Culture, Sport
/ uniforms, world-cup
10 June 2010
Paul Lukas, blogger for one of my favorite sites, UniWatch, published a three part series in which experts grade each of the 32 World Cup teams’ home and away kits. The result is a wonderful look at each team’s uniforms for the 2010 World Cup set to start tomorrow in about 24 hours!
9 June 2010
The interwebs (and airports) are a flutter with the recent announcement that the wireless charging brand Powermat now supports the ever popular Apple iPhone. Whoopdeedoo. The tag line I saw on a recent group of banners on Gizmodo told its audience to:
Drop and Charge,
Don’t Plug and UnPlug!
I don’t find plugging in or unplugging devices alarmingly taxing, do you?
I imagine there are myriad other examples of technology that no one really needs – some of which I may actually enjoy. When the remotes to TV’s were connected with wires, was there some alt.universe Rob Rubinoff exclaiming that a wireless remote was unnecessary? Probably so. I accept this as part of my right to be a crumudgeon as I approach 39.
8 June 2010
This graphic by Chris over on 9GAG breaks down superheroes to their most essential elements.
Culture
/ automobiles, mercury
3 June 2010
According to the New York Times, Ford Motor Company has announced that it will cease producing vehicles under the Mercury brand as soon as this coming fall. With this announcement comes the harsh reality that one of America’s lasting vestiges of petroleum consuming excess, the Mercury Grand Marquis, will vanish as well.
I had the pleasure of taking a ride in one of these bad boys recently while on a business trip in Greensboro, NC. Our maroon colored Mercury Grand Marquis shuffled us around town in luxury. She’s truly was a land-yacht to behold.
RIP Grand Marquis, RIP.
Arts, Culture
/ aquaman, gulf-oil-spill
1 June 2010
Created by the folks over at The Aquaman Shrine.
1 June 2010
Chick-fil-A is running a promotion to help launch their new Spicy Chicken Sandwich menu item in fans of the chain could print out coupons to receive a free sandwich a few days this week and next.
I arrived with a couple of my Mad Genius cohorts to the Madison, MS location, coupon in hand and were treated to wonderful personalized service from a staff of dedicated spicy promotion employees. The restaurant even had a good portion of their floor reserved for ‘Spicy VIP’s’ complete with table cloths, fire engine sirens and other ‘it’s hot in here’ type regalia.
Best of all, we were treated to a full combo meal (fries + drink), not just the sandwich as promised by the coupon. Way to go! Probably the best post long-weekend treat I’ve had in ages.
The sandwich itself is pretty darn good. I love me a buffalo / spicy chicken sandwich and this is one that can certainly be added to my repertoire.
I’m really impressed with Chick-fil-A’s promotion and personal service. The sandwich was awesome.
Culture
/ ann-curry, jimmy-fallon, wheaton
28 May 2010
Ann Curry is host of NBC’s The Today Show and recently made some gaffes during a commencement address at my undergrad alma matter, Wheaton College. This is her means of making amends I suppose. It’s nice to have Wheaton making it to NBC!
26 May 2010
This oil spill thing is aweful. I saw a few minutes of James Carville this past Sunday as he railed against BP and the other crooks involved. The anger seems to be simmering across much of the country. One outlet I found today is good’ole satire in the form of a mock Twitter feed purporting to be an apathetic and out of touch BP pr wing. The results are comical if not truly sad.
Enjoy the full list @BPGlobalPR.
Sport
/ baseball, miami-hurricanes
24 May 2010
Miami Hurricane baseball phenom, Yasmani Grandal, was recently featured in a great article on ESPN.com. The 6′2″, 210lb Catcher originally from Cuba, currently leads the Canes with a .428 batting avg.
Yasmani Grandal’s first experience with a draft lottery wasn’t in 2007, when he was selected by the Boston Red Sox out of Miami Springs High in the 27th round of MLB’s first-year player draft.
The first time his name came up in a draft was back in 1998, when he was just nine years old. He and his family were selected as part of the “Special Cuban Migration Program,” meaning he and his family could leave Cuba to join his aunt and uncle in Miami — a dream come true for the young baseball star.
I had an opportunity to watch some of the VA – UM series this past weekend and Grandal is certainly a site to behold. Grandal and the rest of his Canes will face arch-rival FSU as they open the ACC baseball tournament in Greensboro, NC.
The Hurricanes (39-15, 20-10 ACC) and Seminoles (39-16, 18-12 ACC) are scheduled to play on Wednesday, May 26 at 4 p.m. at NewBridge Bank Park (home of the AA Marlins affiliate Greensboro Grasshoppers) in Greensboro, NC.
Sport
/ infoviz, soccer, world-cup
24 May 2010
South America (CONMENBOL) sends a full 50% of its nations to the World Cup. This is followed by Europe which sends roughly a quarter of its national teams. Oceana, Africa, Asia, and North/Central America/Caribbean round up the tally.
Rob lives and works in the town of Jackson, MS where he leads the interactive department at an awesome advertising and branding agency. Life is slower than most places in Mississippi, and Rob tends to like it that way. Some of his favorite life experiences include sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in a 44ft sloop, learning to speak Swahili while living along the lower slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, and zipping along the curviest of Mississippi country roads in his VW Rabbit.
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