tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310486502024-03-13T14:34:10.326-03:00BranderBlog: Seemed Like a good idea at the time.A Blog about... thinks that inspire, amuse and generate interest... annoyances, ideas and notions that cause one to take pause ... new technology, trends and stuff you don't need, but for some reason really, really want. Marketing stuff, branding ideas and who knows what else.stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-84249577192288482872009-04-30T20:09:00.001-03:002009-04-30T20:09:07.241-03:00Ice Sculpture Fail ... go to about :55 sec mark<br /> <object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tqa9VqiaUgg&rel=1&ap=%2526fmt%3D18" /></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tqa9VqiaUgg&rel=1&ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="417" wmode="transparent" width="500"></embed></object><p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://stephenbrander.posterous.com/ice-sculpture-fail-go-to-about-55-sec-mark">stephenbrander's posterous</a> </p> stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-2890691520872610512009-04-29T21:19:00.001-03:002009-04-29T21:19:42.107-03:00Sarah Palin to appear on American Chopper<br /><div>Here's the link<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/29/sarah-palin-american-chop_n_192946.html">Sarah Palin To Appear On American Chopper </a><br /></div><p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://stephenbrander.posterous.com/sarah-palin-to-appear-on-american-chopper">stephenbrander's posterous</a> </p> stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-67031777644687077232009-04-29T19:21:00.001-03:002009-04-29T19:21:41.150-03:00Shoot Around with the Lady Huskies<br />Check out this video on YouTube: <br /> <br /><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_HEzeeRT5_0&rel=1&ap=%2526fmt%3D18" /></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_HEzeeRT5_0&rel=1&ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="417" wmode="transparent" width="500"></embed></object><p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://stephenbrander.posterous.com/shoot-around-with-the-lady-huskies">stephenbrander's posterous</a> </p> stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-39181124682651343982008-09-29T22:36:00.001-03:002008-09-29T22:36:09.227-03:00
Weird Razor Webcam Shot <br /><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">This is seriously wacked. Here's a screen shot of the city's webcam - located on city hall and pointing towards our office - with what appears to be human arms in the frame. I'm guessing it's a reflection on the window... I hope. </div></div><br></div><p><p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/stephenbrander/YSNETIDFrOWFr5AJHvcLpo1TvQLHsHIFIWVE8m5yZl0ROmdVmofoQajDETnp/Picture_7.png" width="266" height="191"></p></p><p style="font-size: 10px;"><a href='http://posterous.com'>Posted by email</a> from <a href="http://stephenbrander.posterous.com/weird-razor-webcam-shot-1" style="border: none;">stephenbrander's posterous</a></p> stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-34878429551568397932008-09-29T11:01:00.001-03:002008-09-29T11:01:31.859-03:00
posterous <br /><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p></p><blockquote type="cite"><span style="color: rgb(66, 64, 55); font-family: Arial; line-height: 21px; ">Testing out Posterous <a href="http://posterous.com/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(188, 113, 52); text-decoration: underline; ">http://posterous.com/</a> to see how is works. It's a site that allows you to autopost everything to one central place. Seems pretty cool. </span></blockquote></div><br><br></span></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></span> </div><p style="font-size: 