Alaska Airlines published this video a few days ago talking about the “enhanced cleaning” that it’s doing on its planes in light of the coronavirus situation. You see chairs being sprayed and wiped clean, tray tables, armrests, air vents and attendant call buttons, bathroom doors and on and on and on. Am I the only […]
The Evolution of My Wife’s Real Estate Logo
Two years ago this month my wife and I finally agreed on a logo for her soon-to-launch real estate team. As a Keller Williams agent, she had (and still has) the freedom to brand her own team/business to the public. That’s different from many brokerages that require agents to use the brokerage’s logo and branding […]
#Burgerfail
I figure since I’ve posted so often over the years about all the great burgers I’ve made, I should post when I screw it up, too. Tonight’s “bright” idea was to caramelize the onions with bacon in the pan. I mean, right? Caramelized bacon and onions sounds like something they’ll have on the menu in […]
Media bias can show up in subtle ways (#2)
Here are the two most recent TIME magazine covers, each featuring two of the most powerful people in Washington, DC. On the left, a dramatic black and white photo that was posed and lit to highlight the subject’s thoughtful demeanor as she weighs the decisions she’s made and the ones she’s yet to make. She’s […]
I totally get it if you didn’t recognize me in 2019
me on January 4, 2019 The “me” that woke up on January 1, 2019, didn’t like where I was going. I was a U2 fan … albeit a very unhappy one. I was still managing @U2 (the U2 fan site I founded in 1995), but doing a poor job of it. That often happens when […]
RIP Sparky
Sparky had the softest ears I’ve ever touched. He hated when I touched them. Like … one little touch and he’d shake his head to get me off, then he’d give me this look of sheer exasperation. If I kept it up — and I usually did — he’d eventually get up and go to […]