Archive for August, 2007
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Friday, August 31st, 2007Greetings!
Pimped Jazzy mobility chair seen at Burning Man.
The Burning Man event has evolved into a week long gathering of nearly 40,000 people who descend on the Black Rock Desert in northwestern Nevada around Labor Day each year to celebrate counter cultural creativity.
In other festival news:
A Burning Man participant was found dead this morning, hanging from […]
Sir William Wallace
Friday, August 31st, 2007One of our clients shared the story of Sir William Wallace, or just “Wallace” to the many friends and family that knew him. Even the three cats he shared a home with are grieving.
Wallace was a well-heeled English Mastiff, large and imposing but gentle in spirit. He was the soccer and rugby team mascot, unofficial […]
DIY Memorial Garden
Thursday, August 30th, 2007Even if you don’t have a million dollars to re-landscape your outdoor living space, you can still create a memorial garden or outdoor sanctuary in a small space on a shoestring.
Depending on how elaborate you want to get, a bench and a few low maintenance plants will do. Expand on the idea with an arbor, […]
Irish Spring- And I Like It Too! Pt. 2
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007Our summer experiment with Irish Spring as a non-toxic cat repellent has been somewhat successful. Probably more so, had I been shredding and spreading bar soap on a regular basis.
For the Colgate Palmolive R & D people, please develop a shredded blend of the Original Scent bar soap in colors to match popular styles of […]
Strawberry Fields Memorial Garden
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007Today we are touring the Strawberry Fields Memorial Garden in New York’s Central Park. When Yoko Ono and John Lennon lived in the Dakota Apartments, this was one of their favorite places in Central Park.
Today, this 2.5 acre area of the park is dedicated to the memory of John Lennon and named after his […]
Mosaic of Our Lives
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007After the death of my mother-in-law I started experimenting with making garden stones. They are fun and easy and a great garden expression or gift.
Early experiments yielded thin stones that cracked later. But after we got the hang of it, we produced some masterpieces! I was able to collect a lot of Peggy’s […]
Top Selling Cremation Urns In the USA
Monday, August 27th, 2007We’ve sampled five years of sales data and pulled the top selling styles of cremation urns across the board in the USA.
Funeral directors, I’m talking to you. Here’s what your customers are buying:
Classic Bronze, adult and 3″ keepsakes sizes.
Satin Pewter, adult and 3 ” keepsakes sizes.
Going Home, adult and 3 ” keepsakes sizes.
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Rainy Randomness
Saturday, August 25th, 2007Collecting ourselves after a whirlwind week! Hummingbirds are hitting the feeders hard, despite the downpour. And you know what that means?
Merry Ho-Ho! Last year, Hobby Lobby got the award for Earliest Christmas Merchandising Effort when they started stocking in July. Haven’t checked their progress this year.
Now, let’s get serious for a minute.
First up, […]
Pimp My Scooter
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007Guaranteed Freedom!
As more and more of our senior associates ease into the Jazzy Chair and find ways for Medicare to pay for it we realize that there might be an after market opportunity to pimp your mobility scooter.
We’ve mentioned our neighbor who trolls the garden on his scooter. He now has his unit rigged […]
Bringin’ Sexy Back
Monday, August 20th, 2007Dead Celebrity News:
Maxim mag has the dead sexy look this month as they style our favorite deceased celebs (oh John-John) in clothes they wouldn’t be caught dead in!
Featuring:
Kurt Cobain
Tupac Shakur
JFK Jr.
John Holmes- ewwww!
Bob Marley
John Gotti
Speaking of magazines and photoshop horrors: We’re ready for our close-up and want to be airbrushed right away. This particular […]
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