tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36798283441722012142024-02-07T22:16:17.444-08:00Intrepid IdeasCourageous ideas for now and the future! Travel the world, experience new things and reflect on old ones. All with a Bold and Dauntless Attitude!intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.comBlogger361125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-33924751099360905412015-04-15T17:03:00.000-07:002015-04-16T22:25:05.036-07:00Courageous Tax Day Freebies! 2015Most of us know how taxing "Tax Day" can be!<br />
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It's "punfully" painful!<br />
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You work all year long to earn money and then Uncle Sam, (and most likely your State), makes you hustle through the paperwork shuffle to make sure you have paid him what you owe. If you have overpaid, guess what? You get a refund! Yippie! Hallelujah! No interest or consideration for allowing them the benefit of using your money for up to an entire year. However, if you happen to owe.... Don't be late paying because they will hound you and penalize you to no end. And if you cheat or evade... You can end up in jail. Just ask Al Capone. <br />
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You know what I say...? Tax rates aside, It's probably a pretty good system we have here in the U.S. all things considered. Let's just get rid of some of the red tape and bureaucracy. At least we have representation right? Just ask those "Tea Party" guys about representation. And I don't mean the current ones. I'm talking about those courageous guys who dumped all of that tea into the water in Boston a couple hundred years ago. Now that was a Courageous move. Started a war I think.<br />
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Here's a pleasant twist on Tax Day... In honor of our struggles, many businesses are offering Free or Discounted stuff today. <br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">McDonald's - Some participating McDonald's will give you a Quarter Pounder or Big Mac for a penny with the purchase of the same.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kona Ice. Kona Ice will be offering FREE shaved ice on Wednesday, April 15th. How about that to help you CHILL OUT! Find the truck nearest you by tweeting at:<a href="https://twitter.com/KonaIce" target="_blank"> @konaIce.</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Office Depot- Get rid of that junk. Office Depot offers a pretty good special. In fact, you may want to plan accordingly in case they offer it next year. From now until April 25th, </span>customers<span style="font-family: inherit;"> can bring in up to two pounds of documents to shred for free in any Office Depot/OfficeMax store location. Follow this link and look for the coupon: </span><a href="http://www.officedepot.com/a/content/tech/tax/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Officedepot.com/tax </a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> You can also try this direct link: </span><a href="http://www.officedepot.com/fm/files/od/promo/2015/w7/tax/shreddingc.pdf" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank"> http://www.officedepot.com/fm/files/od/promo/2015/w7/tax/shreddingc.pdf </a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> . I know 2 pounds may not seem like a lot but it's certainly a step in the right direction so get out there and Shred those old tax documents it's time to make room for some new junk!</span></li>
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Happy Tax Day!<br />
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Unfortunately, I won't have time to get anything today. I'll be working on my taxes until the bitter end! <br />
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LOL. Just kidding! It's Martini Time!<br />
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<br />intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-88022336887878208932015-03-10T18:28:00.000-07:002015-03-10T18:28:33.987-07:00I Love "The New Yorker"<span style="font-size: large;">I know many of you are fans of <b>The New Yorker</b> as well but have you ever read through the <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report" target="_blank">Borowitz Report?</a> It's a satirical news column by <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/contributors/andy-borowitz" target="_blank">Andy Borowitz</a> (photo below)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you're bored today (like I am) and you're looking for some comic relief from today's news, I'd like to point you in his direction. He penned a story today that really made me laugh... think.... and then feel horribly sorry for the state of political affairs in the US. Here's the headline:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">And here's a teaser: <span style="font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, Times, Georgia, serif; line-height: 2.8rem;"><i>Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, made the offer one day after Iran received what he called a “worrisome letter” from Republican leaders, which suggested to him that “the relationship between Republicans and Obama has deteriorated dangerously.”</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Kim Jong-un Feels Snubbed by Absence of Letter from Republicans! </i><span style="font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, Times, Georgia, serif; line-height: 2.8rem;">The North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un said on Tuesday that he feels “snubbed” by the decision of forty-seven Republican senators to write a letter to Iran but not to him, the official North Korean news agency reported.</span></span></span></h1>
