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Oh My!

Wilkinsons Sword Quattro for Women new commercial is interesting. I would love to have seen the other options. Good job for getting it approved. At least it is a lot of fun.

Future Iphone Ideas

I dont really know what to do with this space. I havent invited anyone here and Im pretty sure I wont. so I guess I will just use it for things I constantly forget by the time I am ready to use them.

First example - Iphone reading book....



http://www.lexcycle.com/

BaracK with Spidey

OH STOP!!!!!!!! people this has gone too far!


http://www.usatoday.com/life/gallery/l090107_obamaspidey/flash.htm?gid=842&aid=3995

for some unknown reason my links wont work today so Im just posting the whole thing

not that anyone reads this - but Ill post a bunch of fun stuff today - so yeah for fun stuff

http://www.mydamnchannel.com/Big_Fat_Brain/You_Suck_at_Photoshop__Season_1/YouSuckatPhotoshop2_399.aspx

you suck at photoshop - this link does not work :(

Yeah for photoshop and my friend going back to art school!

Stories wont die - but books might

This article in the Telegraph is a sad one. A school replacing the library with a digital one is a sad tale. I was a huge reader in Elementary school, I read the most books in the whole school, and into middle school. My family is also filled with big readers - my niece is one of Florida's number one readers in the state, yet none of us can stand to read on the computer. The feel of the paper and the anticipation of turning the page, the smell of a book that is new or one that has a bit of age to it, the tangibility of the printed word, none of this is equalled in digital format. Schools already cut costs in so many corners of education it would be horrible for them to take out the library - a last place of refuge for so many students looking to escape in a novel.

I agree that stories are being told over and over again by Hollywood - I just saw this ad for Race to Witch Mountain with The Rock (I love him so I'll go) - a redo from the 70's classic - but I subscribe to the fact that there are few great story lines - and perhaps (if you believe in John Campbell) there is just the hero story line. But perhaps what we should focus on is the creation of writers. I see so many commercialized writers out there with so little to say, and twitter makes anyone into a story line, but it doesnt mean its worth reading. There are still great ways to tell story lines left to be uncovered. I hope they get printed.

Fish prove what Psychology proved

Guess what? Apparently even fish prefer a good looking fish leader. This article a (a summary of a study done at the University of Sydney) from Current Biology, basically says that the "football star" equivalent of stickleback fish is usually chosen as the most trustworthy to follow. They assume that it is based on collective wisdom that they are all choosing the best leader. Fish can choose to follow a bad fish - just as people have made bad decisions for leaders (Hitler) but in the same case the badness is amplified.

So - sorry to say this but "looks are everything." I guess plastic surgeons will still have a good year, even through this economic turmoil we are having. I remember reading about women and men in China having beautification surgeries to help them land a raise or a better job. Being a Miami native, I have seen the surgeries from the young (15 year-old) to the old (above 80+) and the women in poor countries that save to get the butt lifts and the boob jobs, each country preferring a different form of beauty.

Perhaps now and into the future the financial divide will rely more and more on good looks and less on ability or brains...now that is a scary idea.

Thanks JCPenney!

This JCPenney ad is probably the best ad this season. They communicate both the male and female perspective perfectly. The subtle (or not so subtle) facial movements of the women, the attitude of the men - its genius. I applaud you. No matter what side of the problem you were on - one of us has been there. The call to action should be greater (sorry but Im in account management) but still..I would not have substituted it for the work - so great! See how I am gushing - guess this was my present.