October 2011
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Movember
Movember starts off with us men shaving on the 31st of October and letting our moustaches grow over the month of November. Simple enough. The thing is, if I shaved tonight and let it grow, you wouldn’t see much of a difference thirty days from now. I shaved a maximum of ten times in my life. I’ve been sporting a beard ever since that first hair revealed itself over my upper lip, and...
Oct 31st
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Oct 31st
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Oct 31st
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Michael Sykes: If you want to sit down and play Angry Birds (or Trainyard – seriously, you should play Trainyard) then sit down and play Angry Birds. But don’t use Angry Birds or whatever else you can think of to occupy your mind when it might otherwise be accomplishing something.
Oct 31st
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WatchWatch
Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan Live @ Newport Folk Festival 1964
Oct 31st
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Marco Arment on magazine ads
Ads signify to me that the money I paid isn’t enough to give me the product I thought I paid for. That’s what I called “double-dipping”: I paid with the expectation that I was paying for the entire product, and then I was unexpectedly sold out, which offends me. I totally agree with him on this. I’ve purchased many magazines over the years and I always feel ripped off when I open it up and...
Oct 29th
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Oct 27th
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In the last few years, my goal in life has been to have the smallest carbon footprint possible. I recycle everything recyclable, I spend over three hours daily commuting using public transit when the number could be drastically smaller by driving a car, I use reusable bags and never accept plastic bags from stores, I carry around one of those reusable water bottles, and the list goes on. But the...
Oct 25th
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Oct 23rd
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Oct 22nd
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Oct 22nd
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I suggested Thom Browne to a client. Who I actually meant was Thom Yorke… I follow too many menswear blogs.
Oct 15th
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Oct 9th
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Oct 6th
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NFL Week 4 Review
Vikings: LOL “Dream team”: LOL Lions still haven’t convinced me, but good for them. 4-0 Cowboys are a joke Rex Ryan should listen to Joe Namath Bengals win? Ha. They hand Bills first loss Steelers look sloppier than ever Rex Grossman is a new man Devin Hester sets record Colts have nothing going for them Tom Brady throws no INTs. You know something’s wrong when...
Oct 4th
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Oct 2nd
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Oct 2nd
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