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I'm glad they use them to bridge the gap with the local populace and to improve public relations.intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-1436480033824579642014-08-17T17:21:00.000-07:002014-08-17T17:21:05.971-07:00Alabama Shakes - Another Shooting Star!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Bless my heart, bless my soul.<br />
Didn't think I'd make it to 22 years old.<br />
There must be someone up above sayin',<br />
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You got to hold on...<br />
Hey, you got to hold on..."<br />
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So, bless my heart and bless yours too.<br />
I don't know where I'm gonna go<br />
Don't know what I'm gonna do.<br />
There must be somebody up above sayin',<br />
"Come on, Brittany, you got to come on now!<br />
You got to hold on...<br />
Hey, you got to hold on..."<br />
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"Yeah! You got to wait!<br />
Yeah! You got to wait!"<br />
But I don't wanna wait!<br />
No, I don't wanna wait...<br />
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So, bless my heart and bless my mind.<br />
I got so much to do, I ain't got much time<br />
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"Yeah! You got to wait!"<br />
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The band hails from northern Alabama - a town called Athens! If the Greeks only knew!<br />
The band was formed in 2009 when lead singer-guitarist Brittany Howard and bassist Zac Cockrell began meeting after school to write songs. They subsequently added guitarist Heath Fogg, keyboard player Ben Tanner, and drummer Steve Johnson. In 2011, Alabama Shakes released the four song EP Alabama Shakes, which gained widespread media attention. This led to an invitation to play at the CMJ Music Marathon industry showcase in New York which caught the eye of Jon Pareles of the New York Times who praised the singing of Brittany Howard, comparing her to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janis_Joplin#mediaviewer/File:Janis_Joplin_seated_1970.JPG" target="_blank">"Janis Joplin.".</a> The rest has been nothing short of stellar to include three nominations for the 2013 Grammy Awards: Best New Artist, Best Rock Performance for "Hold On."<br />
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<br />intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-3661574020300174712014-06-07T23:44:00.000-07:002014-06-07T23:44:00.639-07:00"In The Air Tonight.... Naturally 7"<i><span style="color: purple;">I was lucky enough to catch Naturally 7</span></i> in concert about a year ago. I was captivated by their sound and stimulated by their harmony. Here's a great rendition of an awesome and powerful song made famous by the one and only Phil Collins!<br />
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intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-70708175469285973892014-06-05T23:09:00.000-07:002014-06-05T23:09:01.518-07:00When Is National Doughnut (Donut) Day? Free Donuts!National Doughnut Day is celebrated the first Friday of June each year. That's June 6, 2014 this year. This tradition stems from the Doughnut Day event established by The Salvation Army in 1938 to honor the men and women who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I. So this is actually a - no joke -patriotic day. Most American Donut shops will be offering free donuts throughout the day! If you find a shop that isn't offering free donuts, walk in and ask them why they are being unpatriotic! Demand a Donut and declare that it is your patriotic right!<br />
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intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-27057805587585697412014-06-03T05:00:00.000-07:002014-06-03T05:00:12.016-07:00Creative Ideas, Food Replicators and 3-D Printing<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><i>Call me ..... "Late to the Picnic." </i></span> I really can't believe my eyes sometimes. Advancements in technology continue to surprise, engage, and impress me. And remember, I'm supposed to be a forward thinker. The latest piece of technology to WOW me is an item that's actually been around for a few years. The 3D Printer. Now many of you are quite familiar with 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, and you surely have a great understanding of the potential of these devices and technology. Others of you are wondering.. "What's with all of the hype? My inkjet printer works fine. Why would I even consider an upgrade? Cartridges cost too much already."<br />
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So here's the deal... I have always been a fan of the series <u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek" target="_blank">Star Trek</a></u> (all versions). I wouldn't exactly consider myself a <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Trekkie" target="_blank">"Trekkie" </a>but I do like the concept and franchise. Over the years, many things have captured my attention from the show but at the top of my list are two items I've always longed especially for:<br />
