The New York Times reports today about a fascinating entrepreneur with a very novel idea: pay a monthly fee to fly as often as you want on his airline. Wade Eyerly thinks this idea can soar with new SurfAir. He gets you on 6-passenger single...
According to Wikipedia, the origin of the term "dog days of summer" was tied around a star. Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major (Large Dog), is called the "dog star" because it is the brightest in the group. In the Greek and Roman days, these stars...
The great TV show Mad Men reminds us of an era when it was very simple for men. Put on a suit and tie and go to work, or get on a plane, or go out to dinner, or pretty much anything else for that matter....
In Cincinnati, one law firm is trying to enhance the health and stress levels of crazed attorneys. With the addition of several "treadmill desks," the firm of Taft Stettinius & Hollister boasts of helping their lawyers multitask in the ultimate way. They have one desk/treadmill for...
The Post Office said today that they are contemplating replacing home delivery of your mail with "cluster boxes" in each neighborhood where you go get your mail. This after they changed their mind about ending Saturday mail delivery after an outcry. That would have saved...
With so many amazing scientific developments in recent years, a scientist (Dr. Sergio Canavero) now says the technology exists to complete a transplant of a human head to another body. For certain paraplegics, for example, or muscular dystrophy victims, this could obviously be something huge. This has...
Today's kids have so many awesome activities. Sports, music, dance, drama, more sports, and oh yeah school and family time. If your kid isn't signed up for everything, they will get left behind. Then many families add extra tutoring to give their child a special...
We are very close to a huge change in the world of cars as the "autonomous" or self-driving car makes its way to the marketplace. But step back. What was driving like back in the crazy 60s when I was a kid? No seat...
This has been quite the last century or so for women. The right to vote in 1920. "Rosie the Riveters" hit the factories with all the men at war during the 1940s. The women's liberation movement starting in the 1960s but really picking up steam...
There is a saying in advertising that if you can find a flat surface an ad can go there. Hence bathroom stall ads, covering the sides and windows of buses with ads, etc. We're seeing everything temporary these days - pop up stores, restaurants, flash...