Henery Hawk & the Spirit of Cooperation…

One of my favorite characters from the old Warner Brothers cartoons is Henery Hawk. I like how he is so feisty and determined.

This particular cartoon shows how cooperating can help you achieve your goal.

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Mad Men & the Virtual Water Cooler

It has been a while since a television program has triggered the equivalent of “water cooler” conversation. Today, the discussions are happening online. The rallying point is the beginning of the fourth season of AMC’s Mad Men.
For those of you not hip to Mad Men, you can learn about it here:.
The first show [...]

Emerald Nuts Revisited

Emerald Nuts - Envious Nomads (2004) 0:15 (USA)
Emerald Nuts - Egomaniacal Normans (2004) 0:15 (USA)
Emerald Nuts - Encouraging Norwegians (2004) 0:15 (USA)
Emerald Nuts - Extreme Nurses (2004) 0:15 (USA)
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Dummies in a Museum - New Smithsonian Display…

The National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian has just unveiled a collection devoted to the history of road safety. The collection includes costumes and body parts from two advertising icons from the 1980s and 1990s: Vince and Larry, the crash test dummies that were used to illustrate the importance of safe driving in [...]

It’s Not Easy Playing Ginormous Greens…

The St. Andrews Old Course is famous for its seven double-greens AND for offering the most putting acreage of any major championship. One example is the green shared by the 5th and 13th holes which measures 101 yards from front to back.

In a New York Times story, Tom Watson, a five-time British Open [...]

Mets Game in SF: Two Homers by Davis, Triple by Beltran Signs of Hope

The big news for Met fans on Saturday night was the fact that the team’s scoreless streak FINALLY came to an end. Seeing Carlos Beltran leg out a triple and Ike Davis plunking his home run into the Cove to drive him home, was a beautiful thing. Too bad the Mets were already [...]

TV Commercial Filmed & Edited on the iPhone 4

Here’s an iPhone 4 story that doesn’t involve the antenna. Springwise has spotted the first TV commercial filmed and edited entirely on the iPhone 4.

Icon Creates Passion-Driven Products…

The New York Times did a story (”What Price Perfection? The $80,000 Army Jeep”) about Jonathan Ward, the 40-year-old owner of ICON, a company that is rebuilding Army jeeps with aircraft-quality parts.
It referenced how Mr. Ward refers to ICON as a restoration business.  “Restoration” does not begin to describe the effort put into each of [...]

The Wandering Mind: It’s a Good Thing…

An interesting story appeared in the Science section of the New York Times a short while back. John Tierney wrote about the virtues of a wandering (daydreaming) mind. Just to clarify, when you’re trying to accomplish one thing and lapse into “task-unrelated thoughts,” that’s mind wandering.
His story included comments from leading researchers, such [...]

Buck’s Cafe Buzzes with Dealmaking Breakfasts…

The San Jose Mercury News (MercuryNews.com) just did a story about how Buck’s cafe in Woodside, California is again buzzing with the sound of deals being made.
“There is more activity on the venture capital front. There is renewed enthusiasm,” said Jamis MacNiven, who co-owns the restaurant with his wife, Margaret. “A year ago, it was [...]

iPhone 4 Antenna Issues Prompt Creativity…

There have been all kinds of really creative posts ever since the antenna issue with the iPhone 4 came to light.  Apparently there’s a “bumper” for that.  Apple said — you’re holding it the wrong way!
There was a cartoon.

And a Rap video…

And a play off of WSJ/All Thing’s Digital pundit, Walt Mossberg.

Let’s keep the creativity [...]