Tobacco NO; Marijuana YES
June 14th, 2011Just saw a blurb on the morning news about Scotts / Miracle Grow pursuing sales growth in the medical marijuana field. I thought it was curious that a company with the most severe smoking ban (no smoking at work or at home for employees) would promote the use of their products to grow weed. Below are links to articles on the two subjects.
Nice Time at Owen’s Fourth Birthday Party
June 13th, 2011Mike and Jen held Owen’s birthday party at Wingfoot Lake (now a state park). The rains ended just in time (1 day before), and, although it was cool, everyone seem to enjoy being outside and watching Owen, Caleb, and cousins Kate and Anna romp in the park and at the playgrounds.
Something to Find at Wingfoot
June 5th, 2011A Test Post from iOS
June 5th, 2011Bear?!!! Where?!!!
May 29th, 2011Interesting Insights on the WWW
May 16th, 2011It’s a little scary that we may, over time, become so isolated, because web sites are customizing the content they offer up based on individual behaviors. We can then each become ignorant of perspectives different from our own.
Grammar Police
May 16th, 2011I have a new favorite Facebook comment thread: some troll on a site commented “Your litteraly to stupid to insult.” One lone comment: “Oh, the irony.” “Like” indeed.
Was I Wrong?
May 5th, 2011A letter from the newly appointed chairperson of the Democrat Party asked what would we like to see in a new chairman. I wrote back and asked them to grow a pair. Was that wrong?
Spot On
May 4th, 2011This is what I imagine every time I see companies going overboard with marketing schemes and promotions that say nothing about the quality, utility or aesthetic of the product being offered. It’s likely close to the conversations that went on (go on?) at the investment firms and banks that created the real estate crisis . . . just substitute “sub-prime mortgage instruments” for “billing errors”. I really wish honesty could trump greed more often . . . I guess that’s what heaven and hell are for.



