Picked up the Business section of Monday’s San Francisco Chronicle and saw a very interesting chart on the top left. Bloomberg had ranked U.S. financial centers with Bloomberg bureaus based on the price of sushi, as a proxy for the cost of living. Cool! Definitely something worth sharing with… more »
Today’s Ponderable… The Wright Thing – Part 1
July 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Let me throw something out there for you to mull over. It is something I stumbled upon as I was connecting the dots after learning that the son of Frank Lloyd Wright (“elevating American society through architecture”), John Lloyd Wright invented Lincoln Logs. I was thinking about the environment John… more »
AWSI – Art Story is a Great (and Familiar) Concept…
July 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Strangely enough, we got wind of “Art Story” from TheWrap newsletter, not a Kickstarter push. This is an unconventional animated movie where a young boy and his grandfather end up on an adventure of lifetime when they get stuck in famous paintings. Stuck inside famous paintings? Where have we seen… more »
Bose & Insatiable Curiosity…
July 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Up until this week, whenever I encountered the word Bose I immediately thought “expensive” — high end audio equipment that never goes on sale, even at the outlets. To invest in Bose speakers was a splurge purchase, and splurge I did. I am quite pleased with the sound coming from… more »
Growlers — Coming soon to your neighborhood?!
July 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal gave prime real estate (front of the Personal Journal section) to the topic of growlers Not a pack of foaming at the mouth dogs, but rather a 64-ounce reusable bottle that holds beer from craft breweries. According to the Brewers Association (www.brewersassociation.org), there… more »