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The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodeck" target="_blank">"Holodeck"</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicator_(Star_Trek)" target="_blank">"Replicator."</a><br />
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In short, the Holodeck is a simulated reality area where crew members could venture to explore and experience practically any virtual reality experience imaginable. Imagine walking into this virtual recreational paradise and saying "Make me the Captain of a Pirate ship." You then spend the next few days Pirating, pillaging, swash buckling, and yelling Argh! You get the drift.<br />
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So advance now to the year 2014 and the modern day version of what could have been considered to be only science fiction fantasy. Arrive at a time when human body organs are being printed from the patient's own cells, guns and aerospace equipment are being constructed to meet very specific standards, and an practically an entire motor vehicle <a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/industry/urbee-2-the-3d-printed-car-that-will-drive-across-the-country-16119485" target="_blank">(Urbee 2)</a>, all are being produced utilizing 3D printers and CAD technology. </div>
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intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-29212939396961168802014-06-01T22:21:00.001-07:002014-06-01T22:40:42.990-07:00Google 101 - A new trick?<i><span style="color: #c27ba0;">File this under - "You learn something new everyday." </span></i><br />
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Isn't Google great? You just type in what you want and poof.... literally thousands of links appear, usually pointing you in the direction of something close to what you're looking for. Remember when you had to go to the library and use the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification" target="_blank">Dewey Decimal System</a> in a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_catalog" target="_blank">Card Catalog</a>?" That was light years ago.<br />
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Now, you can look up that same information 1000 times faster at a touch of a keystroke without even leaving your bedroom. What progress. Even better, I learned something the other day that has made using Google even more efficient for me. Some of you tech/Google savvy people will read what I'm about to say and think... "boy is this guy dumb." You smart folks can now press the fast forward button and move to the front of the classroom where the geniuses sit. I'll explain where I'm going with this to everyone else by highlighting a real life story below.<br />
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If you've read through my Blog at all, you've probably noticed that I like to "kick it" a bit with the wonderfully talented Jane Turley over at <a href="http://www.janeturley.net/" target="_blank">The Witty Ways Of A Wayward Wife.</a> It's a wacky relationship, but we have our fun with each other. So the other day while I was putting together my <a href="http://curageousideas.blogspot.com/2014/05/so-it-was-just-one-of-those-days.html" target="_blank">"TED"</a> post, I remembered that Jane had written some time ago about the movie TED and included a video clip. So being the dutiful Blogger that I am, I sauntered over to her blog to locate her post so that I could link to it. That's when the trouble started. When I arrived, I noticed that in her update to her blog layout, she had removed the "search box." Egad! Now I was forced to sift through hundreds of zany posts to find the one post I was looking for. An hour later with pain in my side from laughing at all of her craziness, I decided to give up the search. I completed my post without the associated link. So here's what I learned today that would have helped me over a week ago: You can actually direct Goggle to search within a website or domain even when there's no search engine box inside of the site. Duh! I know.... Again, for those of you who, like me, didn't know this.<br />
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Here's the one I wanted to link to: <a href="http://www.janeturley.net/2013/11/trouble-in-school-changing-rooms.html#.U4wC8PldXh4" target="_blank">Trouble In The School Changing Rooms</a><br />
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<br />intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-49526528066144640182014-05-30T13:59:00.003-07:002014-05-30T23:18:18.574-07:00Really Old Stuff!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Some of you "old schoolers" will remember some of the nuances of these dinosaurs. Like... "You actually have to give it a command first." And "You know what DOS is?" And what about <b>Syntax Error</b>? That phrase makes my skin crawl. All that said, my favorite reality of this video.. the comment:</div>
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intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-8714795496644619932014-05-25T23:25:00.000-07:002014-05-25T23:25:47.656-07:00"Sometimes I Just Don't Know"The likelihood that this could have happened 20 years ago and been seen and shared by over 13 Million people ...... Slim<br />
