One Hit Wonders Spinning Mix
For April Fool’s Day, Lisa thought it would be fun to do a one-hit wonders spinning mix. I must say, it was fun to put together. Obviously, the heavy emphasis on 80s music was unavoidable. The mix: 1. Turning Japanese…
Lisa’s Thanksgiving Spinning Mix
With suggestions in response to my call for help on Twitter/Facebook and some expert input from an unnamed but very knowledgeable and loving supporter, Lisa put together a spinning mix for Thanksgiving. The mix: 1 – Linus & Lucy, Vince…
Free Classical Music Bonanza–Musopen
Last night I watched the movie The Seven Year Itch for the first time. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, but now I can’t stop replaying Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto #2 in my head (the first few notes are played repeatedly in…
Maybe It’s an Emerging Chanukah Tradition?
Sounds like this marketing person didn’t understand the target audience very well–you’re not likely to stimulate new sales by advertising ham as “delicious for Chanukah.”
The Ten Commandments
My wife asked me to list the Ten Commandments, and I choked. I got 7 (or 6, depending on interpretation) right, but that’s not very good. I felt a little better when I checked the Wikipedia entry and saw the…
Free International Calls
I lived through the dot com era, so I’ve seen companies do a lot of ridiculous things to win customers. (My favorite dot com freebie was iResearch.com, which paid me $200 to write 20 stock tips of 25 words each)….
Rebate-Mania
With our big move, we’ve been involved with more than our fair share of commerce recently. As a result, we’ve run into the inevitable but dreaded rebates. Rebates are very unpopular with consumers, and for good reason. They are a…
On California Soil
We arrived in California last week. It felt like I was returning to my ancestral homeland–which is ironic because I was actually born in Wisconsin (a little-known fact). My new contact information: Eric Goldman Santa Clara University School of Law…
Email Mania
On Sunday I sent out a mass email to 300+ of my closest friends letting them know that I was switching jobs. The resulting email frenzy was predictable. I got lots of emails from friends and colleagues back, and this…
Kosher Phones
The cellphone continues to morph into a very smart multi-purpose device. A cellphone can now be a camera, an Internet access device, a GPS device and an electronic wallet. Many of us are excited by the possibilities. But not everyone….