Archive for March, 2012

being aware of “awareness” campaigns

07 Mar

***UPDATED to include a few more sources, including IC’s rebuttal to the critiques raised – more information is always a good thing.*** If you were on the internet today, you probably saw the Kony 2012 video put out by the charity Invisible Children, designed to raise awareness and create international pressure to arrest Joseph Kony, […]

this year’s senate race just got more interesting

03 Mar

A new candidate has entered the VA Senate race this year, challenging former Governors Tim Kaine (D) and George Allen (R) for the seat being vacated by the retiring Jim Webb. Here’s his new ad: Yes, the candidate is Hank. He’s a cat, running on a platform stressing job creation, reducing negativity in campaigning, and […]

i’ve been to the edge

01 Mar

I’ve recently come to learn that my favored general shopping strategy is actually a thing. That thing? “Perimeter Shopping”. There’s a surprisingly intricate science to the way grocery store shelves are organized. High profit, brand-name items are more likely to be shelved at eye-level or on end caps. The produce and/or bakery sections of the […]

two totally unrelated things

01 Mar

I wanted to share a couple of thoughts I’ve had in the last twenty-four hours or so, both because I think they’re important thoughts to share and talk about and to show how wildly my brain swings from topic to topic. First, I find it absolutely baffling that here, in the year 2012, a time […]

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