Archive for January, 2009

Remember the movie “Beverly Hills Cop“? Well, Axel Foley was never this cool. See as the Robot cops try to chase this amphibian down the streets of the computer generated town. Then remember the 80′s movie starring Eddie Murphy.

Last night I was watching the Fox show ‘Lie to Me‘. In the show, Cal Lightman brought out an Ostrich Egg. He said that in African trials the accused would hold the egg and if it broke in their hands, they were guilty. He then proved that process was not accurate since the egg was so fragile, it could break if simply mishandled.

According to an ancient African proverb, power is like an egg; if held too tightly, it breaks. If held too loosely, it will slip from your grasp. This is what represents the sculpture on Barrack Obama’s desk.

The design is made from the wood of a Monkey Pod tree. That reminds me of a video called “Monkey Magic”; a Japanese TV show. So the Egg is a great representation of the fragility of life and power. It’s a good sign to show that you understand the importance of your job.

Apple, Bluberry, Cherry, Pumpkin – these are all you can savor. Especially today, for the National Pie Council has officially announced today is Pie day. So bring out your thumbs and pull out a plumb.

On a good summer day I can remember the preverbial pie on a sill cooling. During Thanksgiving we would have Cherry, Apple and Pumpkin pies to choose from. Even those Hostess Pies from the grocery store have a distinct meaning.

Last night, we had Lemon Meringue. Last week it was Key Lime.

So grab your rolling pins and flour. Get all the pie fillings you can find. Set your ovens to 375. Eat some Pie!

This week we look at the Turtle. A supposedly slow creature with his home on his back. But the Turtle can be a spry little creature and has some moves, as shown in this video.

It was on this day in 1991 a television show was first broadcast on NBC. While I am not a big fan of it, I have seen my share of episodes and it still has a major cult fan base. From Cosmo to George, Elaine to Jerry.

Jerry – “He’s talking about Seinfeld!”

George – “There is NO WAY he is talking about us!”

Jerry – “But the title suggests he is”

George – “It could be a rouse”.

Kramer – “He’s got a point Jer”

Elaine – “How can it be a rouse? George, you are stupid. Everything points to him talking about us”.

Jerry – “OK. Maybe it can be a rouse. But it SOUNDS like he’s talking about us. ”

George – “I think he’s talking about us and I don’t want to be a part of that punchline. I’M OUTTA HERE”.

pause…

Kramer – “Do you really think he’s not talking about us Jerry?”

Jerry – “Of course he’s talking about us! George is just going on one of his tirades once again. After all, why WOULDN’T he wan’t to talk about us?”

pause…

Kramer – “You got a point there, Jer”.

The first Series episode of “Seinfeld” aired on January 23rd, 1991. Now you might say “Hey! Wait a minute! Seinfeld has been around a lot longer than that!” – and you are right. Seinfeld Technically started in 1989 as “the Seinfeld Chronicles”. The series officially got a timeslot on the 23rd after NBC’s popular show “Night Court”. The show was suppose to air on January 21st, but the Persian Gulf War was to start that day, so execs decided to push the show back a couple days.

Seinfeld went 9 seasons and 180 episodes before it’s last hurrah on May 14th 1998.

So to this milestone, we say “Good job Seinfeld”.

I have only rode the subway once (not counting those shuttles at the airports). It was in Toronto. Every other time I’ve just taken a cab. I suppose it’s less expensive, but then I don’t run into anything like people without pants.

On January 10th, 2009 – Improv Everywhere coordinated the 8th annual “No Pants Subway Ride”. The idea is straightforward: Get on the subway and take off your pants. Then ride around the subway to see what the reaction is.

The site itself likes to “cause scenes of chaos and joy in public places.” They have done other coordinated events, like the No Shirts on October 17th, the Human mirror – where identical twins who wear the same clothing put themselves in places where they can mirror each other and many more events.

It looks like the next event in the chain is the Cell phone Symphony. Checked cell phones go off simultaneously. At least, reading the missions, that would be the next item – but check with their website to make sure of it.

In the meantime, My hat… er… pants are off to you! I just hope nobody went commando…

OK. They’re not real, but they ARE real tasty. Gummi Bears are good and they make cool music, too. These Gummis dance, sing and even play the Tuba. So rock out to the Gummi Bear song in this small series that will come out every Saturday.

When I start looking at starting a company, I try to put some thought into the name. Research it, make sure it isn’t associated to anything bad.

I think this company should have thought about their name a little bit. While at the consumer Electronics show (#CES09), I saw this company. They make security cameras, E-books readers, digital picture frames and soo much more.

But will you buy from Astak?