Random Verse

“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

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Big 10 Logo

More proof that you don’t always get what you pay for.

I must say, the new big 10 logo is really lame.
It might be more palatable in a different color.
It makes me wonder what these marketing people are thinking.  Is there any kind of objective or scientific criteria that guides the design of these logos?  If [...]

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

The fact patterns of published legal opinions are better than fictional short stories.  Each opinion has a set of facts, a conflict, and a resolution.

Beard v. Kindler: Mr. Kindler’s amazing escapades sealed his death.  But, thanks to Westlaw, the heinous deeds of Mr. Kindler will be remembered by civilizations long after our union is dissolved.

More [...]

Innocents Abroad

I started reading The Innocents Abroad about a month ago.  This book is actually a travel guide, written by Mark Twain as he journeys to Europe and the Holy Land in 1867, just 2 years after the Civil War.  The Innocents Abroad was written before Mark Twain had become really famous, and it was his [...]

Riding to Work

I guess I’m bored.

I went about 15 years without riding a bicycle.  And then a friend at church gave me a free Schwinn Caliente road bike.  I spent $25 to fix up the front wheel and another $25 on accessories like a helmet and a lock.  And my cousin helped me fix it up.

So I [...]

Brand Magic

Only Bill Clay Ford Jr. would take the best selling car in America, ignore it completely for 15 years, and then phase out the brand entirely.  In comparison, imagine if Apple stopped improving the Ipod to focus exclusively on Mac computers.
 
Ford’s new CEO is trying to bring back the Ford Taurus by renaming the lackluster Ford 500 (which sounded like [...]