We like the fact that The Wall Street Journal provides deeper dive reading on the weekends in the “Review” section. The piece that caught our eye was titled “The Secret of Immigrant Genius.” Genius is a topic we bandy about here. As for highly motivated immigrants, our Frankie is a… more »
AWSI: Picasso’s Calling. Swipe Up to Accept…
August 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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: Active Exploration – Part 3
May 24, 2015 by 1 Comment
In our Active Exploration post (Part 2) we teased / mentioned “another San Diego discovery.” Here it is. The picture of a vintage mid-century Volkswagen Beetle convertible with a surf board poking out of its top was an eye-magnet. What’s essential here IS invisible to the eye.
AWSI: What’s Visceral Got To Do With It…
April 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Our periodical “ponderments” over the weekend weren’t limited to The Wall Street Journal. We had some time to catch up on “The Times” (as in The New York Times) and the “Pink” section of The San Francisco Chronicle. What caught our eye was a word in common, “visceral,” that was used in talking about a new theater production and a new film…
If You Engage Them, They Will Sell…
October 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
That seems to be the message that Sprint Business is communicating in an ad campaign which actually kicked off two months ago, but caught our attention on Tuesday. In the Marketplace section of The Wall Street Journal, Sprint Business took out a full page (B5). The bottom was an actual… more »
