American Madness

Intelligent Criticism in the Service of a Better Nation

DIY Planning Templates

I’m a complete freak for organizational tools. I don’t subscribe to a particular system (such as Franklin Covey, which my friend Rick has mastered), but I do give a lot of thought to ease of use and effectiveness, especially as compared to slickness and coolness.
So I was a little too excited at running across [...]

Don’t Call Me

Remember about 5 years ago when everyone was all abuzz about the new “Do Not Call ” Registry? You signed up and it prevented telemarketers from getting your information and calling you. Great idea, and for the most part it worked. If you are still receiving what you believe to be are telemarketer calls, well [...]

… From a Low-Fat Cow

Does anyone else remember the commercial from the 80’s for Heshey’s chocolate milk? Basically the gist of it was that Chocolate Milk Came from a chocolate cow. Well, now when folks ask where low-fat milk comes from, apparently a valid answer actually will be “from a low-at cow.”
Fonterra, the # 1 dairy exporter, and ViaLactia, [...]

Take a note of that, will you?

I have a friend who, prior to getting his BlackBerry, was a huge fan of Jott.
We’d be out and I’d mention an event to him or something coming up and he would call Jott and have an email sent to himself to remind him about it.
Jott is like that personal assistant you wish you had. [...]

Summer’s Officially Here

As of last week in fact, and with summer has come summer weather. We are hitting the 80s and 90s on a regular basis now with lots of sun (and, well some haze too, but that is to be expected in NYC). There are some folks out there, sitting at their desk right now wishing [...]

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