Craig’s List: Do Laundry for Sex
I spent time late tonight poring over Craig’s list, and was intrigued by this amalgamation of people’s points of view. Particularly noteworthy was the “Best Of Rants and Raves section,” where in the true folksonomie tradition, readers voted for their favorite rants. One woman got right to the point. She […]
Amazon Mashing the Media Together
From John Battelle’s Search blog tonight. “Amazon.com Inc. plans to broadcast on its Web site an original show hosted by Bill Maher and featuring performers and authors touting new releases — which, not coincidentally, will be for sale at the online retailer. The 12-episode Webcast series, which will begin airing […]
A Bummer of a Hockey Game
I heard a sorry story over breakfast with Cindy. A work friend of hers came into the office with blue stitches on his bald head. He explained. “I took my son to see the Boston Bruins. We had really great seats, right up front, front and center. During the first […]
Creating a Cozy Cafe
Designers know how to make things look right. I decided that I needed one as we moved forward on creating the inside look of the new GoNOMAD Cafe. I found a woman with a good eye and an understanding of what we’re doing here in Jill MacFarlane. She has done […]
Cringeworthy Blogs I Love
I read somewhere that there are more than 22 million blogs created every year. Wow! But in my world, there are only about five or six that catch my attention and merit a daily spin. One of them is K, a stranger who lives in the midwest. K’s blog is […]
Learning About the Presidents
Last night we had take-out from Boston Market. We still call it Boston Chicken, my kids ask me why, I tell them that “back it the day,” it was called that. Television brought forth “Presidents,” a look back at the first few dudes who held the highest office, in the […]
Saying NO to Wal-Mart–and Thriving!
Fast Company recently ran a profile of Jim Wier, the head of Snapper lawn mowers. It is a tale of wisdom and shows that in some cases saying no is the wiser choice. From The Wal-Mart Effect by Charles Fishman. “What struck Wier first, as he entered the Wal-Mart vice […]
Web Surfing in the Produce Aisle
This is either really big news, or another example of the Internet going too far. Stop and Shop supermarkets have announced that they will be installing Wi-Fi, (wireless internet) first in their Dorchester MA store and eventually throughout the 360 stores in the chain. I am having a hard time […]