Jewish Uggs
I found a pair of Uggs knock offs for $16 for Tin. Perfect for the five times he will most likely wear them. Check them out:
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One more thing from the advertising world
Ad Freak has posted the 30 weirdest ads of 2010 and believe me they’re weird. My favorite is Utah’s State Fair, which unfortunately didn’t air because the client thought they were too sexual. Hmm.
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The Family album
There is an article in Harper’s September issue called Straight Man’s Burden by Jeff Sharlet that speaks about Uganda and the anti-gay persecutions going on. In a country not too far away, in Spain it is legal for all to be married, not just heterosexuals. I was trying to explain to two friends the other day what the Family is all about and what they are doing in Uganda and they listened with mouths agape.…
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Advertisers in search of a message
I called the New Orleans Children’s Museum the other day and the automated message said, “For hours and directions, press 1, for donations, press 2, …” Someone thinks this is a good idea? How about a little subtlety like “if you’d like to support the New Orleans Children’s Museum, press 2”? H20, a spa in town has a giant billboard that says, “Give Outrageously” with two redheads of questionable ages smiling ear to ear surrounded…
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Thoughts for the busy holiday season
Hanukkah starts tonight and we have all the menorahs (or Hanukkiahs, excuse me) on the counter ready to light. I have half of my business holiday cards written. We have a few Hanukkah trinkets wrapped for Tin. And I fear going anywhere near a shopping area for the next three weeks. But here are a few things to think about: Ben Franklin said “joy is not in things, it is in us” and I’d raise…
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That whooshing sound you hear
Is time going by – no, racing by – I woke up this morning and the calendar said it is December 1st! Good God Almighty – December already?
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Happy Hanukkah
Hanukkah The story of Hanukkah is the story of religious freedom. In 168 BC King Antiochus the 4th, who inherited his kingdom from Alexander the Great, set up an idol in the Jewish temple and ordered Jews to worship it. He was a zealous Hellenist and wanted all people to follow Greek ways. A revolt led by Mattathias and his son Judah the Maccabee to overthrow Antiochus raged with the odds against the Jews; they…
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Ode to your reflection in the water
Scott Menchin From the NYT: Narcissistic personality disorder, characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance and the need for constant attention, has been eliminated from the upcoming manual of mental disorders, which psychiatrists use to diagnose mental illness.
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Sticks and stones may break his bones
Fighting an ever uphill battle of trying to discredit Obama, the right has pulled out race, religion, and even birth right, but the best was when they thought they had run out of ammo and grabbed onto elitism because they needed something with some real oomph to try to bring this man down. Here I received with my word of the day, a thought of the day: Elitism is the slur directed at merit by…
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Food
It’s hard to remember a time when I would blindly get a hamburger from anywhere but that only changed recently. Nowadays, I can barely tolerate to have my favorite kopuska made with ground meat from Whole Foods – it is only Justin’s grass fed beef or the other provider at the Green Market. Truth to tell, I’m not sure I’m even interested in ground meat no matter where it comes from. The awareness level of…