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Below you will find my weblog, or just blog. The name may not strike you right away, but you'll get it after I ask you one question: How many letters are there in the alphabet?

I use these twenty−six letters to share moments I experience, thoughts I come upon or ideas I have that I don't feel like keeping to myself. Writing them gives me the ability to share with you.

Maybe you'll laugh, maybe you'll swallow hard, maybe you will learn something about me that you didn't previous know, or maybe you'll relate the words below to something in your own experiences. You may even know the subjects I allude to between the paragraph tags.

So much that I will often write without proofing. If I offend you, it is nothing personal, simply my opinion. I'll complain about things that bother me, things I find offensive and just random thoughts I hold onto long enought to transfer to my blog.

The only thing you need know is that I love to write.


Archive for the ‘Neat-o’ Category

Make Some [Nature] Noise

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Arrived to work early this morning for a meeting, (difficult enough in its own right), but especially so in the rain, because Texans transform into Sunday drivers when clouds spit.

I was early so I did some freelance browsing while I waited and found something fun. After playing with it for a few minutes, I left for the meeting.

A little over 30 minutes later I returned to a closed door. I did not shut my door, so this arouse my suspicions. Apparently, someone was not fond of the flailing loon I left looping on my laptop.

Relax, relieve some stress, or just freak out your entire office (like me). Setup a soundtrack for your nine-to-five at: naturesoundsfor.me.

Brand Boutiques

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Pop Tarts recently opened a bakery, (if that’s what you call it), in New York. You can visit a Mr. Clean car wash in Ohio, Atlanta and Texas and now Tide is entering the dry cleaning business with three stores in Kansas.

A product/brand-specific boutique is brilliant marketing and a great way to boost brand/product presence in social media. Why?

  • Consumers can see realtime the product’s life cycle from start to finish
  • Brands can demonstrate product applications in unique ways
  • A physical market presence outside the aisle strengthen the brand, reinforces the products value and gives consumers a way to connect on a whole new level.

Using location-based updating services (Twitter, Gowalla, foursquare, and now Facebook) these brands can have people check-in, invite friends and share the experience with their social circle.

I propose a restaurant where, in place of typical tabletop catsup and mustard, you find Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing…chilled of course. They could call it “The Ranch Ranch,” or something.

I love Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing. On everything. I could come up with a list of 100+ simple recipes that include HV Ranch.

The folks at Hidden Valley know how to condiment my food. Pizza, veggies, salad, steak, pommes frites, etc. I could go on.

I hope someone important at the HV Foods Products Company reads this.

Pee Green[er]

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Looking for a way to reduce your impact on our planet? Now you can! Wash your hands with toilet water! That’s not a serious statement, but its technically accurate! Keep reading!

Pee greener. No, not from dyed St. Patrick’s Day beer, but by utilizing this combination sink/toilet that recycles the waste water from washing your hands and uses it to flush your potty and paper.

Granted, you have to straddle a toilet to wash your hands, but we have made bigger sacrifices in the name of being sustainable.

While this is a great green invention, it may not be for everyone. I, for instance, already own a combination sink/toilet…it’s called a shower.

Take a closer look at the Caroma Profile Smart.

Daydream Still Lifes

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

Ever watch someone sleep?

Creep.

If you’ve ever done it lawfully, then I’m sure you have also caught him/her/it mid-REM, flinching, or even talking/barking/meowing in their sleep.

Ever wonder what they’re dreaming about?

(The rest is a loose translation of what the author wrote in French on the original post)

This photographer used her sleeping baby, a wild imagination and some household props to create a daydream scene for each day of her maternity leave.

Here are a few of my favorite…





See more of the living, daydreaming, still life scenes.

All images are property of the original photographer, not me.

Painless Perspective

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Walking a mile in someone else’s shoes could be gross and painful; however, not nearly as gross or discomforting as the surgery and associated recovery time it would take to see the world through someone else’s eyes…

People should refrain from suggesting either as a way to take on a different perspective.

I am always amazed with the Universe…always have been. One of my favorite books growing up was called, um, I forget the title, but between the hardback covers were 20 to 30 high-resolution photos of the planets…(recall: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas).

In 1989, only 15% of the reason it was one of my favorite books was because it was primarily photos; fast-forward and that percentage is now closer to 85%.

Combine an asinine assessment of a common clichĂ© and an 80’s anecdote, and we have arrived at my conclusion: a pain-free way to see our galaxy through different wavelengths.

Lost & Found

Monday, July 26th, 2010

A brain game I often played with my Step-mom as a child involved taking a recognizable, ordinary object, such as a coffee mug, and coming up with different uses for it.

For instance, it could be used as a coin jar, or to capture a lightning bug, or a Christmas ornament (on a strong tree). The imagination is powerful when there are no rules, or pre-exhisting notions about what something actually is.

On a similar note, you could look at these interesting pictures of abandoned properties and wonder what their story was … or, just make one up for yourself.

You might discover something about yourself through the explanation you imagine for each destination’s demise.

I Really, Willy Wanka One

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Paint me with that brush; I like art. This, however, makes me appreciate art that much more.

Take a memorable childhood movie memory, mix with color and a little imagination, (perhaps a snozberry or two). Apply ingredients to a stretched canvas and this is what you get.

Solid. Art. Work. (by Rich Pellegrino)

Purchase this print
Other work by Rich Pellegrino

Drumming Up A Storm

Monday, June 21st, 2010


The only issue with the drumbrella is that you have to be out in the storm to actually enjoy it.

See a few more pics at Design Fetish.

[Awesome] Road Bike Stunt Ride

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Martyn Ashton, a member of the Mountain Biking Hall of Fame and a British trails legend, takes his carbon Raleigh Avanti Team [bike] on a ride not many road bikes, (or bikers), would attempt.

A fellow cyclist once braved a patch of gravel on his road bike, got caught and tipped over. He fell hard. I laughed hard.

Learn more about BikeRadar Live 2010.

Dress Shoe Wine Opener

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

It’s exactly what it sounds like; however, unless you speak French, the audible instructions in this short video will sound like a foreign language.

Probably because to 99% of American’s that will ever watch this video, it is.

VoilĂ !

I don’t suggest you try this over carpet with a bottle of red, rather outside with a cheap bottle of white.