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Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Watching Michael Phelps win his eighth gold medal at the Olympics, and especially watching Mark Spitz congratulate him for win number 7, something started bouncing around in my head.  Something just didn’t feel right, but I couldn’t put my finger on it.
I finally realized what was off when I saw yet another Michael Phelps ad [...]

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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

My good friend Anne and I were having drinks with friends tonight and got into a discussion about the train wreck that is Britney Spears.  Reports indicate Spears lost custody of her children after being caught driving without a valid California license (despite possibly being legally licensed in Louisiana).   Apparently she had been told to [...]

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    Britney Spears, Celebrities, Crime, Drinking, Friends, Pop Culture | No Comments »

Friday, April 13th, 2007

I somehow missed this in my daily deluge of news yesterday morning, but someone pointed out the possibility that two of my favorite things, politics and Super Bowl ads, may be coming together in one of the coolest Mash-ups of all time.
As states line up to hold presidential primaries on the first Tuesday in February, [...]

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    Football, Marketing, Politics, Super Bowl, Television | No Comments »

Monday, January 8th, 2007

A friend of mine sent me a link to the SuperProposal. It’s the effort of some guy to get a corporate sponsor for his proposal to his girlfriend during the Superbowl.
The Goal - To Propose to My Girlfriend on National TV During the 2007 Superbowl in Miami
The guy wanted to raise enough money to buy [...]

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    Craziness, Football, Marketing, Self-Promotion, Sports, Stuff That Sucks, Super Bowl, Television | 2 Comments »

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

The Associated Press is reporting that Arkansas’ outgoing Governor, and potential POTUS candidate Mike Huckabee has decided to join the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity just in time to start his 2008 run.
Huckabee on Tuesday was tight-lipped about the fraternity membership and said he planned to answer questions after his initiation. Huckabee acknowledged joining a fraternity [...]

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