The cartoon series “Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs” was awesome. The core focus was on the adventures (or misadventures) of the Warner Brothers, Yakko and Wakko, and the Warner Sister, Dot, who were so crazy that the studio execs locked them away in the water town at the Studio. Lots of… more »
Maker Series: We Say Granola, He Said Granula…
April 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Stumbled into an interesting story in The New York Times Magazine section (Who made that — Granola. It talked about the origins of granola. We make our own with rolled oats, protein powder, brown sugar, lots of cinnamon and then sticky stuff to keep it together (canola oil with maple… more »
Really? Prince Running Deep for Chevy
April 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Really?? I’m still trying to get my head around this. Prince Fielder, the new first baseman for the Detroit Tigers, is appearing in a “Runs Deep” ad for Chevy. http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/5915/prince-fielder I saw it several times with the volume down. Couldn’t figure out what he was doing. Really? The whole baseball,… more »
Asking for a Little Respect…
April 2, 2012 by 1 Comment
Last Sunday I opened up the Target ad for the San Francisco Bay Area (it was in the San Francisco Chronicle) and saw this. And I said to myself, “What’s wrong with this picture?” Our other Bay Area team, the one of “MoneyBall fame,” was left out of the picture…. more »
Hike on Up, Glide on Down with Foldable Mountain Bike
April 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This is pretty cool. The “Bergmönch” is a mountain bike that can be worn as a backpack for the uphill climb, but can be unfolded for a two-wheeled ride back down. The thought behind it is that downhill can be hard on the joints of a hiker. So this gives… more »
