Daily Dose of Dust
Jozef Imrich, name worthy of Kafka, has his finger on the pulse of any irony of interest and shares his findings to keep you in-the-know with the savviest trend setters and infomaniacs.
''I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.''
-Kurt Vonnegut
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Sunday, October 17, 2004
Nostalgia used to be something that obsessed my generation born at the end of baby boomers. But a new generation is discovering a fondness for its youth. It's hip to be so five years ago (About the time span since I left the NSW Parliament
James Cumes of VOW and Lakatoi fame shares with the blogosphere via Jeffa the Good News
James Cumes is the author of Haverleigh (and other great books) which are filled with grace, style, honesty and wit. Read James’ master pieces for sheer history, beauty and charm. Nothing new even comes close. Austrio-Czech Jelinek is great, yet Austrio-Australian Cumes is greatest of them all... I think life is too short to waste it on mediocre wine, artificial flowers and meaningless books. Obey my orders taste James' words and you will never be hungry again!
Tracking Trends Great & Small: Can You Name That Supertitle?
Businesses spend millions to create a catchy tagline for their products. Too bad consumers don't remember most of them ....
Quick -- what's the title of Jozef Imrich’s book? How about Kmart's (KMRT )? And Buick's (GM )? If you don't know, you won't advance in Jeopardy! when the category is advertising. But you won't be alone.
Like Cold River, contemporary catch-phrases just crumble into dust.
• Obey your reading thirst; [Yellow brick road to righteousness: More people gain their philosophy of life and spiritual values through musicals than by going to church, says a new book. So what life lessons can musicals teach us? My Mamka Maria taught Do-Re-Mi while My Tato Jozef taught me Guralu Ci Ci Nezal; ]
• · Good news for men everywhere: the more sex you have, the better your sperm quality Superman 2004
• · · There is, of course, a Sod's Law factor to the equation. If you judge your ratings wrongly, you might become too optimistic - and calamity will strike A new mathematical formula has proved Murphy's Law really does strike at the worst possible time ; [Having the blues lifts the Imrich’s heart It's not always easy feeling blue ]
• · · · Most of the cells in your body are not your own, nor are they even human. They are bacterial
• · · · · More wonderful things on the blog include a comment about how women have much more influence on the Net than people think as they tend to be the emailers and listserv supporters, spreading the stories that need to be spread
• · · Value your life! Superior protection Phil Harvey sells sexual excitement to the rich, then helps the poor
• · · · · · Czechs and Aussies take a sip: A report finds not all beers are created equal; [ Coke versus Pepsi: It's all in the head ]