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  • Cashing in on Obamamania

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    I received this in the mail the other day. Just a few observations: What ever happened to target audience, when advertising? Wouldn’t they want to send these to people who haven’t actually already earned a college degree? Also, judging by the pictures on the ad, I’m not sure if I would exactly fit-in with the…

  • It’s that time of year

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    [Photo via University of Utah Athletic Department] Yes, March madness is afoot. My team (Univ. of Utah) doesn’t play until tomorrow night. So I guess that I don’t really have a good excuse to take off work. I’m pretty excited about it though. U of U had a pretty good season, winning the MWC. I…

  • Ten Days until Earth Hour

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    Participants of WWF’s Earth hour will turn off their lights at 8:30 local time on March 28. Get on board. Check out the details here.

  • Presidential Beatbox Battle

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    Who is better? Obama: or Bush: Thanks for the heads up, Jansen.

  • Visualize Debt

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    Normally I like to leave posts about Politics and Economic woe, for allupinyour.biz, but I saw this graphic today on Animal New York, and it got me thinking. The amount of money represented in the graphic above, is one billion dollars. One trillion dollars is one thousand times what you see in the picture. That’s…

  • Keep it going!

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    I was dying, when I saw this picture on Gothamist. It appears that someone is voicing their displeasure with NY politics, by spoofing on the “Keep it Going NYC,” Campaign. Who ever you are, nice work! Hahahaha.

  • Good day Guv’nah

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    Earlier this week, I came across this quote by John Adams, in the book I’m currenty reading. It was taken from one of his writings contemplating the post British rule, state of the Colonies. He wrote: We may please ourselves with the prospect of free and popular governments. But there is a great danger that…

  • Make it stop!

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    I’m really seeing the fruits of that hard fought stimulus package, right about now. Or maybe this is just a reaction to Oscars, Hahahah. Wouldn’t it be awesome if bankers had a Wall Street equivalent of Hollywood’s Oscars? All of the Wall Street players could have a big televised party  where they get together,  blow…

  • Presidents Day, etc..

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    I thought it was fitting that I finish the book “1776” on Presidents day. I guess it would have been more fitting, had I finished it on Independence Day, but whatev. Presidents day is cool enough. I also hadn’t realized before reading this book, that I was born on the 200th anniversay of the battle…

  • Fairey “Earth Hour” Poster

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    Shepard Fairey is back at it, producing artwork for a “good cause.” The image to the left, is for a World Wildlife Foundation campaign to get everyone to turn out their lights for an hour on March 28th. Lets hope that Shep doesn’t get in any trouble for this one. He has been going through…