The Middle Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom is what the Chinese call their country. I had never thought about it very much but it when I did I...
Category: Ideas
Selling Out
Kale Explains Everything
Republicans don't like Kale. They'd like to ban it and penalize those who secretly consume it. Democrats think kale...
Pedestrians
Trying to cross the road where there isn't a traffic signal is perilous. Drivers are focused on getting where they are...
New Word Alert
We had two dogs on our excellent trip to Yosemite last week. It was rainy a few days so we ended up inside and had to...
The Experience Economy
A week ago I speculated that more money would be flowing toward buying experiences and marginally less to buying stuff....
A Change of Status – 4 – Swag
Swag is the stuff you get to mark that you have had an experience. People go to Disneyland and buy a Disney branded...
A Change of Status – 3
It was announces this morning that Constellation Brands a beverage conglomerate bought Ballast Point, a craft beer...
A Change of Status Two
"The Paramount concern of man is status: how to achieve it, how to display it." Tom Wolfe, author Status is already...
50% Off (Some Restrictions Apply)
The 12 lines of exclusions belie the original claim of "50% Off Any Regular Item." But the second to last line...
Canoe Races in Eaton Canyon
Here is a fund raising idea for the friends of the Eaton Canyon Nature Center: A canoe race down the...