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Yes.. most of you are familiar with the movie from 2012 I'm sure. It was on the part where <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/mark-wahlberg-9542335#awesm=~oF9ixVruBAcmP3" target="_blank">Mark Wahlberg</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005109/" target="_blank">Mila Kunis</a> are in bed together and Ted runs in to join them and sings the "Thunder Song." I'll admit - I watched it for a bit before I switched to CNBC (a bad habit). I kinda liked how they each had a different recall of the "how they met story." The goofy dance crash story versus the suave "John Travolta - Saturday Night Fever" rendition. Oh well, if you've seen the movie, you know the rest. It gets lewd, vulgar, and funny at times. A good pizza and beer movie. </div>
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BTW, I learned a few things today as I created this post. If you're not too bored with this story already, here's what I learned from <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0532235/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr1" target="_blank">IMDB</a>: </div>
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intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-1132999013261745922014-04-01T19:51:00.000-07:002014-04-01T19:51:00.457-07:00Nature's paradoxical ImperfectionWow. <br />
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Is Nature perfect? Can Nature be imperfect? Can we as humans judge something that we know and understand so little about? What is perfect? What is Nature? Ponder those ideas for a few minutes but don't get too wrapped around the complexities of Nature, Paradoxes, or Perfection. That's a jumble reserved for the likes of <a href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/147090/Haskell-Brooks-Curry" target="_blank">Haskell Curry</a>. Besides, thinking that deeply now about anything makes my brain hurt and it's not my intent to cause you or me any pain!<br />
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On a superficial note, about two years ago, I was walking in central London SW1, just<a href="http://blog.heatherdugan.com/" target="_blank"> Footsteps</a> (shout out) from Buckingham Palace and St. James' Park, when I spied this flower. The color captivated me... Mango? Peach? Hints of curry? Yellow, red, and orange! Was it nature's intent for me to stop in my tracks and take notice? Is it nature's intent for me to stop what I'm doing right now and stare at this flower and reminisce of years, times, and experiences gone by? Who knows? <br />
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<i>I hope you find time today to stop and smell the flowers and enjoy my photo! :)</i><br />
<br />intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-4936615912197054972014-02-26T13:27:00.001-08:002014-02-26T13:31:31.341-08:00Walking your dog? Watch where you step!<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That brown mushy thing on the ground might just be worth a few million! Well, not exactly what you were thinking huh? Yes, trending today in California is the story about one Northern California couple who just happened to be out out walking their dog on their property in California's Gold Country last year when they spotted something unusual on the ground. They were on a trail they had walked nearly every day for years and they spotted a partially buried can and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">decided to pry it out of the earth with a help of a nearby stick.</span><br />
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In the past few years, I've had some lively discussion with friends about cell phone and electronic device use on airplanes. "Will my cell phone really make our airplane crash?" I believe these devices were prohibited for a different reason- but perhaps that's the subject of a future post. Well, I'm happy to say that it appears evolution has finally caught up with technology. At least as it applies to small electronic device use on airplanes. I traveled last week and was pleasantly surprised by the new announcements made by the flight attendants which now allows the use of small electronic devices (in the airplane mode) during takeoff and landing. I quickly pulled my head out from my magazine and opened up the LA Times on my cell phone. I somehow missed the implementation of this.... Busy Busy Busy. Here's a story if you've been busy and missed it as well. <br />
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intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-82672060957940145972012-02-15T12:17:00.000-08:002012-02-15T16:39:37.640-08:00The End of Illness!<span><i>The End of Illness by David B. Agus, MD..... Something to ponder!</i></span><div style="font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; "><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; ">Will I die of cancer or some other sickness, disease, or medical disorder? Will I get hit by a car and die of "complications?" Will I die in an airplane accident, or meet my end in some other tragic manner? </div><div style="font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; "><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; ">How many of you have asked these questions? What if you could eliminate the "get sick and die" option from consideration?