Posted in Grin, Odd Thoughts on Mar 28th, 2008
Shana, a.k.a. TheNanny612, pointed her magical meme wand at me and asked me to write “8 Random Things About Me.” After being flattered, I became worried. I’m not sure if I’ve ever written eight paragraphs just about me. Here goes. 1. I’m very disciplined. I’m particularly disciplined with exercise. I exercise six days a week. [...]
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Posted in Respect on Mar 21st, 2008
Recently, the hometown Red Sox caused a media stir when the players threatened to boycott a promotional trip to Japan where they would kick off the regular season. Apparently, the coaches and other staff weren’t going to be paid for the trip to Japan. In a show of solidarity, the players said that they would [...]
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Posted in Grin, Music on Mar 16th, 2008
I’ve a fair amount of Irish heritage. Growing up, St. Patrick’s Day was the typical American celebration. My dad would give my mom, sister, and me green boutonnières to wear throughout the day. Come dinnertime, we’d have corned beef and cabbage and soda bread. The only part I liked about the soda bread was the [...]
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Posted in Grin, Odd Thoughts on Mar 10th, 2008
Here’s a new series on Grin & Grumble. There are many tools dedicated to social bookmarking, but I know some of you don’t use them. So, every now and again, I’ll share some sites that I’ve found interesting. They’ll be eclectic…just like the blog. Green Eye. We have red eyes when our photo is taken, [...]
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Posted in Marketing, Tech on Mar 6th, 2008
I just kicked off a social network at my job. I used Ning and customized the network, which will be open only to staff members. The objective? To get people across the company to think more about marketing by using a fun, conversational medium. As I’ve perhaps mentioned before, I would say that I’m an [...]
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Posted in Grin, Marketing on Mar 2nd, 2008
This video came through my e-mail box recently. It’s five minutes, but it’s worth the time. I couldn’t find much about the creative behind this, but it was done by i33 communications and was featured on weather.com. Everyone seems to be enjoying a rainy day! Tiger seems to be having fun…and why not? You need [...]
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