Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
The one hundred and twenty-eighth award for BSIHORL (Best Sentence I’ve Heard Or Read Lately) is hereby awarded to…me. Hmmm. Seems I should do something special about this. Maybe rename it to a “BSIHROWL” or some such silly thing…well…you know, I think that’s okay, I can award one to myself every now & then.
Here’s the award winner straight from the Hello Kitty of Blogging (in which I think you have to be registered in order to follow the link, not sure about that)…
Every product that is overpriced and in desperate need of a sizzling marketing campaign, is green, gay, and standing with the 99%.
That one drew “likes” much more frequently than I thought it would…well…that’s probably appropriate. One of those things where, once it’s up, you see it was a very witty thing I said. Witty and true.
I remember in a staff meeting many years ago, a fellow network engineer pointedly observed that “Millennial” appeared to have something to do with “silver and shiny,” which drew some yuks. That was witty and true, too. Well, it’s a dog’s lifespan later. Silver-Shiny-Y2K-Compliant is out, Occupy-Green-and-Gay is in.
What inspired my comment: Coulda been anything…but today it was Cheerios.
Yeah, Cheerios. You know, you put them in a bowl with some milk…or in a baggy without some milk…when you have — drum roll, please — kids. Kids, which come about when straight people have sex with each other. Straight people. Yeah, sorry, don’t wanna be a hater or anything, but gay marriage doesn’t have anything to do with kids, therefore it isn’t very strongly related to cereal.
Oh yeah, I know grown-ups eat Cheerios. I’m sure homosexuals eat Cheerios. Point is, the numbers are not there; this is not market outreach, this is not a case of “We’re in business to make money, and gay marriage advocates’ money is just as good as anybody else’s.” If that was the message, I’d be all for it. But it isn’t.
Like the Occupy Movement and the “go green” bullcrap, this is just fashionable marketing, used to sell products that are overpriced. It’s the fad of the decade.
You need to reach for your wallet and grab it, tightly, when companies start hopping on the fad of the decade. That means they need to.
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