10px;"><a href='http://posterous.com'>Posted by email</a> from <a href="http://stephenbrander.posterous.com/posterous-104" style="border: none;">stephenbrander's posterous</a></p> stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-74439269749628452892008-06-17T22:48:00.003-03:002008-06-17T22:58:19.871-03:0095 percent of all returned gadgets still work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSa8y-TWCU7EZGv8xaeOfY9kUmvPY83Xlu2Sf_KCcc0hvuqB1ni-e48KjV2_yBcyFdU2ZiNMTXseH5VKhX2vEeVd2ONJB_x0HF5rT1rX6lU7fVpGWjEP8RWW1eBI8IIB6Fjg_/s1600-h/TV_Universal_Remote_Control.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSa8y-TWCU7EZGv8xaeOfY9kUmvPY83Xlu2Sf_KCcc0hvuqB1ni-e48KjV2_yBcyFdU2ZiNMTXseH5VKhX2vEeVd2ONJB_x0HF5rT1rX6lU7fVpGWjEP8RWW1eBI8IIB6Fjg_/s400/TV_Universal_Remote_Control.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213034473852221074" /></a><br />This is research I believe. According to a recent study, of the $13.8 billion worth of returned products in 2007, only 5 percent were because gadgets were truly broken. Poor usability is often to blame. You can add me to this list as I still have a universal remote I can not figure out (and lost the sales slip). Read more <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/03/95-percent-of-all-returned-gadgets-still-work-americans-dont-r/">here</a> on Engadget.stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-70293013514504605612008-06-17T22:38:00.003-03:002008-06-17T22:46:17.013-03:00Trash silhouettes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRtvrC1rcbWIi_ffhk70lM8l_cwo1M-kPlm_Eg2jG-y5qYI0e_fE4nlj46ytexIkJSsinY9TOz2pONRHwd1xXfcolAgTgGi6LRUUgp_IPngSLWtLLie9ay7nvY-EzT5wOt9sx/s1600-h/02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRtvrC1rcbWIi_ffhk70lM8l_cwo1M-kPlm_Eg2jG-y5qYI0e_fE4nlj46ytexIkJSsinY9TOz2pONRHwd1xXfcolAgTgGi6LRUUgp_IPngSLWtLLie9ay7nvY-EzT5wOt9sx/s400/02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213030574159284722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1bh2d042T1-y87vW8ltvFUiOlUF3AuDMAT06WaedY_wlGB_IxZw0ZRrMOd-M5eli9clkD4BGHcuzLDSV5eA40qhAv1dF5zeB4uGt44ai9BoWLQOCuRbpEhrHthRTXy9NjrPI/s1600-h/03.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1bh2d042T1-y87vW8ltvFUiOlUF3AuDMAT06WaedY_wlGB_IxZw0ZRrMOd-M5eli9clkD4BGHcuzLDSV5eA40qhAv1dF5zeB4uGt44ai9BoWLQOCuRbpEhrHthRTXy9NjrPI/s400/03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213030578043861090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hn-vE-eIaIMEcFvMt-5FhhTeoxloSpJVK8gDhY86p8RqYbcoR-konTlDcFS_ZevTIEuzTrLVO_Vrjyj4KTrDz6pl1Xf_Jv56_vSt_mQWBS4KcC2lopQtXROIlhnLURaE6iQg/s1600-h/04.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hn-vE-eIaIMEcFvMt-5FhhTeoxloSpJVK8gDhY86p8RqYbcoR-konTlDcFS_ZevTIEuzTrLVO_Vrjyj4KTrDz6pl1Xf_Jv56_vSt_mQWBS4KcC2lopQtXROIlhnLURaE6iQg/s400/04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213030579479340498" /></a><br />These are great. A spotlight, some trash and there you go --- art! Love to know how long these took to create. See more <a href="http://euphoria-magazine.com/photography/34-photography/161-trash-silhouettes">here</a>.stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-80273543446271484082008-06-17T22:11:00.003-03:002008-06-17T22:35:15.860-03:00Pixdaus - Amazing Photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8CGKJx9G1O8_nBXIEbw98xIqzK1ZKZPtuV9sxuYzQw24CJVju_w75Ch6CWmDJENVCCw4bxijxUXfdkgDOUqJf7F4RVBTbGf0qZ8StJxXRDF0s99vjZg2nZM6pwnK3AscccCA/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8CGKJx9G1O8_nBXIEbw98xIqzK1ZKZPtuV9sxuYzQw24CJVju_w75Ch6CWmDJENVCCw4bxijxUXfdkgDOUqJf7F4RVBTbGf0qZ8StJxXRDF0s99vjZg2nZM6pwnK3AscccCA/s400/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213028467775796210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4v4tIxkYqa2uWqXf8_1i5r5W4X1_wHskAuf9jWY4pxukNLFK4wRZIQZVv0mSwI1KktU3L_whfDMYiFW6VwMPJGFhyphenhyphenbR8XaR3UJ1DSMVMLNmBI923vvUxoyZiAoVqOLyEB0M5/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4v4tIxkYqa2uWqXf8_1i5r5W4X1_wHskAuf9jWY4pxukNLFK4wRZIQZVv0mSwI1KktU3L_whfDMYiFW6VwMPJGFhyphenhyphenbR8XaR3UJ1DSMVMLNmBI923vvUxoyZiAoVqOLyEB0M5/s400/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213028489758034194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyWVqj4yu0kHXDD3lj0-6WCVt-tCx5leENT0vT4K0Te8HfNcjcBvrwVbDd_R17dWjveZEoGo44X3M0lJdR_wgoqo4zjKF1tGX7O35_RobRm0WWHhos-TCUwq8xl3xNDfHAO_N/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyWVqj4yu0kHXDD3lj0-6WCVt-tCx5leENT0vT4K0Te8HfNcjcBvrwVbDd_R17dWjveZEoGo44X3M0lJdR_wgoqo4zjKF1tGX7O35_RobRm0WWHhos-TCUwq8xl3xNDfHAO_N/s400/Picture+4.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213028504496428706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubG6AlC4_d-KN_BMOnfb07TSeDZAEa3MJSbP3NcxuoJvZc_gbjal-iwYmJz8mcmTTU9L8CdwlMtwiDxohAUxybw-0lSQMAgavmKh9uCAByHb6t-lJ6iJcd8KAG_Mm0rRbYOVl/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubG6AlC4_d-KN_BMOnfb07TSeDZAEa3MJSbP3NcxuoJvZc_gbjal-iwYmJz8mcmTTU9L8CdwlMtwiDxohAUxybw-0lSQMAgavmKh9uCAByHb6t-lJ6iJcd8KAG_Mm0rRbYOVl/s400/Picture+5.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213028533280628658" /></a><br />Wanna kill an hour or more, check out pixdaus.com <br /><br />There seems to be no limit to the number of fantastic shots on this site. Best of all, anyone can upload. Check the site out <a href="http://pixdaus.com/">here</a>.stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-17214332854108683632008-06-15T22:46:00.003-03:002008-06-15T22:56:14.198-03:00The Grass Is The Same Colour On The Both Sides Of My Fence<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwIVW38sR_VQLuK7CcJK66311JSOrRsSdvh3QnUhupwEdCwXsNsAt_U8lr9XUvB3HkoMXWFCdUA5bj6wOZoWSSv8v6-FiGPGZbxncX6t5KiVcBaTBo6zFDVA2zN0FR2KUKEwv/s1600-h/Toro_22166_Commercial_Hand_Push_Lawn_Mower.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwIVW38sR_VQLuK7CcJK66311JSOrRsSdvh3QnUhupwEdCwXsNsAt_U8lr9XUvB3HkoMXWFCdUA5bj6wOZoWSSv8v6-FiGPGZbxncX6t5KiVcBaTBo6zFDVA2zN0FR2KUKEwv/s320/Toro_22166_Commercial_Hand_Push_Lawn_Mower.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212290358784015410" /></a><br />So, did you ever really think about your lawn? I was cutting mine (again) tonight and logically having one doesn’t make any sense at all. Here we are, building beautiful homes and surrounding them with what is essentially domesticated weeds. Having a lawn is one of the few things that people just automatically do. Got a house - gotta get that lawn planted. In fact, someone invented sod cause some people can’t get their lawn fast enough!<br /><br />But where does it all come from? This desire to grow a green blanket around your domicile? I think it likely has something to do with mans desire to conform and have control over some (small) part of their life. At some point along the way it just became an expected thing to do. No doubt a King somewhere grew a lawn and all the peasants copied it to be like the King. A lot of things get started that way. <br /><br />Lawns could also hearken back to some primal jungle urge. In this world of chaos, the lawn, especially for men, is one thing they can have complete control over. You can plant it, cut it, water it…and pity any weeds that even think about poking their heads out! Even if your lawn is only the size of a postage stamp, there’s a level of satisfaction that’s very hard to explain. <br /><br />Having a lawn is class-less. You could live in a multi-million dollar mansion or a tar-paper shack, and still have a lawn. Even people who live in grass huts have lawns - in fact, they build their homes from their lawn. Maybe it’s one of those things that puts everyone on an equal playing field. Regardless of what the rest of the property looks like, visitors can still say “what a beautiful lawn”.