Archive for July, 2008
A Fish Out of Water, Literally
Last Friday, a good morning phone call got me out a bed and as I do every morning, I check on the pets to make sure they made it through the night. So I’m standing at the fish tank and I noticed that a fish was missing. I did not see it on the floor [...]
In: Death, Pets · Tagged with: Dead Fish, Fish, Pet
As Not Yet Seen On TV
If at first you don’t succeed try and try again, right? My first invention didn’t see the light of day because the concept of saving lives was a little bit too complex for the automobile industry. Fuh get ‘em, I don’t need them. I have a new invention that I am marketing and it’s called [...]
In: Humor · Tagged with: Advertising, Foam Plates, Microwave, New Product
Advertising: Information or Manipulation
What would you say is the goal of commercial advertising? Most people would agree that advertising provides the consumer with information about a product, but is that all advertising accomplishes? No. Advertising is used to masterfully engage the mind of the consumer to motivate him or her to buy the advertised product. Advertising is about [...]
In: Money · Tagged with: Advertising, Mind Manipulation, Mindless Spending
Paper or Plastic?
When the cashier at your local grocery says to you, paper or plastic they really want to know: how are you going to pay for this crap, with paper or plastic money! From Blog Photos Yesterday, I spent 35 minutes of my lunch hour putting groceries in my shopping cart and drooling on the box [...]
In: Brain Damage, Walking Coma · Tagged with: Brain Damage, Forgetful, Money, Shopping
High Priced Domain
Yes I changed my blog look. I’ve been casually looking around for something and I stumbled upon this one yesterday and decided to go with it. I don’t like to change themes too often and I hope to stick with this one. How many times have you changed blog themes? I’m in the process of [...]
In: Money, Technology · Tagged with: Domain Name, Money, Registrar
