Investments Tips: Watch for these Acquisitions and Mergers in 2007 Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush, and W.R. Grace Co. will merge and become: Hale, Mary, Fuller, Grace. Polygram Records, Warner Bros., and ZestaCrackers join forces and become: Poly, Warner, Cracker. 3M will merge with Goodyear and become: MMMGood. Zippo Manufacturing, Audi Motors, … Read more
Really? Is My Face Red! White chick to black chick: That’s a cute bag. It would be, if it were real. Black chick: Bitch, it ain’t fake, it’s stolen! —14th & 8th via Overheard in New York, Jun 22, 2007 One of this week’s PostSecret entries: I particularly like the palpable subliminal message behind the … Read more
Interesting international “gay” ad for Mastercard. (1 minute, Safe For Work) Joke of the Day A guy was seeing the nurse today for his annual checkup. “You’ve got to stop jacking off,” she says to him. “Why?” he asked, alarmed. “Because I’m trying to examine you,” she said. I woke up drenched in sweat once … Read more
Jet-Propelled Wednesday One-Liners Pilot: We’re on our way to New York where the weather is cold and icy, just like my prom date back in high school. —Jet Blue flight 114 from Ft. Lauderdale to JFK Flight attendant announcing boarding call: If you have given up your seat on this flight, please do not board … Read more
When Joe and I were in NYC, we saw Fantasia’s picture plastered all over the city, especially in the subway stations, announcing her debut on Broadway in The Color Purple. When we got back, I read this story titled, “Fantasia enlivens Broadway’s The Color Purple.” She’s playing Miss Celie, of course, and here’s one of … Read more
I have a few lady friends who would really go for this ultimate sharing idea themselves! We got up around 8:00 this morning, and Robert made us some extra-strong coffee at my request. I made some French Toast for breakfast, with a recipe from the Internet. Robert was an absolute dear today, and after trimming … Read more
My buddy Hrafn over at Inkblot Earth found this fantastic audio recording that sounds exactly like you’re getting a haircut. I thought it was so cool that I had to do some research. These are called Holophonic sounds and are made to be listened to with headphones. They are recorded with a dummy head that has … Read more
So, dailyafirmation, your LiveJournal reveals… You are… 0% unique and 47% herdlike (partly because you, like everyone else, enjoy writing). When it comes to friends you are normal. In terms of the way you relate to people, you are keen to please. Your writing style (based on a recent public entry) is intellectual. Your overall … Read more
Okay, I’m not going to say how I came to be reading this trashy celebrity website, but this is definitely one of those things that made me go, “Huh???” In a story about a famous person (though I’ve never heard of him) charged with “barbaric assault and battery” against a woman, I came across this … Read more
Investment matters can be complex, and sometimes things aren’t exactly what they seem. Case in point: several weeks ago in this blog entry on finding out that stamps were going up and that they were now selling a “forever stamp,” I made this comment: “Now, this notion that these stamps will be good ‘forever,’ no … Read more