serta sheep for sale
you could collect the whole set and hang them over your bed, i suppose.
(Tuesday, May 27, 2003)

bush tax bill increases u.s. dependence on foreign oil (wsj)
"A provision in the tax bill approved by Congress last week allows small-business owners to write off $100,000 for the purchase of, among other things, luxury SUVs."
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"Critics say allowing big tax write-offs for such vehicles -- which tend to guzzle much more gas than an ordinary passenger car -- is inconsistent with the Bush administration's avowed commitment to reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil."

Should we be surprised?
(Tuesday, May 27, 2003)

ethernet turns 30 (economist)
"The vast majority of the internet's traffic begins and ends its journey on Ethernet networks, which are found in nearly every office network and home broadband connection. It was not supposed to be this way. Few imagined that this particular networking protocol would last as long as it has."
(Monday, May 26, 2003)

back to the lab
Prince Paul beats for a Dexter's Lab cartoon. I don't think today's cartoons are any better than the old Bullwinkle and Looney Tunes, but the music is way way better now.

Is there a DVD of the Animaniacs? I would totally buy that.
(Friday, May 23, 2003)

The Art of Grocery Bagging Fades (wsj)
"Skilled bagging in many places is practically a lost art. It has been replaced by customer self-service or by cashiers without specialized training who often are insouciant about bagging. "Stores say, 'We have a very intensive training program,' and it consists of 10 words: After you check them out, put the stuff in bags," says John Stanton, professor of food marketing at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia."
(Tuesday, May 13, 2003)

Nike and Foot Locker have a showdown (wsj)
"John Shanley, a former Foot Locker executive who is now an analyst at Wells Fargo Securities, says Mr. Serra made the mistake of thinking Foot Locker and Nike are equally dependent on each other. 'They've taught Foot Locker a lesson they'll never forget,' Mr. Shanley says. '[FootLocker's CEO] is used to being bigger than all his vendors, but Nike is bigger than him.'"

Another case study in brand management and where the power lies in retail.
(Tuesday, May 13, 2003)

green monstah seats (espn)
sounds great. almost enough of a reason to visit boston again.
(Tuesday, May 13, 2003)