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We’re Having an Earth…

April 18, 2008

Quake. In the words of Al Michaels from the 1989 World Series broadcast booth in Candlestick Park. Early this morning, I felt the bed tremble. Figures that the epicenter was from Illinois. The earthquake probably either got drunk on Water Street, bought a half million dollar condo for quiet weekends or complained about how all the stores close so early in Milwaukee when it arrived at 4:30 this morning.

This was the second quake I’ve felt since moving to Southeastern Wisconsin. Once again, my mind went to the most logical source of the tremor when it woke me up in the dark of night: poltergeists. Just ask Lane. I said it out loud. I think there are poltergeists downstairs. I was mostly not kidding. Now I feel dumb. Again.

The embarrassment and distress I felt during my second encounter with plate tectonics, leads me to desire this t-shirt even more. Just reinforces the need to think globally and act locally to stop continental drift. It affects us land-locked folks too.

The one true corporate representation of tree-borne fruit

April 9, 2008

So Apple is suing someone else. Seriously, the logos do look quite alike. See the hub-bub and compare them for yourself. If greenNYC just lost the leaf, it wouldn’t be so obvious that they’re recycling the images that bombard us every day. But uninspired design is what really offends me.

Apple shouldn’t sue, they should just harrumph at NYC’s lack of creative vision. The infinity apple logo is like free advertising for an imaginary eco-friendly, verdant, hempen Macbook that has a self-regenerating battery that operates of 1.21 gigawatts of atmospheric power. I’d camp out to buy that laptop.

And in case you missed it, the title of this post is an actual quote from Apple. Although I’m still searching for a source to verify this. Because I can be of no more use, I filed this complaint with Apple, Inc. I’ll let you know if they respond.

Notice of Grievance against Apple, Inc.