<br /><br />Then there’s the whole issue of mowing lawns. It’s a curious thing really. Have you ever watched people cut their lawns, or thought about how you do it? The way I figure it, the world is divided into two groups based on how you cut your grass: the row cutters and the circlers. You either mow up in a long row and turn around and mow back beside the first row but in the opposite direction - “a row cutter”. Or, you mow in an ever decreasing circle. You begin by going along the outside edge and mowing in a clock-wise fashion (always clock-wise) until the area gets smaller and smaller. Like a big hypno-disc - these are “the circlers”. And it doesn’t matter whether the area to be mowed is rectangular or some odd shape, these two practices prevail.<br /><br />I’d like someone to do a personality study on the two types of mowers. My guess is that the “row cutters” are more anal retentive and the “circlers” are more dreamers. Just a theory. <br /><br />So why do we have lawns? I don’t know. Habit I guess. I think I’m going to start my own trend though. A moat around my house instead of grass. Just dig it all up and fill it in with water. But then I guess, instead of mowing, I’d spend all my time fishing kids toys out of the water. It never ends.stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-48845005521568386732008-06-15T22:38:00.001-03:002008-06-15T22:41:43.385-03:00Lego and IndyNeat video that combines over 5 million lego blogs and a classic scene from Indiana Jones. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VFGVzt7c5bY&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VFGVzt7c5bY&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-24951060004835614082008-06-11T16:25:00.002-03:002008-06-11T16:31:59.112-03:00iPhone coming<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZXD_ZIk0ZENdxD5DhAZOzlLGSB3SNtfKppcdIz9VC2BcdLvMSLV38_TLTsrOAygvX4zjsJHdzUS8MWX_bTWnzJmsdyM4MEeHHCP5AeFlVCHNyA7LWNVNI5sbHmgvEbgUE2om/s1600-h/apple_iphone3g_20080609.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZXD_ZIk0ZENdxD5DhAZOzlLGSB3SNtfKppcdIz9VC2BcdLvMSLV38_TLTsrOAygvX4zjsJHdzUS8MWX_bTWnzJmsdyM4MEeHHCP5AeFlVCHNyA7LWNVNI5sbHmgvEbgUE2om/s320/apple_iphone3g_20080609.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210708709085158258" /></a><br /><br /><br />By now we all know the iphone is coming to Canada July 11. Guess who just started a waiting list at the local Rogers store? Knowing Rogers, this likely means nothing but hey, felt good to know I'm first on the list. Can't wait.stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-59050460114526426832008-06-08T23:33:00.002-03:002008-06-08T23:41:41.866-03:00Not a Gouda ideaGloucestershire Cheese Rolling 2008<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OpzEF0D2xfE&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OpzEF0D2xfE&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Death-defying clips from the 2008 Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake, where every year fearless competitors from around the world tumble down an almost vertical hill in Gloucester, UK, chasing an 8lb Double Gloucester Cheese. It can never really be caught as it reaches breakneck speeds but the first person to cross the line at the bottom of the hill wins the coveted cheese. Thousands of spectators turned up to watch again this year, and there were also a few of the usual injuries.stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-90186280873652777012008-06-08T23:11:00.002-03:002008-06-08T23:33:18.242-03:00Vacuum