<br /><div><br /></div><div>I'm asking: "Could we possibly have reached a point in our evolution where medicine, technology, education, and common sense have all come together to end illness?"</div><div><br /></div><div>This is certainly a question worth pondering so I just picked up the book: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/End-Illness-David-B-Agus/dp/1451610173/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329337628&sr=8-1"> The End of Illness</a>, by <a href="http://davidagus.com/">David B. Agus, MD</a> because I want to know!</div><div><br /></div><div>Check out this clip from the Daily Show with Jon Stewart:<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><br /><br /><div style="background-color:#000000;width:520px;"><div style="padding:4px;"><iframe src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:cms:video:thedailyshow.com:407700" width="400" height="260" frameborder="0"></iframe><p style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;padding:4px;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><b><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-february-2-2012/david-agus">The Daily Show with Jon Stewart</a></b><br />Get More: <a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/">Daily Show Full Episodes</a>,<a href="http://www.indecisionforever.com/">Political Humor & Satire Blog</a>,<a href="http://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow">The Daily Show on Facebook</a></p></div></div></div><br /><br /><br />Thanks Dr. David Agus for writing this book!<br /><br />Now all of you bloggers sitting behind your computer for hours at a time....<br /><br />"Get UP And MOve!"<br /><br />Here's wishing everyone happiness, health, and an end to your illness!<br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!--<br />google_ad_client = "ca-pub-0012720117286539";<br />/* endofillness3 */<br />google_ad_slot = "1772624977";<br />google_ad_width = 300;<br />google_ad_height = 250;<br />//--><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"<br />src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"><br /></script>intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-57036334010491270592012-02-02T15:13:00.000-08:002012-02-02T15:31:13.751-08:00Creative Ads! Clean Bottle Shows us Guts and Glory!<div>One thing I hate more than just about anything is trying to clean the bottom of some glasses and bottles. My hands are sometimes too big to get to the bottom. I've tried brushes and sponges with handles but it's still very challenging.</div><div><br /></div><div>So guess what? Someone came up with the obvious solution!</div><div><br /></div>I just had to post about this....<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><iframe width="400" height="275" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ijTzzHTf3rg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /><br /><br />Not only is this just a great idea.... A removable bottom that you can clean thoroughly.... But I love the creative approach to advertising and branding this product. (How did they film this clip?)<div><br /></div><div>Personally, I think the price point might be a tad bit high but I love the concept!<div><br /></div><div>See more at: <a href="http://www.cleanbottle.com">www.cleanbottle.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Good luck guys!</div></div>intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-38545779925633981762011-11-23T21:24:00.000-08:002011-11-23T22:39:33.805-08:00Excuse me sir, do you have the time? Creative minds strike again!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left; "><b><i>A few years back</i></b>,</span> I was standing on a street corner waiting for the traffic light to change when a young kid approached me on a skateboard.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> "Excuse me sir, do you have the time?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I wanted to look at the kid and say... "Yes, It's time for you to invest in a watch you little brat!"<div><br /></div><div>But instead, I glanced down at my watch and said:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> "Yes, it's 3:05." </div><div><br /></div><div>The kid looked at me and said... </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> "Oh $h!T, my Mom's gonna be pissed. I'm late again!"</i></div><div><div><br /></div><div>I thought to myself- Kids today! They all have cell phones. But none of them seem to wear watches. I guess this is the sign of the ever-changing times. Kids without watches. When I was a kid, I couldn't wait to get a watch. My parents made me promise that I'd take care of it 15 times before they bought me one. It was a Timex. I got it for Christmas one year. It had a cheap vinyl band that I broke in the first week. It was about three weeks before we could find a good replacement for the band so I carried the watch around in my pocket in the interim. But that was years ago and I've had many watches since then...... (smile)</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Fast forward until today, when I was sitting in the waiting area of a local business establishment patiently awaiting my turn and paging through a magazine..... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I came across this great photo:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVG4109DECq6VwPetbgMMtSghxYzfR5uUp_Ym4GNFA6MPiNhRSNhA81XA4JpDqZm6kkhIqjZefppWr6J3IQL3o7aCrRjao3swADmluxA2_zvCcIx8qi10X886dewSLZlx3IexYaBdD858/s320/Eye+watch.