Filed under: Pop Culture Freaks Me Out
Okay, so Burger King has never been one of my advertising favorites. Waking up with the king in bed with you, having him follow you places– this is the stuff nightmares are made of, not happy consumer impulses. But today, while listening to The M Show, I heard John mention that a study showed that a Burger King Super Bowl ad did more to damage the brand that build it up. Seeing as I didn’t watch the Super Bowl at all, I had to go find the ad online.
What were they smoking when they came up with this? Seriously, now. It’s creepy in that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory sort of way, but without Johnny Depp’s beautiful face to give it some sort of redeeming quality. And the pileup at the end– what a bizarre display of freaky sadomasochistic role-playing.
I am not impressed.
Filed under: Podcasting
Just in case you aren’t a Griddlecakes Radio subscriber (and why aren’t you, I might ask? Hmmmmmm…), I’m in a bit over there. Griddlesode 20: Business Babble. Check it out, and tell Ron I sent you!
Filed under: Society
I don’t know, but the armchair sociologist/psychologist in me is fascinated by the results of this study.
Filed under: Family Stuff
Last night, my son had his big Blue and Gold Banquet for Cub Scouts. It was nowhere near as long as last year (which is good, because last year went on forever and ever and ever and ev…), and was actually a lot of fun. My big boy got his Bear badge, and an arrow point, and was so proud to be up at the front of the fellowship hall, getting recognition from everyone for his hard work. The little lady sat there slurping spaghetti and enjoying seeing her big brother get his badges. And when it came time for the “Crossing Over” ceremony, where the 2nd year Webelos cross the bridge and officially become Boy Scouts, both of my little boys sat there, starry-eyed, watching it all with envy.
“They’re going to be Boy Scouts now, Mama?” asked the little one, eyes wide, wanting to make sure he understood it all.
“Just two more years, and that will be me!” said the big guy, bursting with anticipation.
I’m a proud mama. Pictures will be at flickr later today, for sure.
My family is my everything. Ask anyone who knows me and they’ll tell you– my husband and my children light up my life. Being there last night, with all the other moms and dads, sitting through lists of kids getting awards that aren’t your kid, sticking around, applauding, trying not to act bored– it all reminded me that these little things mean so much to my kids. Family Uno battles, ticklefights, playing in the back yard together, fixing pigtails gently so that hair doesn’t get snagged, bringing one of the kids to work with me (Whose turn is it now, mommy?), bedtime backrubs, kissing boo-boos, and doing everything I can to help one of my little ones when they are sick or hurt– these are the things that they will forever bring to memory when thinking of me. No parent is perfect all the time. I can only hope that the good will far outweigh the bad, and that they’ll always see me as their biggest fan and their strongest defender.
Filed under: And Your Point Is...?
Last week, I emailed a picture of my band I direct to the local paper. Not only did they publish the photo, they even included a nice little article about how cool it is that a private school that small can have a band program! Awesome! Unfortunately for my long-distance pals, the article is not available at their web site (they only put up the cover story, obits, and editorial online), and I’m not about to retype the whole thing. But, suffice to say that it is pretty cool! 
We got a new camera yesterday to replace the broken one. Excellent! Flickr users beware!
Filed under: Podcasting
One of the podcasts I enjoy a great deal, and one of the first I ever subscribed to, is Matt’s Today in History. Matt, who also blogs at www.opaquelucidity.com, puts out a podcast in which he discusses interesting historical events that happened on this date in a past year. Well, he recently put out a call for guest podcasts, and being the excited podcast newbie that I am, I couldn’t resist sending him my own audio. It’s up now at his site, and you can find out about how on February 5, 1778, South Carolina became the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union. Enjoy!
I’ve been thinking about some other stuff, too, but I’ll have to save that for another post, possibly tomorrow. Stay tuned.
Filed under: The Beautiful South
…SSSSSNNNNNNOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW!
So, I guess those of you who live somewhere it snows regularly will think we’re idiots, but yip yip yippeee— it’s snowing! May not even stick or have anything resembling accumulation, but it sure is fun to watch outside the window of my office.