Right-O-Way<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNaAASrDOEllw1zCYEKjLHz0GsOh_OI42FBO8HYF6Fw1b1_UQ8GU8QqGH4MPCHHWAe13HQ6ihX8YZntf8bMnJLDvLfP2k0bMKLMfTirYE3aXVjvPUH2xzNRvkhEuHw6_ZbbeC/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNaAASrDOEllw1zCYEKjLHz0GsOh_OI42FBO8HYF6Fw1b1_UQ8GU8QqGH4MPCHHWAe13HQ6ihX8YZntf8bMnJLDvLfP2k0bMKLMfTirYE3aXVjvPUH2xzNRvkhEuHw6_ZbbeC/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209703763068481682" /></a><br />So I was watching someone vacuum the other day. Why do people with vacuum cleaners think they have the right of way? Why do I have to move? Just wondering.stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-81523281749146127832008-06-06T09:08:00.002-03:002008-06-06T09:18:43.680-03:00Pet Peeve<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSo2gtoa6986JqYv24Tr8gs7uZemo0h7CjkHmxFa2wSstBY8TFSxAMzoyECepZD-5h4m1Ia8dosN4yB0wEqzLRZ0HIf3yzAXAUb-njCm6FyVlh9k2a3wHKPcXsqBDrm-gLF8J4/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSo2gtoa6986JqYv24Tr8gs7uZemo0h7CjkHmxFa2wSstBY8TFSxAMzoyECepZD-5h4m1Ia8dosN4yB0wEqzLRZ0HIf3yzAXAUb-njCm6FyVlh9k2a3wHKPcXsqBDrm-gLF8J4/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208741772715351010" /></a><br />... people who stand on moving sidewalks at airports. If you want to rest, get a chair or hop on the golf cart. Other wise, get out of the way.stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-68029740517546774572008-06-05T08:27:00.002-03:002008-06-05T08:32:52.938-03:00Interactive Card Trick<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietbQuJjZT29XAnzoTM12-hn9jLeM3ZKV_wDHuDVqzDuSsS5lMYhJaxhyphenhyphenkaLlzAUacrNpz46cHSEWpJ5ti6msEgsylZ7t4BBBisJyKFHhMriRcFzEvqWit3sLkO1UgkXSUWCwY/s1600-h/Picture+9.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietbQuJjZT29XAnzoTM12-hn9jLeM3ZKV_wDHuDVqzDuSsS5lMYhJaxhyphenhyphenkaLlzAUacrNpz46cHSEWpJ5ti6msEgsylZ7t4BBBisJyKFHhMriRcFzEvqWit3sLkO1UgkXSUWCwY/s320/Picture+9.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208358638694669026" /></a><br />Great use of new media for a simple card trick. It's awesome. Try it, you'll be amazed.<br /><br />(Took me a minute to figure it out but still very cool.)<br /><br />Watch the YouTube video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbEei0I3kMQ">here</a>.stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-25364982390191562752008-06-03T23:26:00.004-03:002008-06-03T23:36:08.080-03:00Big is the new normal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_-pkH7UyCorefedcgatBhxWUFHos5VM-epepuA8WZ_0qYIc-sRqit1JRityOVH2bnyhbs9C4bPGUmVlW46jV_xavcEklrKHBNtYMVvPp5Zll58X-D7bHqwDf282MYKbqvo5w/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_-pkH7UyCorefedcgatBhxWUFHos5VM-epepuA8WZ_0qYIc-sRqit1JRityOVH2bnyhbs9C4bPGUmVlW46jV_xavcEklrKHBNtYMVvPp5Zll58X-D7bHqwDf282MYKbqvo5w/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207849249115604274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZ1e76lGzGDWbRDnRByupH3sWTdRB79gDmo8YLA4hoJ9jnCUPi_qqfTAcGrJdC52lT2nQ4w1JgAkR6gI219KWTZpoC3mS6CrAGDZ-PZEgIpSaBPWoPBUeGoQurjQIs_jHxAqT/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZ1e76lGzGDWbRDnRByupH3sWTdRB79gDmo8YLA4hoJ9jnCUPi_qqfTAcGrJdC52lT2nQ4w1JgAkR6gI219KWTZpoC3mS6CrAGDZ-PZEgIpSaBPWoPBUeGoQurjQIs_jHxAqT/s320/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207849253410571586" /></a><br />I always suspected this... now here's proof. Portions of seemingly almost everything have doubled (or more) in size over the last 20 years. According to this <a href="http://calorielab.com/news/2008/05/28/has-portion-distortion-made-us-a-vast-waistland/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Campaign+Monitor&utm_content=280442828&utm_campaign=0009&utm_term=National+Heart,+Lung+and+Blood+Institute">article</a> from CalorieLab:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"our typical slice of pizza has gone from the size of a hand trowel to that of a garden hoe. The basic eight-ounce coffee with milk and sugar has swollen into the 16-ounce Grande cafe mocha. Theater popcorn, once in a modest five-cup box, now comes in a container so cavernous that when you finish the popcorn you can wash your socks in it.