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Airlines Will Run Out Of Fees, But Only When Pigs Can Fly
It is entirely possible that Airlines will soon revoke the law of diminishing returns. And I’m not talking about their profits, but instead their ability to come up with new ways to tack on charges. United Airlines has just begun to offer a new ‘service’, which they’ve dubbed Premier Line. Board the airplane sooner and get earlier … Continue reading
It’s Emmy-Time, And I’m Still A Free Agent
For a brief moment in High School when I had an inspiring English teacher I thought I would become a writer. It was a very brief moment. But what goes around comes around. So today I’d like offer some assistance to the writers of Mad Men, the TV series that has now been nominated for … Continue reading
What Does A Verizon Moment Feel Like?
Talk about being “in the zone”. The final episode of Mad Men (Season 1) shows Don Draper coining the word Carousel for the gizmo that holds the slides on Kodak’s slide projector. And creating the Kodak Moment campaign to sell memories instead of hardware. Which got me thinking about what could top this bit of … Continue reading
Pynch Me, The Economist Quotes The Onion
Finally, proof positive that the world is going to sh*t. The Economist, to prove a point, has linked to an article in The Onion. The matter of love, literature and taste is a silly minefield—one that often says more about how we brand ourselves than about what is essential for romantic compatibility. Source – The Economist … Continue reading
We Don’t Know “What We Don’t Know” About Google
Full disclosure right off the bat: I’m a total Google Fan-Boy, even though in my case the term “boy” stopped being appropriate over 50 years ago. Nevertheless. I’ve talked before about how Google changed my life, and the life of virtually everyone else on this planet, by ‘organizing the world’s information’ and making it available. But … Continue reading
Better Than Jail Time, It’s The Day-Fine
Once again we will attempt to bring clarity to an obscure topic. Should traffic fines be calculated based on the driver’s income? Aroused by our last post, readers have bombarded us with their thoughts regarding the $1,000,000 fine levied on a speeder in Switzerland last week. After doing some research I discovered there’s more than … Continue reading
This Cheese-Cam Is In Switzerland, Not Wisconsin
It’s a pity our blog isn’t more popular in Sweden. Just a few days ago we reported on a license plate ‘hack‘ that reduces your vulnerability to being spotted by speed cameras. It might have saved a (very) rich Swedish man his $1,000,000 fine. Record speeding fine of £650,000 given to motorist in Switzerland. Swedish man … Continue reading
Faster Than WikiLeaks: We Scoop The NY Times, Once Again
It’s always nice when we beat the “Grey Lady” to a major story. OK, this isn’t really a major story, but we’ll wallow in the victory of our scoop. Last month we wrote that Cheap Knock-Offs Are Giving Fine Counterfeits A Bad Name. And almost three weeks later, here is the NY Times’ lede paragraph, After … Continue reading
Missing Front License Plates, With Just A Tad Of Respectability
The careful observer will have noted that the Bentley we saw in Santa Barbara last week was not sporting a front license plate. Wassup with that? My (protected) sources tell me that this is a (well known) trick used to disguise cars in case they are photographed by a traffic camera. The risk of spending $25 … Continue reading
Some Things Work Out For Some People
August in the Sacramento area is hot; and I don’t mean in a cultural sense. So Leslie and I tend to get in the car and spend some time on the California Coast where it’s cooler; not necessarily in a cultural sense. Last week we found ourselves in Santa Barbara, part-time home for Oprah and other … Continue reading
Just Another Mystery
- Weaving A Different Kind of Necklace
- Jumping into Spring
- The Art of Using Natures Bounty to Dye Cloth
- A Shibori Stitched and Felted Wrap
- Faux Fur, Vogue and Verve
- The Perfect Dance, Part 2
- The Perfect Dance
- The Vest That Mysteriously Turned Into A Purse
- Vintage Kimono Baby Booties
- Zipper, Keys, and a Linen Belt Buckle
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