Could Bad Spelling be Worse than Body Odor?

English or American English (a different beast) is not my native language even though my brain after 18 some years here in the US has English programmed as the default language as I realized recently when thinking about things I wanted to mention in a letter to my mother (to...

A Cookie or a Pair of Socks for your Birthday, Does it Make you Feel Special?

As the credit crunch hits the bottom line of many stores, eateries and other businesses, everyone starts looking for ways to save money.Say in these uncertain times a place where you are a good customer decided to reward you on your birthday with a cookie or a cheap pair of...

A Wine So Bad if it was used as Biofuel my Car might Refuse to Start

A week or so ago, I had the misfortune to be offered a sip of a white wine that tasted worse and worse as it lingered.All I wanted is to clean my mouth of this unpleasant experience.If this one was used as a biofuel would my car refuse to start I wondered.How could anyone...

'First Love' or 'Revolution'...Sounds like Wine to You?

In the never ending struggle to stand out from the crowd, winemakers or should I say wine marketers are always seeking a new (fresh?) angle.Animals were big for a while, now Australian brands are going for the counterculture symbols with  Revolution Shiraz (any John...

Mobile marketing best way to reach audiences

The Mobile Marketing in the News blog has this interesting report from the Mobile Marketing Forum in the USA. In some ways use of mobile in the USA is behind Australia but in other ways it is ahead. Considering Australia (and most of the world) had a several year head start...

Steve Ballmer downplays Zune phone

"There's been much ado about the possibility of a Microsoft Zune cell phone lately, and Crave has joined the chorus of musings with several posts of our own. While a Microsoft exec said last year that such a...

A Teacher's Musings on Virginia Tech

I got in touch with a teacher friend of mine from Jersey and asked him to share his thoughts on the events of the past few days... His words follow._____(17th April)Like any other tragic event that we're reminded of daily, the shooting at VA Tech. looms large in our minds and...

An interesting blog

I think that this is a very interesting blog.  The author has good ideas, although the difference between what is fiction and what is not is blurry at times.  Definitely a good find to read and comment on.

Browny, the Alarm Dog

The earsplitting sound of the alarm clock forgotten to reset on Saturday night faded into the fresh bright-lit Sunday morning. The alarm clock makes no sense on Sundays unless somebody comes to the bedside and pulls off the blankets! Browny would walk slowly into the bedroom...

In your fifties and not too old to rock'n roll

Is being 50 the new 35? Still being opened to new ideas, having an open and active mind yet wanting to balance work and play.

The Meaning of Life...Besides Monty Python's

A couple of personal events have me musing on Life that Matters.

New mobile barcode ticketing service allows smaller events to compete

A new mobile phone ticketing service launched this week means organisers of smaller events  will now be able to offer an effective paperless ticketing system using barcodes send to their cell phone.

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