August 20th, 2004

Olympics commercial note: Discovered this week, that with four sports-oriented teenagers doing non-stop commentary on fashion, performance and commercials, watching the Olympics is taken to a whole, new level. I am definitely in the minority, however, as I find the song in the Touareg commercial compelling (thanks to Google, I’ve discovered it’s
Richard Buckner - “Ariel Ramirez”) The 13-17 year-olds I was with all week judged it, “boring.” Finally, tonight, someone says, “Okay, it grows on you — but I still can’t figure out the plot of the commercial. Who’s the old lady and what’s the deal with the camera? Did she lose it? Do they keep her locked up on that bus so she can’t take pictures of mountain vistas?





August 20th, 2004

A stretch? From the folks who brought you American Cheerleader comes Pilates Style magazine, on newsstands Monday.





August 20th, 2004

Who? I appreciate being on this list of weblogs maintained by CEOs. However, it makes me think of that Sesame Street song, “One of these things is not like the others….





August 20th, 2004

I’m baaack: Well, except for checking in online for a Southwest boarding pass (oops, I wasn’t going to tell anyone that at 12:01 a.m., you can get all your boarding passes for the next 24 hours), I’ve been offline all week doing the family vacation thing — man, I need some rest.