Balls In The Air

note to amazon

Note to Amazon: Real people do not give a shit about your fight with Macmillan. Real people want to buy things.

I tend to unplug over the weekend so I missed the Amazon / Macmillan smackdown.  The above-linked article outlines it better than I ever could.

Oh, and while I still lovelovelove my Kindle... I WANT AN iPAD!!!

life changing?

 

Apple announcement at 1:00 EST... let the countdown begin!

social media trifecta for haiti

I've been Tweeting and FB'ing the Telethon for Haiti "Hope for Haiti Now" so to complete the trifecta (I firmly believe in the power of threes) this is my third plea:

Donate NOW!

Go to Hope for Haiti Now or my personal favorite, Doctors Without Borders and give what you can.

help haiti

mr. splashy pants

This video should be required viewing for any "social media experts" in big businesses... some companies are getting it right, but they are the minority.

green brownies

I love Martha Stewart.  I adore her when she has Snoop Dogg on her show.  Just in time for the holidays, Green Brownies:

country roads

So, I see this link  that claims to have found the American city with the "worst street naming system ever"  I'm intrigued, and click on the link.

Here is the link.  Click and go see for yourself.  I'll wait.

The funny part is that the city in question is the one that my maternal family hails from, and that I visited just a few weeks back.  What are the chances?

Oh, and I totally agree with the original link's message.  Just look at that map!  Seriously, WTH?!!

wwgbd?

Watch first, then go to comments for my thoughts...

before you text...

I don't understand this PSA (is it a PSA?)...but it made me giggle. Watch and see what I mean:

world aids day