Lately I’ve been listening to the original version of Cream’s “Crossroads” a lot. I first heard that song in 1988 or so, as it was on one of the first CDs my family ever bought. It was on an Eric Clapton four CD box set by the...
Topics: badge, brown sugar, cream, eric clapton, learned behaviour, listening, Music

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Yesterday on Springwise I read about The Living Christmas Company, which delivers living, potted Christmas trees to your home in southern California. They pick them up after the holidays, and replant them. In fact, a family can get the same tree year...
Topics: carbonsync, christmas trees, Flora and Fauna, rent, sustainability, The Long View

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As I mentioned, our book (see also Amazon) is coming out later this month. In celebration (and relief), we’re holding a book launch party on November 24. Here are the details:Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pmLocation: Autumn...
Topics: book, Books, friends with benefits, launch party, PR and Marketing

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Over the summer, I read a great article in The New Yorker about TicketMaster, Live Nation and the history of rock concert promotions. It was unavailable online until somebody kindly added it to this Reddit discussion thread in which I was involved. You...
Topics: live nation, Music, rock and roll, ticketmaster

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I recently got a MacBook Air. Julie has one too, so we’re constantly mistaking hers for mine and vice versa. This seemed like a natural opportunity to stick a decal or ’skin’ on our laptops to tell them apart.I’ve never really...
Topics: art, decal, gelaskins, laptop skin, Photography

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