Archive for May, 2008
« Previous EntriesAn Open Letter To Starbucks
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008Dear Starbucks,
Hey, is there anywhere to get a decent cup of coffee around here?
Oh, come on. Don’t look so sad. When we’re in the mood for a twenty-four-ounce cup of pumpkin-pie-flavored Cool Whip, a Feist CD covered in mocha fingerprints, a possibly exaggerated memoir by a former child soldier, and some customer “service” that denies [...]
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The Ideal Way To Start Every Day
Friday, May 16th, 2008Have you ever gotten off to a bad start in the morning and then everything else afterward in the day just kindof fell apart?
I’ve done a lot of thinking about how to best begin the day, so this sort of thing never happens again. Or, at least, to minimize the problem as much as possible.
And [...]
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Is Reverse Speech Real Or Just Random Bullshit?
Thursday, May 15th, 2008As some of you may be aware, there is an idea of “reverse speech”, that is the playing of various audio backwards where the goal is to see what actual words and phrases can be heard in the dialogue. The theory behind it seems to be that whatever is heard in the reverse speech is [...]
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A Tribute To Dumb Stock Photography
Thursday, May 15th, 2008The great boom of the 1990’s brought us fast times and less attention to detail and substance in the world than perhaps ever before. In a special tribute, we take a critical look at the hilarity and absurdity of the idea that has become Stock Photography.
If you were one of the “lucky” ones to work [...]
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Are European Men Really More Romantic?
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Hey Girls,
Do you think European men are more romantic than we Americans?
Maybe you should read these letters before passing any hasty judgement…
Letter #1:
I just got back from a semester abroad in Europe, and let me tell you, it truly was the most magical, amazing experience of my entire life. The French countryside was like something out of a [...]
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The Kind Of Woman Every Man Needs… But Won’t Admit To
Monday, May 12th, 2008This is yet another brilliantly insightful, funny article from Dan Kennedy (again, not the marketing guru)… and the more of his stuff I read, the more I’ve come to realize I really like what this guy has to say.
The Back-Burner
by Dan Kennedy
She’s smart, she’s beautiful, she laughs at all your jokes, she knows your darkest [...]
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Why It’s Cool To Stop Trying To Be Cool
Saturday, May 10th, 2008What follows is an article from GQ written by a pretty funny guy named Dan Kennedy (no relation to the marketing guru) — it’s an article I liked so much, and hit a nerve very close to me so well, I had the determination to rip its pages from the issue and type the whole thing [...]
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We All Create Our Own Realities To Live In
Friday, May 9th, 2008Note: I got this excellent e-mail about a year ago from one of my best friends, Jason Summers, describing his experiences in talking with a few people outside our normal loop where he also ends up delving into a lot of our shared core beliefs. I liked it so much I wanted to post it [...]
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Are You Letting This Common Mindset Ruin Your Life?
Thursday, May 8th, 2008You can have any mindset you want about anyTHING you want.
None are inherantly “good” or “bad” (those concepts are based on other people’s agreement or disagreement), but for every kind of mindset, there are very exact consequences that will come to you as a result.
I just got off the phone a few minutes ago with [...]
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Investing In Stocks Using Spam As Your Guide
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008About a month ago, I received an e-mail message from one “William” (no last name given), e-mail address bacaefdgdedfc@casaantelmo.com.ar
The e-mail was called “have become available to Linux users since the first release.” and began thusly:
ABC, NBC, CBS & FOX Now for upcoming I thought I was kill at least 89 in BaghdadTwin attacks.downloads now in [...]
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