Austin or Bust!

It’s been a long month. Things have been especially busy at work, so I’m really looking forward to our trip to Austin. Our flight leaves tomorrow morning….at dawn.
On the other hand, we’re not looking forward to paying to check our bags. We, ironically, ordered our tickets in June, one day after the new checked-baggage fees [...]

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A Different Kind of Political Spectrum

Here’s how it works: I’ve plotted where each candidate falls along a spectrum of positions/abilities for 5 big-picture concepts that are important in this election. The descriptions for each concept basically represent opposite ends of each spectrum, and there is a gradient in between. They’re positioned along each spectrum based on their stated positions, voting records, and my opinion.
For example, at [...]

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Flickr Photo of the Day “He’s Full”

I’m not sure where this was taken or what the story is behind it, but, in addition to being an incredibly interesting photo, it reminded me of a dog that Dan and I came across on our honeymoon about a year ago in Aruba. We made reservations one night for dinner at  El Gaucho, an [...]

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Energy Efficiency Myths

There are a lot of myths out there about energy efficiency. For instance, it is a myth that turning your computer off-and-on takes more energy than just leaving it on or in “sleep” mode; and the Patrick administration just announced it is taking advantage of this ridiculously easy way for the state to save some serious cash.
Boston (WBZ) – [...]

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Storms, Scaffolds, and Stuart Street Don’t Mix Well

Last Wednesday, I’m sitting at my desk at work and all of a sudden a massive storm swept through. The rain flew in sideways and the wind was so strong that some of the temporary partition walls at the construction site next door flew into the street. Observing all of the action from my 4th [...]

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Saturday Strips

While browsing the comics recently, I discovered the Reality Check strip by Dave Whamond. I’m a fan of single frame comics, so these are right up my alley. While not “laugh out loud” funny, here are a couple that made me smile

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Bus Stop Musings

Five minutes at a bus stop with Craig and Dan…
I thought I’d share a couple amusing observations we made while waiting for a bus to the Red Sox game last night (’cause who doesn’t love an amusing observation).
First, we observed that people often converse as if they’re leaving the lines blank on the Mad Lib of life. [...]

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And then there’s US…

Post 9/11, our country has an even more unique and critical role in the world. I really like the way Mitt Romney put it:
“What we have today in the world is four major strategies at play. One, they’re the nations with the energy, like Russia. They’re trying to use energy as a way to take over the [...]

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Go Patriots…..Place!

The Patriots season officially kicked off yesterday with our first game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Technically, we won, but we lost our quarterback! It has been a dismal 24 hours and we’re all thinking to ourselves “what will this season bring with no Tom Brady?” At least for now, I can overlook this horrible injustice as I revel in the [...]

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Gamer’s Bill of Rights – PR to Buzz About

In Public Relations, especially “consumer” PR, the challenge of having no news is a frequent occurrence for many companies. In these cases, the PR department (or agency) has to get creative when figuring out how to attract attention to the company or cause.
A perfect example of this type of creativity is Stardock Games‘ recent creation and announcement of the Gamer’s Bill of Rights. [...]

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End of Summer – It Ain’t So Bad

The unofficial end to summer has come and gone (Labor Day), the official end to summer is fast approaching (Autumnal Equinox)…and I couldn’t be happier. This is the best time of year in New England. Sure I love summer, and yeah, the dwindling daylight is a bummer, but there are just so many things I [...]

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