Despite my fondness for commercials, I was not aware until yesterday that there is an Emmy award for the best commercial. So of course, I had to check them out. Here were the five finalists (two featuring Apple products): Behind The Mac - Make Something Wonderful - Macbook: Behind the Mac, people with passion are … Continue reading And the Winner of the Emmy for Best Commercial Is….
This past week I wrote about my first attempt at "flash fiction", writing a 99-word blog post in response to a prompt. The prompt last week was "rock star", and this week it is "poisoned apple". Here is my entry for this week's prompt: I was working in the lab late one night, tasked with … Continue reading Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction – Poisoned Apple
Thank heaven it was a Dan Ariely day in the Wall Street Journal. I'm not feeling so great, and I didn't want to spend a lot of time thinking about and writing my blog. Fortunately Da's column usually provides something for me to write about, and today was no exception. Here's one of the letters he received, … Continue reading This Is a Low Quality Post
I just thought it was a strange Super Bowl commercial. But as we were watching the ad for Michelob Ultra Pure Gold, my son said: "That's ASMR!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXmlN9BAddg&mod=article_inline As you might have guessed, I had no idea what he meant. Fortunately, the Wall Street Journal had a story about it in today's paper. Here's an … Continue reading ASMR: Beer, Sneakers, and Haircuts – What Is the World Coming Too?
(please note - this is one of my longer blog posts - you've been warned!) As a vegan, there are certain beliefs I hold about which foods are good for me and which foods are not. When the results of new studies are announced that reach conclusions that are not consistent with my beliefs as … Continue reading My Cognitive Dissonance and Confirmation Bias Are Kicking in Again
I love everything about Apple. I'm sitting here writing this blog on my iMac that I bought in 2007, and it still looks and acts like a state-of-the-art desktop. My family loves Apple. Right now my wife is checking email on her Macbook Air. Our three sons all have Apple laptops, and all five of us … Continue reading Why I Didn’t Upgrade to the iPhone 6
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