday was the 150th anniversary of the inauguration of Jefferson …

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Feb 20, 2011
Majority Rule?

Interesting new bill proposed by Republican Senator Thomas Saviello: LD 607 (SP 187) “RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Require the Governor To Be Elected by …

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Feb 18, 2011
Road Debris on LA Freeways

Wow, another reason not to live in LA: “Road debris means a commute paved with peril.”

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Feb 17, 2011
Dunk in Dubai

Part of me thinks that it’s funny that there are 61 Dunkin Donuts locations in the UAE and none in Los Angeles.

Apparently a new one just opened at Uptown Motor …

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Feb 16, 2011
John Lewis’ Quote

I’m sure you saw that President Obama bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom yesterday, but a quote from this article really got to me: “Obama lauds Medal of Freedom recipients“.
“Generations …

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Feb 15, 2011
Zecharia Sitchin was Right?!

Holy shit they just found Nibiru!
Check out: “Up telescope! Search begins for giant new planet“.
If you grew up thinking there were nine planets and were shocked when Pluto was demoted …

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Feb 15, 2011
Maine To Get NRA Plate?

Check out the new bill from Augusta: “An Act To Establish a National Rifle Association License Plate“.
This would be the first plate in Maine to give money to a private …

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Feb 14, 2011
Happy Valentine’s Day
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Feb 14, 2011
Tiger Chokes and Spits

Oh Tiger!
Did you see this from the Omega Dubai Desert Classic over the weekend? “Tiger Woods may face censure from European Tour for spitting on 12th green“.
How far you’ve …

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Feb 14, 2011
Apple iPhone Nano?

Oh boy I hope the Wall Street Journal is correct on this one: “Less-Pricey iPhone in the Works“.
Although we did just buy a year-long subscription to MobileMe …

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