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Irish blasphemy (View Comments)

I’ve got a lot of Irish in me (red hair, blue eyes, bright white skin, etc,) but for some reason I’ve never been all that into St. Patrick’s Day. Part of it may be that I haven’t the slightest idea who St. Patrick was and what he did – from what I can surmise, he [...]

While my ukulele weeps (View Comments)

Via Sean.

Autistic kid scores 20 points in 4 minutes. (View Comments)

Are you in NYC? Would you like a dog? (View Comments)

You’re probably living in Manhattan or Brooklyn or someplace nearby. And you’re probably looking for a dog. You probably have been praying for a cute, 7 year old mutt who you think is named Oscar – at least he looks like an Oscar. You are in luck. A co-worker saved this dog from the pound, [...]

Lazy Sunday, Part Deux (View Comments)

How do you spoof the SNL Narnia video and pull it off? Use cute kids.

Moving On (View Comments)

After three embarrassing losses, a good man and a good coach leaves the alma mater.

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Love this email newsletter design – very well put together. Animated GIFs are making a comeback, mark my words….

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Good stuff. Back in my premarketing days this was the kind of stuff I’d stress contstantly – it really doesn’t take much to leave a strong positive impression on your customers. In fact, I would submit that the little touches like these are often the most important thing that should be on your company’s agenda [...]

Faulty business models (View Comments)

From the genius of South Park. Gnomes are stealing underpants from the kids, and they eventually follow the gnomes into the gnome cave. This is where the brilliance of the gnomes (and of many failed entrepreneurs, myself included) becomes evident: [In the gnome's cave] Gnome 1: This is where all our work is done. Kyle: [...]

Our deepest fear (View Comments)

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?” Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of [...]