</span>"<br /><br />See more comparisons and read the whole article <a href="http://calorielab.com/news/2008/05/28/has-portion-distortion-made-us-a-vast-waistland/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Campaign+Monitor&utm_content=280442828&utm_campaign=0009&utm_term=National+Heart,+Lung+and+Blood+Institute">here</a>.stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-37132102525246343332008-06-03T23:17:00.002-03:002008-06-03T23:24:12.716-03:00Personalize your steaks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWlxrONN3zwoTtzXbNsUWXLLI1W1uBWzX04ssyool0ZayA_vkJWcpXiNBcA6HQ-S8FpdeI_Lcyk46Wo56NsAVmS9szVjr6LfZ6bP_zz8gADfd9lhH_m0zaRLL6ENK0kWWzE7O/s1600-h/74d63049-1934-4f64-9cf0-a9cbad16fc7c.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWlxrONN3zwoTtzXbNsUWXLLI1W1uBWzX04ssyool0ZayA_vkJWcpXiNBcA6HQ-S8FpdeI_Lcyk46Wo56NsAVmS9szVjr6LfZ6bP_zz8gADfd9lhH_m0zaRLL6ENK0kWWzE7O/s320/74d63049-1934-4f64-9cf0-a9cbad16fc7c.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207845435184645410" /></a><br /><br />Brand a custom message into anything you grill with this nifty BBQ branding iron. I love this. See all the details and orders yours <a href="http://www.solutions.com/jump.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT&itemID=12182#detailsAnchor">here</a>. Think I'm gonna order me one of these.stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-5169730449087663322008-06-02T23:28:00.003-03:002008-06-03T08:29:02.220-03:00Most likely to succeed: Ms. AirBagSpell check can be your best friend ... or worst enemy. <br /><br />Here's a funny article about how spell-check changed the names of some students in a high school yearbook: Max Zupanovic became “Max Supernova,” Kathy Carbaugh was "corrrected" to “Kathy Airbag” and Alessandra Ippolito was “Alexandria Impolite. Read more <a href="http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2008/06/02/5748516-ap.html">here</a>. <br /><br />Who's checking the checkers?stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-16735752602724170882008-06-02T23:18:00.002-03:002008-06-02T23:24:02.916-03:00Beer Myths<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyjerWYcbz4IzeJdDueJjda8toa4CeBNpYjM4ruj39jmrQGc4V4pDA9a7R0aDSuZL0UcU3V8lDDAl-sdNyT_ra36_E9E02FQRXM8oMqqt19HWfTXyYGc40yhMIopJOhomNbj0/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyjerWYcbz4IzeJdDueJjda8toa4CeBNpYjM4ruj39jmrQGc4V4pDA9a7R0aDSuZL0UcU3V8lDDAl-sdNyT_ra36_E9E02FQRXM8oMqqt19HWfTXyYGc40yhMIopJOhomNbj0/s320/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207475290608108818" /></a><br />Neat <a href="http://videos.howstuffworks.com/howstuffworks/5-beer-myths-video.htm">video</a> from the HowStuffWorks website about beer myths. <br /><br />See it <a href="http://videos.howstuffworks.com/howstuffworks/5-beer-myths-video.htm">here</a>.stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-62057553752652384582008-06-02T23:09:00.004-03:002008-06-02T23:12:31.064-03:00Bye-bye tray - hello bag<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_g-6fgXVvRLjPVA8IWXfP2kuZHOv5jHuu1RUztpkdZmzmsRzztI5RRtbvcr_OCleV3KBE-1hjIn8peO7OM_Npb10zUYjtBEfbh2G1Qx_HGcKWHTgOpSrhkoY9iMfT6BJHmSzd/s1600-h/7142_01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_g-6fgXVvRLjPVA8IWXfP2kuZHOv5jHuu1RUztpkdZmzmsRzztI5RRtbvcr_OCleV3KBE-1hjIn8peO7OM_Npb10zUYjtBEfbh2G1Qx_HGcKWHTgOpSrhkoY9iMfT6BJHmSzd/s320/7142_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207472318490739970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdfzD-Z1_nybIe4jogUwWl6SWJwXcOIm7c3Gq1o6a-VH09w206r2lQOPDVmsOzLb4gnzlMtmI8c4dUKBYB6d8Vh7oWftNY8-_fx74Qf88YgbaHxGz6_rIljcmND6hJ-BusU-K/s1600-h/7142_02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdfzD-Z1_nybIe4jogUwWl6SWJwXcOIm7c3Gq1o6a-VH09w206r2lQOPDVmsOzLb4gnzlMtmI8c4dUKBYB6d8Vh7oWftNY8-_fx74Qf88YgbaHxGz6_rIljcmND6hJ-BusU-K/s320/7142_02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207472224001459442" /></a><br />A great alternative to coffee trays.stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-21856578827414216542008-05-29T15:13:00.006-03:002008-06-02T22:47:33.348-03:00Check Out This Rule<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJet0BiVzpN3deII2wzsG_RdLM1p5xRscJoKP8LEAEZLmg4nk4lBhq6z2RvP4Rcx0ehe1e1PNr6yzrckqZ7P5MRAOj2rrcb5oH36AW2YU8xZ-wtsksr-NYNb7Kahsn5v_i5W6/s1600-h/23234720.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJet0BiVzpN3deII2wzsG_RdLM1p5xRscJoKP8LEAEZLmg4nk4lBhq6z2RvP4Rcx0ehe1e1PNr6yzrckqZ7P5MRAOj2rrcb5oH36AW2YU8xZ-wtsksr-NYNb7Kahsn5v_i5W6/s320/23234720.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207458931077678306" /></a><br /><br />I have been observing and testing this theory for a log time and can now recommend with confidence:<br /><br />Never go to a male cashier. Trust me on this one. If you are at a grocery store and are approaching the checkout and have a choice between male and female cashiers. Always go to the female.<br /><br />I'm not being sexist but for some reason male cashiers are way slower than females. Doesn't matter how long the lines are, doesn't matter how old the cashiers are. Males are slower. Even if there are 5 people in line at the female cashier and only 2 at the male. <br /><br />RESIST. <br /><br />The female will always be quicker. <br /><br />I'm sure there is a logical reason --- but if you want a sure-fire quick route through a checkout, always heed this rule.stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-67577404943875238772008-05-27T23:32:00.003-03:002008-05-27T23:49:06.656-03:00Monkey Bar Terrorist Training<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2q7J7baVihijv3vKs4LxP5hhQQd375D9FpPTyjPEyRIOUnhAkKErgdPGtrm-voxUGOkHucBozVVol3AkDt1pZXyNt0o1gimlOaGmcp5s7v45IZiRCOAdcooK9pGCHl1dKMCg/s1600-h/alqaeda_training_camp1.thumbnail.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2q7J7baVihijv3vKs4LxP5hhQQd375D9FpPTyjPEyRIOUnhAkKErgdPGtrm-voxUGOkHucBozVVol3AkDt1pZXyNt0o1gimlOaGmcp5s7v45IZiRCOAdcooK9pGCHl1dKMCg/s320/alqaeda_training_camp1.thumbnail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205253224853013714" /></a><br /><br />Ever notice when they show footage of a terrorist training camp -- they often show would-be terrorists on monkey bars. In fact I just saw it a minute ago on CNN. I don't know about you... but I'm not sure I know what monkey bars "train" you to do. Playground domination? Surely CNN and others can find a more accurate -- and scary -- stock tape to play over and over again. If they (either the news or terrorists) want to frighten the public, I think they can do better.stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-77343900098812669002008-05-26T23:13:00.003-03:002008-05-26T23:31:13.585-03:00When is swearing not really swearing?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUIDxRyJN0JFGkN4zfJlx6lDrF0VobnGAEmvDh4rdpnhuM73ouaxzvbAOEI0kBc55p-2due38iTTBiT9zFPdezpc0eFhJXDzCO2xwND6eD3E-nWiFEmGSuTiE3N0owmzwzF9B/s1600-h/33fdffc4-88e1-4e1e-94c1-f88213b7a86f.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUIDxRyJN0JFGkN4zfJlx6lDrF0VobnGAEmvDh4rdpnhuM73ouaxzvbAOEI0kBc55p-2due38iTTBiT9zFPdezpc0eFhJXDzCO2xwND6eD3E-nWiFEmGSuTiE3N0owmzwzF9B/s320/33fdffc4-88e1-4e1e-94c1-f88213b7a86f.