Archive for December, 2007



Chain Letter Fun: 20 Ways To Maintain A Healthy Level of Insanity

1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars See If They Slow Down.
2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don’t Disguise Your Voice.
3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with That.
4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your […]

Press Release: NYC Affordable Living

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT :
Mario Costanz
mario@theproblemsolver.com
888.ME.FIRST
NEW YORK REAL ESTATE: THE SUDDENLY AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE
The credit crunch and subprime meltdown creates affordable ownership opportunities for the middle class
BROOKLYN , NY - December 9, 2007 - Young professionals and blue class workers are fueling what’s left of the real estate market in New York City (with the exception of […]

Sellsius Holiday Gift Ideas: Personalized Gift Card

Want to market yourself for the holidays? Give your own personalized Visa Gift Card, courtesy of Gift Card Lab.
It’s easy. Just go to the site and upload your image (or use one of their designs), add an embossed message, choose the amount of the git card ($10- $250) and the number of cards […]

Federal Reserve to Curb Mortgage Lending Abuses: More Rules for Those Who Hate Rules

The Federal Reserve proposed rules today to curb abusive lending practices. They think it may not be a good thing—you know, lenders giving loans to folks who can’t afford to repay them, which leads to foreclosures, which leads to bank losses, which leads to less lending, which leads to less buying, which leads […]

Sex May Not Sell, But It Can Help You Break Out of Jail

Two New Jersey convicts escaped from a county jail through a hole in a wall which was covered up with magazine pictures of women in bikinis. [Unconfirmed (make believe) reports say the inmates read on some blog (self-promotion link) about real estate developers using sexy ads to distract consumers. ]

New NJ prison rules: […]

New York City Walkumentary

New York is a very walkable city. There are so many nooks and crannies to explore– so many hidden jewels. I stumbled upon New York City Walk and found it fascinating. It is the website of Caleb Smith.
Over a two year period (May 2002-December 19, 2004), Caleb walked EVERY street […]

Chalet Evolved

The traditional chalet, or Swiss chalet, is typically a small wooden building, with a severely sloping roof and overhanging eave, built to resist the elements. They sit in mountainous areas, usually near a ski run. They were originally used by seasonal dairy farmers in the summer and left locked up during the winter […]

Photo of the Day: Tree Toilet

This toilet was built in a baobab tree in Zambia.  They shoulda punched out a few windows.

Image by Steve Makin [flickr] via bspcn.

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Happy 10th Birthday WebLog: What’s a WebLog?

The term “WebLog”, a log of the web, was coined 10 years ago, on December 17, 1997, by Jorn Barger of Robot Wisdom.
What’s a Weblog?
Interestingly, most people who use the term “weblog” are misusing the word as it was originally intended.  Barger used it to chronicle his favorite links found surfing the web.   […]