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678433053971770498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Arben</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bajraktaraj</span> by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Technomarine</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'll admit, I laughed out loud. The silliness of this photo really struck me. Imagine walking around town like this...</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><b>"Eye just don't know where the time has gone"</b></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But it sure feels good to post again. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's to Nicolas <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Guerin</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">TechnoMarine</span> for putting together something wickedly attractive and slightly sinister in their new watch ads. You know me, I'm a sucker for a creative ad.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">See more of </span><a href="http://www.nicolasguerin.com/blackportraits.htm" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Nicolas <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Guerin</span> by following this link: click here.</a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div>intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-21051710767484988352011-11-21T20:20:00.000-08:002011-11-22T23:38:55.646-08:00Someone Like You - Adele vs Van Morrison<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQdVzfN18AG6VE7Ux7wxZZJO2FUChGwgqob1PzAkRXpLOiaq0Jl9rt2tJntSf3Zd0dEprVa3uIrE_mhQoeQCne8PMJw7tsse8IJUnQhmFqgHjcA_8pQjpImEgV6FLigHEM6Wh5iLU9T8/s1600/van+morrison+vs+adele.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 140px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678080717894610034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQdVzfN18AG6VE7Ux7wxZZJO2FUChGwgqob1PzAkRXpLOiaq0Jl9rt2tJntSf3Zd0dEprVa3uIrE_mhQoeQCne8PMJw7tsse8IJUnQhmFqgHjcA_8pQjpImEgV6FLigHEM6Wh5iLU9T8/s400/van+morrison+vs+adele.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The Old... The New.... The Bitter... The Sweet.....<br /><br /><br />Two very different styles, personalities, and people!<br /><br /><br />Two great songs about "Someone Like You!"<br /><br /><br />You be the judge.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe height="280" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hLQl3WQQoQ0" frameborder="0" width="410" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe height="280" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Q9VANOJLvrk" frameborder="0" width="410" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></div>intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-60871404907479167572011-06-14T00:17:00.000-07:002011-06-14T00:30:19.066-07:00Nobody Knows!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><strong>Let's see, How do I do this posting thing again?<br /></strong></em></span><br />Wow! It's been a while since my last post. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I've had a challenging time finding my way around the system but - Lo! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><iframe height="340" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Fmw23Ad9aLM" frameborder="0" width="535" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /><br /><br />I have found a way to recognize genius!</div>intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-56150859087027452002010-12-07T15:21:00.000-08:002010-12-07T15:21:00.211-08:00Having A Dog's Holiday?Now this really took some work. You've got to appreciate the commitment. <br /><br />Now get out there and do your Christmas shopping!<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AUtPKbMwnRo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AUtPKbMwnRo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-17391365475565827292010-11-24T23:39:00.000-08:002010-11-24T23:46:07.346-08:00Thanksgiving - A little bit of History<div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">Have you ever wondered when and how the Thanksgiving Holiday came to be in the United States?</span></div><br />Here's a bit of the history:<br /><br />Have you forgotten about this famous Linclon Proclamation?<br /><br /><br /><br />Proclamation of Thanksgiving<br />Washington, D.C.<br />October 3, 1863<br />This is the proclamation which set the precedent for America's national day of Thanksgiving. During his administration, President Lincoln issued many orders similar to this. For example, on November 28, 1861, he ordered government departments closed for a local day of thanksgiving.<br /><br />Sarah Josepha Hale, a 74-year-old magazine editor, wrote a letter to Lincoln on September 28, 1863, urging him to have the "day of our annual Thanksgiving made a National and fixed Union Festival." She explained, "You may have observed that, for some years past, there has been an increasing interest felt in our land to have the Thanksgiving held on the same day, in all the States; it now needs National recognition and authoritive fixation, only, to become permanently, an American custom and institution."