Microtrends

Thu, 3 Jan 2008 21:48:40 -0800

The small forces behind tomorrow’s big changes -
BY MARK J. PENN

This easy read brought to you by the man who dubbed the phrase soccer mom is a plethora of information.

“About 40 Million adults in the U.S. regularly visit Internet Pornography sites. That’s more than 10 times the number of people who regularly watch baseball. And, which one, again, do we call America’s Pastime?”

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VALCO

Thu, 3 Jan 2008 21:26:15 -0800

You know you have aged when your wife finding a cup holder that fits on the stroller that actually holds a drink larger than a kindergarten portion of juicy juice makes your day. Don’t be afraid, embrace the Valco the best stroller cup holder on the planet. Big - gulp drinkers unite and rejoice.

HYPERCOLOR

Thu, 3 Jan 2008 21:11:26 -0800

It’s on like Long Duck Dong people. 2008. Year of the Hypercolor. It’s time to bring it back. I rallied and lost my attempts to bring Skidz back last year but this is a fad that never should have seen its moment in the sun fade to Black. They change colors when they got warm. Making middle fingers on someone’s back never got old.

Bodyfaders.com - Who knew a company actually still made these. I say support them!

COFFEE BEAN PUNCH CARDS

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:35:11 -0800

Am I the only one who remembers when they phased the lovely pink loyalty cards out? TCFBTL folks announced they would soon make way for a new policy on cards. Where have you gone my long lost friend? Employees when asked about their lack of availability say that too many people were cheating the system. Where does one get a star shaped hole punch?

SMART CAR U.S.

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:13:49 -0800

I saw my first US Version of the Smart Car parked in a parking garage in Beverly Hills. These things are all over Europe and never seem out of place in historic cities with windy streets. They even look big compared to the scooters and crotch-rockets all over those cities. I have to say I have been thinking if $16k is all that stands in between me and a green ride that I can pull an XZIBIT on it seems kind of fun but man this thing looked out of place parked next to our American Super-sized SUVS and Sedans. Its only a matter of time until some knob-slobber cuts one and half and stretches if for a Prom-Limo.....If I ever convinced my wife to let me have one anyway she’d make me drive it with a helmet and a bubble wrap suit...