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2012 listening stats – favorite albums and songs of the year

April 28, 2013

These are my music listening statistics for albums and songs released in 2012. Pulling from various sources and rating most played, highly rated, starred, loved, etc, depending on the source. 2012 music stats: 145 songs rated 4 or 5 stars from 107 different bands most played song: Beach House – Myth Albums with 3 or [...]

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Shirts designed by me are now available

June 4, 2011

The alternapop.com store with a few designs is up now. These are items I’ve designed personally or recreated from old now defunct favorites. This is one of the t-shirts I’ve designed. It’s a vector drawing of San Francisco International Airport with 2 small additions. Can you spot them? A hint is that the text reads, [...]

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Live Nation magazine subscription scam duping customers out of $14.99 per purchase

January 19, 2011

Please beware that when purchasing tickets to certain events via Live Nation (Ticketmaster) you are very easily being duped into a “bonus” or “complimentary” magazine subscription. Why is this a scam? First of all, yes, Live Nation gives you the option to ‘opt out’ of this “complimentary” subscription but it’s listed under “Privacy Information”. It [...]

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Microsoft replacement of black man causes uproar over a common advertising practice

August 26, 2009

Microsoft recently used a different version of a photo within an ad for two different markets. Apparently this has caused an uproar, Microsoft has apologized, and replaced the changed photo. huffingtonpost.com All they did was photoshop out a black man and replaced him with a white man. Advertisers and marketers have been doing this since [...]

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Octo Mom car window stickers

February 26, 2009

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8tracks.com

January 12, 2009

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How to tie a tie the correct length every time

October 20, 2007

Here is the secret that I discovered myself several years ago. This should be common knowledge and it makes total sense when it’s pointed out to you. Why isn’t this known by all men and passed down to their sons? I’m not going to go into the specifics about the mechanics of actually tying the [...]

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NCAA 2004 Sugar Bowl story

January 5, 2005

I watched the National Championship game last night at a local bar. At the table next to me was a guy and a girl. This was a very sloppy game game. Fumbles, turnovers, interceptions. Not all were forced by great play but rather poor decisions. Part way through the game the girl next to me [...]

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Why hasn’t anyone thought of this?

January 18, 2004

I thought that there has to be a way to tie a tie so that I can get it right every time. It sucks to be running late and to have to retie a tie because it’s too short or long the first or second time. Fortunately, I don’t have to wear a tie often [...]

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