The thought crossed my mind when I read a story about Jonathan Kaplan. He’s the guy who brought the Flip Video camera to the world via his company Pure Digital and then sold the successful business to Cisco. Kaplan turned around and started up a chain of grill cheese eateries… more »
Archives for June 2013
Firey Hot Sauce a Winner…
June 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
On Saturday evening, we checked out the rooftop garden at Triple Rock in Berkeley. It was the perfect place to have a beer and hang out to escape the triple digit temps back home. While there, we made a fantastic discovery — a hot sauce that totally rocks! Palo Alto… more »
Washing Machine Challenge Goes Viral: McIlroy vs. Jeff the Robot…
June 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Tommie caught a glimpse of this 4-minute video that went super-viral in just one day. As a promo for the European Tour, where the Irish Open is currently being played, golf professional Rory McIlroy is being challenged by a robot to hit washing machine targets. It is a throwback challenge…. more »
AWSI: Crunch Controversy…
June 22, 2013 by 1 Comment
It was brought to my attention (Thanks, Tommie!) that there was a disturbance this week that spanned from U.S. Navy headquarters to the cereal aisles of your local grocery store. Apparently, Cap’n Crunch is NOT a captain after all. A super astute writer noticed (and posted) that the legendary cereal… more »
Vin Tweets! Dodgers Rejoice!
June 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It was big news this week when 85-year old Vin Scully, “The Voice of the Dodgers” who has been their play-by-play announcer since 1950, was slated to take over the Dodgers’ twitter feed for the game between the Yankees and Dodgers at Yankee Stadium. Recalling a story I saw at… more »
