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Idiot

In between writing a brief marketing guide to a family member, I took a quick break to scan through some of the 100s of newsletters that come into me every day and I found this link: Scene 360

Now, it might just be me, but really whether this is a marketing ploy/gimmick or not, is this [...]

Holiday

So I go away for two weeks and when I come back, the very same day both Fawcett and Jackson drop dead. Maybe that’s telling me something. Maybe the fortune cookie I got in the Chinese restaurant last week in China Town in New York that said ‘your present plans are going to succeed’ is [...]

I Heart Lego

I always said my dream job would be to work for Lego. I can’t imagine any job more satisfying and rewarding in the world. My every day at work would bring backs floods of childhood memories. When I saw the business cards that Lego staff gave out to clients & customers a few months back [...]

The SKD T-Shirt Grading System

This actually gave me a great idea for a business which I may have to develop at a later date.
But in the meantime, here is the t-shirt structure that I live by.
Grade A: Vintage t-shirts. There are only two of these. My ‘Pop Will Eat Itself’ t-shirt from circa 1991 and my Pearl Jam ‘Ten’ [...]

My Clinical Dependency on Pepsi

Sounds like an indie band really, but no, the title isn’t a new upcoming group but an actual statement of fact.
Sad as it may be, I seem to have developed somewhat of a clinical dependency on Pepsi. And by Pepsi I mean the full strength, full fat, full sugar, caffeine-loaded drink. Some people get stuck [...]