According to a story that appeared in The Wall Street Journal, UPS (United Parcel Service) has come up with a way to speed up deliveries/reduce costs — that doesn’t involve breaking any laws. Having already optimized many of the delivery-related processes and procedures (i.e. drivers avoid left turns and are… more »
Nicely Done! Google Pays Tribute to Lucy…
August 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
On Saturday, the Google Doodle was a fitting tribute to Lucille Ball (“I Love Lucy”) on what would have been her 100th birthday. Using a vintage television that had a volume on/off switch and a play button, Google showed famous clips from the television show. You can read more about… more »
Serendipity and April in Paris…
July 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In Episode 1 of the Jedemi Chronicles, I have field dispatches from a team that’s following Katie through her business trip in Europe. The dispatches are written at 0100 the next day. So, for example the Sunday 0100 dispatch covers Saturday’s activities. My thought is that these arrive at the… more »
Mash-up Cracks Me Up…
July 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
So I was working my early morning shift when I suddenly became aware of a song I hadn’t heard before. I paused and pondered what was striking my ears. Then I laughed out loud. For real? So I looked it up and I regret to say, I am quite late… more »
Sonic ‘Secret Weapon’ Ad: Summertime Fun!
June 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Caught a glimpse of the new Sonic ad today while watching a baseball game. It was one of those times I wished I had a TiVo on this particular television. So instead, I poked around on online and found it posted on YouTube. The ad, called “Secret Weapon,” is very… more »