<br /><br />Prior to this, each state scheduled its own Thanksgiving holiday at different times, mainly in New England and other Northern states. President Lincoln responded to Mrs. Hale's request immediately, unlike several of his predecessors, who ignored her petitions altogether. In her letter to Lincoln she mentioned that she had been advocating a national thanksgiving date for 15 years as the editor of Godey's Lady's Book.<br /><br />The document below sets apart the last Thursday of November "as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise." According to an April 1, 1864, letter from John Nicolay, one of President Lincoln's secretaries, this document was written by Secretary of State William Seward, and the original was in his handwriting. On October 3, 1863, fellow Cabinet member Gideon Welles recorded in his diary how he complimented Seward on his work. A year later the manuscript was sold to benefit Union troops.<br /><br />By the President of the United States of America.<br /><br />A Proclamation.<br /><br /><em>The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God. In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; while that theatre has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union. Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defence, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle or the ship; the axe has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country, rejoicing in the consiousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom. No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union.<br /><br />In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed.<br /><br />Done at the City of Washington, this Third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the Unites States the Eighty-eighth.<br /><br />By the President: Abraham Lincoln<br /><br />William H. Seward,<br />Secretary of State<br /><br /></em><br />For the source of this document, follow this link: <a href="http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/thanks.htm">ThanksgivingProclamation;<br /><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFL9au9KAyvM4Y1HB6BZ_FAXdM0jkTLcIPjuOg5fTq_FHf4jv-w23Jh7X6225FG60_ZeWo47J7-_WErp5k3MoOuAfCUQAcAxdl9-WL3MGJ5EURO8aULXBZdooqStkTI6wlGRlDqP6WRqM/s1600/The_First_Thanksgiving_cph.3g04961%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 204px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543386111679162146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFL9au9KAyvM4Y1HB6BZ_FAXdM0jkTLcIPjuOg5fTq_FHf4jv-w23Jh7X6225FG60_ZeWo47J7-_WErp5k3MoOuAfCUQAcAxdl9-WL3MGJ5EURO8aULXBZdooqStkTI6wlGRlDqP6WRqM/s320/The_First_Thanksgiving_cph.3g04961%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />And here's more......<br /><br /><object width="410" height="310"><param name="movie" value="http://www.history.com/flash/VideoPlayer.swf?vid=85089546801"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><br /><embed src="http://www.history.com/flash/VideoPlayer.swf?vid=85089546801" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="410" height="310"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><strong>Happy Thanksgiving!</strong></em></span></div>intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-54137043186921103252010-11-01T17:57:00.000-07:002010-11-01T17:57:00.260-07:00More Crazy CommercialsLet Go of my Wiener schnitzel!<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YBsYO0ZAfKE&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YBsYO0ZAfKE&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679828344172201214.post-60341619061476855472010-10-30T17:25:00.000-07:002010-10-30T23:30:26.940-07:00Once Bitten.... Halloween is Coming!I can't believe it's been almost two months since my last post. I've been fighting off my personal demons and trying to resist the temptation to blog but to no avail.....<br /><br />So here I am, posting again. Big surprise huh?<br /><br />As every true Blogger knows, "Once you are truly bitten by the <em>Blog Bug,</em> you're doomed."<br /><br />No matter what you do, your life is forever changed. Both meaningful and insignificant life events are now somehow twisted and seen through the lens of a blog post.<br /><br /><br />And so it goes......<br /><br />I was channel surfing the other day and passed through an old 80's movie - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089730/">Once Bitten</a>- featuring the multi-talented Jim Carrey. I'd forgotten how truly talented he is/was.<br /><br /><br /><object width="420" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-jnlu6irju8?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-jnlu6irju8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="420" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Did you notice the part where Jim Carrey plays his leg like a guitar? Don't try that at home!<br /><br />This movie was filmed around 1985.<br /><br />By the way, I'd also forgotten how sexy <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001381/">Lauren Hutton</a> looked on the big screen.<br /><br />I still remember her great role in <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080365/">American Gigolo</a><br /><br />Anyway, since it's the Halloween weekend, I thought sharing some ghoulish humor might be a nice segway back into my blogging. It's also a nice place to eye some good Halloween costume ideas. Look in the crowd, there just might be something there for you.<br /><br />Enjoy the weekend.intrepidideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621013901216084367noreply@blogger.com3