Ever boycott a business because social media told you to? I’m referring to that 9-year-old pic (see above) of the over-fed Jimmy John’s guy sitting on the knee of an elephant he has just killed. The photo periodically makes the rounds on Facebook and Twitter. Outrage ensues. Yes, it is a disturbing image: A chunky American billionaire (wealth estimate from Forbes) demonstrating unseemly joy in the death […]
It’s all junk, eventually
Awhile back, I almost bought one of those Keurig machines. My brother and his wife have one and I was impressed by how conveniently it could brew a good cup of coffee. Never mind that I already have a decent coffee maker and drink about five cups a day; those shiny new Keurigs kept calling my name every time I’d wander through a Costco. I resisted the […]
I now forgive Ford for the Maverick
Go Ford. If this keeps up, maybe a U.S. automaker will be able to bail out the U.S. government, instead of the other way around. What a refreshing change of pace that would be. As CNN points out, Ford was the only domestic automaker not to go through bankruptcy last year. Evidently, it is also the only domestic automaker making vehicles that aren’t complete pieces of crap. […]
A corporate sense of humor
Think what you like about Google’s obvious plans to conquer the world, but any company with a sense of a humor cannot be seen as ominous. Or at least it can be seen as far less ominous than some other companies without a sense of humor — Citigroup, say, or Apple. How refreshing to Google “Google” today and arrive at a search page called “Topeka.” OK, it’s […]