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204878089524479138" /></a><br />The standards on TV has lessened over the years, but the "F" word is still off limits. Or is it? Several TV shows have found a loop hole by using sexual acronyms. <br /><br />In an episode of 30 Rock that aired in April, the show featured segments of a mock reality show known as "MILF Island." (MILF = Mothers I'd Like to F___)<br /><br />The teen drama "Gossip Girl" , in a promotion, uses the text-message phrase "OMFG" (Oh My F____ing God) <br /><br />So if they use an acronym, and we say the word in our head instead of hearing it. Is that really different? <br /><br />I don't know, but all I can say to this trend is WTF?stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-41167184305200762612008-05-26T23:04:00.005-03:002008-05-26T23:10:35.858-03:00Chairs that make a splash.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmX1W3g4ZdjMTGr7Slk56jvsT0QQkSNHQFa-HT5KWQTAPWNeXlRApr7E-0xcFqUFoJ_MxSKB2OWEciXh9pLidin5Xt-_D-sBPXXosFlXbOjQ1uU7O04ufzFvK7YHOI7sg9JpoH/s1600-h/18852_1_468.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmX1W3g4ZdjMTGr7Slk56jvsT0QQkSNHQFa-HT5KWQTAPWNeXlRApr7E-0xcFqUFoJ_MxSKB2OWEciXh9pLidin5Xt-_D-sBPXXosFlXbOjQ1uU7O04ufzFvK7YHOI7sg9JpoH/s320/18852_1_468.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204873562628949122" /></a><br /><br />Add these to my wish list. <br /><br />FANTASTIC chairs that look like a splashes of Milk. Designed by Michael L. Wendel, these Splash Lounge chairs would make a great prize for our old friends at Milk. <br /><br />Found on <a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/splash-lounge">Trendhunter</a>. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-qv3vpkDN5pM0uR_agUaxURT7C00F9aYJUqBhFl-TcGHKKIiZ8SGcAvFbcaIENhHKGnZlCaZS9i9_sZyFioJazIiH-a7dXmq32xxsz-c9BKBsAmvhWrpP3anNpuGPbPzmGfW/s1600-h/18852_2_468.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-qv3vpkDN5pM0uR_agUaxURT7C00F9aYJUqBhFl-TcGHKKIiZ8SGcAvFbcaIENhHKGnZlCaZS9i9_sZyFioJazIiH-a7dXmq32xxsz-c9BKBsAmvhWrpP3anNpuGPbPzmGfW/s320/18852_2_468.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204873562628949138" /></a>stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31048650.post-71295767027086844862008-05-26T22:43:00.003-03:002008-05-26T23:00:50.324-03:00Is it time to break your "birth clock"?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEGSxx8907qtj574u1ACTi0o4_pZ66RvlvAaGqYhuXeT39AEGqrpLicBCSC47HXQAsJpKSFl7n_a8i-TJ-29btRljczLIcQOY37Wi_mzPdnDUuLqIS7zmWgs01JYPYq8aGk33/s1600-h/prot_01_large.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEGSxx8907qtj574u1ACTi0o4_pZ66RvlvAaGqYhuXeT39AEGqrpLicBCSC47HXQAsJpKSFl7n_a8i-TJ-29btRljczLIcQOY37Wi_mzPdnDUuLqIS7zmWgs01JYPYq8aGk33/s320/prot_01_large.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204868833869956194" /></a><br /><br />The "<a href="http://www.alex-vf.com/portfolio/rca/time.html">Birth Clock</a>" by Alex-vF an Interaction Designer and Visual Designer, is a fragile glass object containing a digital clock that is not working; it is designed to help you to come to a decision when you're stuck at a specific point in life. Smash the glass, and the clock will start to work, leaving you with the broken object as a reminder of your dramatic decision. Leave the object as it is, and you remain out of time, having the beautiful object as a reminder of your resistance to change. What would you do?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgBsyBFaQOwrO3hWBeXQ2YrzFMp-N9m1wr8ih66XhEgR7fGSIV08ifMYwAwpLZuXrQSrp_wEtcPnXIcU1u5CHLgHXxRAHtX2TA6VohyTfnxoJg5-EanHdybwo2shp3O7bbzFa/s1600-h/prot_02_large.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgBsyBFaQOwrO3hWBeXQ2YrzFMp-N9m1wr8ih66XhEgR7fGSIV08ifMYwAwpLZuXrQSrp_wEtcPnXIcU1u5CHLgHXxRAHtX2TA6VohyTfnxoJg5-EanHdybwo2shp3O7bbzFa/s320/prot_02_large.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204868838164923506" /></a>stephenbranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08836660268193568430noreply@blogger.com0