While flipping through The Wall Street Journal the other day, we came across a headline that grabbed our attention — and triggered our collective imagination. Apparently, thanks to the efforts of Sing London, a U.K.-based public art studio, 27 of Chicago’s iconic statues will speak to passersby via the mobile phone.
AWSI: An Awesome Week for ‘Amphibious’ Pitcher…
June 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment
We heart the ambidextrous pitcher for the Oakland Athletics and have been watching him closely since spring training. He has spent most of the season in the ball clubs’s Triple-A affiliate (Nashville) until Friday, June 5, when he was called up to help out the A’s as they battled the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park…
AWSI: Apple Bashing; Samsung Won’t Let Up…
June 5, 2015 by Leave a Comment
We remember seeing a cartoon years ago that was captioned “Last Act of Defiance.” In it, a mouse was flipping off a bird of prey that was swooping in on him. Funny how that visual stuck. When we were flipping through The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, we stopped at page A7 to admire a very “blue” full-page ad with the title “NOT ALL SMARTPHONES ARE CREATED EQUAL.” Okay, you grabbed us.
AWSI: Things We Didn’t Know We Needed…
May 31, 2015 by Leave a Comment
We’ve been talking about Active Exploration (AE) as something we all should be doing (E for Everyone). It isn’t limited to magazines and other publications. Print ads and those “free standing inserts” from the Sunday paper can easily stimulate the curious mind and generate some ponderables.
What We’re Reading – the 0515 Edition
May 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Time to give an update on what books we’re cycling through. We made some really good discoveries which make us smile throughout the day — a knowing smile. With the release of The Avengers: Age of Ultron, we’ve been on a journey of discovery since we weren’t exposed to… more »
