Tim Thoughts

About a week ago, my friend Adam introduced me to an awesome blog. Name of the Year. The site is described as follows: “Collecting great names. So you don’t have to.” The site really is that simple and incredible. Every year, they put together a list of incredibly funny names. But these aren’t fictional. These are names of real, living, breathing people.
And these names then square off with each other in a March Madness style tournament. In one region, the 5th seeded Dr. Shasta Kielbasa takes on 12th seeded Cherish …

So here’s a little secret about me. I’m not too skilled at reading. I can read, but in my free time I rarely read books. I have a short attention span and when I start books, I rarely finish them. To the best of my knowledge, these are the books I’ve actually read in the past year or two in my free time.

Sex, Drugs, & Cocoa Puffs - Chuck Klosterman

Personality Not Included - Rohit Bhargava

The Back of the Napkin - Dan Roam

Now, I’m just starting Martin Lindstrom’s Buyology. So far, …

Sometimes I write about things I’m fairly certain about. This isn’t one of those things. This is not well thought out, but I really want your thoughts on this.
Do rivalries help brands excel? And I suppose when I say rivalries, I mean having one or two primary competitors. My initial thought is that through competing with a clear rival, a brand is able to more definitively define itself. But, while I think rivalries help brands, I don’t think they are required for the building of strong brands.
In sports, a rivalry …

I was just thinking about some of the terminology I used to use writing papers in grad school.  Somehow, the terms “synchronous” and “asynchronous” communication just popped into my head tonight. Well, communication and cognition professor Sam Bradley would probably explain that a thought didn’t actually just “pop into my head,” but that’s what it felt like.
And when thinking about synchronous and asynchronous communication, I started thinking that maybe the line between these two form of communication is becoming less well defined. I should probably try to define these terms. …

I just saw a video on Yahoo.com of a journalist in Baghdad throwing both of his shoes at President Bush. See the video here.
What’s most shocking to me is that the journalist got away with throwing a second shoe. I guess I sort of imagined that the instant a journalist looks ready to throw anything, secret service would have jumped all over the guy. I’m guessing security understood that the media in the room did not possess any weapons, but I’m still surprised at the casual defense of this minor …

Today, I was doing some Christmas shopping at Best Buy. On the way to checkout, I found myself looking at the sign saying, “restrooms.” Fair enough. But they sure look like refrigerators to me.
Come to think of it, a few years ago I noticed a fridge with a TV screen on the door. Maybe this is just the next step in fridge technology.
refrigerador con baño
I guess that explains what the bottom compartment is for.