11 Golden Nuggets from Steve Jobs

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"There are only two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, "All right, then, have it your way.'" - C.S. Lewis

"The person who wants to be seen as great shows the world how to manipulate them." - Shane Parrish

"Everything lands on one's thinking... A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is." - Seneca

"Awesome products grow with word of mouth." - Elon Musk

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- The most expensive sports team sales in history.

- The Bud Light marketing implosion will be studied in graduate schools for years. But will anyone learn anything?

- Earth Day has always been a scam. We should ditch it completely and go back to celebrating Arbor Day.

- A simple truth.

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

I'd be OK with vaccine passports if it also became mandatory for any candidate or incumbent for political elected office had to first pass the current test immigrants have to pass on US history and civics in order to become citizens. The argument of "what's the big deal?" is equally valid for both issues. Looking at you AOC and other members of "the Squad"...  Heh Heh... Amused by fact I've heard a number of people refer to the vaccine now as a "stab" instead of a "jab." Gives a slightly different meaning to, "Let Big Pharma jab you." Wonder if "Let Big Pharma stab you" is actually more accurate though... The City of Worcester grew by over 25,000 in the latest census giving the Heart of the Commonwealth a total of 206,518 and keeping it the second largest city in New England. Suck it Hartford, Providence, and Portland!... Never noticed this before but supermarkets put the most colorful, sugar-filled cereals on the bottom two shelves to catch the eyes and be well within reach of little kids... Both President Biden and VP Kamala Harris are distressed assets...  

Boaty McBoatface

I agree 100% - the United Kingdom should name their new polar research vessel Boaty McBoatface. In addition to the reasons given in the article - think of the possible marketing and merchandise!

- there could be a children's show that would be a cross between Thomas the Tank Engine and Kratts Creatures. A cartoonish Boaty McBoatface interspersed with biologists explaining to kids about the different creatures that call the arctic home.
- T-shirts, hats and miniature  Boaty McBoatface's. I'm ready to order a shirt that says Crew right now!
- a show aimed at adults about the current mission for the scientists and crew
- a sponsored web site with webcams pointed forward, aft, port and starboard
- multiple sponsorship opportunities such as "Coke the official soft drink of the crew of Boaty McBoatface", etc. etc.

Boaty McBoatface could raise much more than the $287 million it actually cost to build the ship - enough for a Boaty McBoatface sister ship! Bertha McBoatface? Seriously - this could be the best thing to ever happen to educating the public about polar research.

Pearl Harbor Day Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations on the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

On this day 74 years ago Japan attacked the United States Naval base at Pearl Harbor... Taking the President's example - Bill Belichick to blame Patriots loss to Eagles on Global Warming... Great moments in marketing history... Interestingly enough - after Pearl Harbor - Canada actually declared war on Japan before the US did... Just 2 days after Pearl Harbor baseball great Bob Feller volunteered for military service. It was this patriotism that Ted Williams always admired more about Feller than anything Feller ever did on the baseball diamond... Interesting article on how Pearl Harbor created big government in the US and how that era is coming to an end... Random thought - Spare Time is a great name for a bowling alley...