We were looking for a Christmas movie to watch, so I looked into Rotten Tomatoes list of the 55 Best Christmas movies of all time. One movie that caught my eye was Trading Places. First, I never considered it a Christmas movie, but I guess that like Die Hard, since it is set during Christmas, … Continue reading Hollywood Movie Leads to New Financial Regulation
I don't know if I have to say anything else, after all, a picture is worth a thousand words. The image shows two young kids (at least I think they are kids) playing with Fisher Price's newest toy, a charcuterie set. To be honest, I had to look up what charcuterie meant (the art of … Continue reading You Wouldn’t Have Found This Fisher-Price Toy Under Our Tree
I'm not sure if it's an issue that really bothers a lot of guys, or if Dan Ariely is just recycling some of his old letters from readers and his responses. But this is twice in the past few years that Dan has received and responded to the pressure that many men feel when using … Continue reading I Wouldn’t Want to Be These Research Assistants
For those of you who may have wondered who goes to the gym on a Saturday night, the picture above gives you your answer. My son and I. But maybe you're thinking, "Well, of course, no one is doing cardio on a Saturday night, everybody is in the back pumping iron." Here's my answer to … Continue reading Another Saturday Night…
Pied-à-Terre: a small apartment, house, or room kept for occasional use; from the French, literally, "foot to earth". In New York City real estate, a pied-à-terre is an apartment to be used on weekends or short periods as a vacation home or a “non-primary residence.” Such a place provides access to the city on weekends … Continue reading You Call This a Pied-à-Terre?
I'd heard about and read about Tik Tok, but it wasn't until this past week that I actually went to the site to check out what it was all about. I know I'm late to the game, but I figured if I'm going to be teaching college students (according to Global Web Index, 41% of … Continue reading Hickory Dickory Dock, I Just Discovered Tik Tok
I think at heart I must be a frustrated ad-man. I love great commercials and ads, as well as clever marketing campaigns. So imagine my excitement when I received an email today that Marketing Birds had compiled an ebook that featured the best ads of 2019. It's been a while since I've featured something from Marketing … Continue reading The Best Ads of 2019, Courtesy of Marketing Birds
That may have been the headline for the casting call for the new television series based on stories from “The Lord of the Rings” that begins production next year in New Zealand. According to a story in the Wall Street Journal, expectations are for the TV series to feature thousands of extras each season. Here … Continue reading Give Me Your Wrinkled, Your Toothless, Your Hairy Masses
This is my fourth post about house escalators, bringing the grand total of all articles about house escalators on the web to about seven. My most recent post was back in February, where I shared the story of a woman in New York City who was recovering in a hospital after she was rescued from … Continue reading This Is Why Houses Need Escalators, Part 2
"Everything that can be invented has been invented." - Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. patent office, 1899 It's one of those quotes that many people have heard, and many of those same people know that it is not true. Such words were never uttered by Mr. Duell. Despite it not being true, it came back … Continue reading Everything That Can Be Blogged About, Has Already Been Blogged
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