Today is my birthday! Tonight we’re converging upon a little Italian joint in Marlton to celebrate the beginning of year 39. /jackbenny Thirty-nine isn’t bugging me 1/10th as much as 35 did. I think I’m just coming to grips with…
Surviving Facebook during the Presidential Election Cycle
So all of our usual suspects are prepping for the 2012 presidential run. Yay for them. However, this will likely make my Facebook a vast wasteland of ill-informed rhetoric and hurtful statements. I don’t get it. I’d never say anything…
I actually LIKED Cowboys and Aliens!
WM and I saw Cowboys and Aliens last week as part of a special advance screening. Working for a dying industry has its benefits! I expected absolutely nothing from this movie. I expected to walk out 20 minutes in. Because…
Onward: Grande low-fat half-caff story of how Starbucks survived and thrived
Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul by Howard Schultz My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the story of how Howard Schultz, once he became CEO (sorry, Howard, but I capitalize it) of Starbucks…
Don't fear the weeper
I don’t know exactly when it happened, but I am now a weeper. If I’m happy, I cry. If I’m scared, I cry. If I’m nervous, I cry. If I’m disappointed, I cry. And not the delicate handkerchief-to-corner-of-eye crying. I…
