Author Archives: jb

>Oops…

Posted on 9 November, 2009 by jb

> Public Service Announcement. Sort of. Suntan lotion ad from New Zealand. Before and after scenarios.

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>These would be….

Posted on 8 November, 2009 by jb

> …loafers? HT BoingBoing

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>Dodgems

Posted on 8 November, 2009 by jb

> Dodg’em? Dodge her, for real….! These bloody geriatrics think they own the road supermarket aisles…

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>You must be joking

Posted on 7 November, 2009 by jb

> I know that the Post Office has a reputation of losing things frequently being in the process of trying to locate items entrusted into their care, but this is silly. Sending 4 IDENTICAL catalogs to the SAME address, arriving … Continue reading →

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>Consumerism gone mad

Posted on 6 November, 2009 by jb

> And I thought that Mrs jb was a serious shopper….

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>Do you like sex? And do you like travel?

Posted on 5 November, 2009 by jb

> Then %$&* off… Edmund Wilson‘s general purpose sod-off letter. HT to BoingBoing

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>Too cool

Posted on 4 November, 2009 by jb

> The alphabet according to Google Maps

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>"But I’ve got cookery class….

Posted on 2 November, 2009 by jb

> ..and we’re making pancakes…!”

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Residents challenge proposed park

Posted on 30 October, 2009 by jb

I’m sure I’ve done it myself. “Can we diarise that?” “Who authored this %#*& report?” “How can we leverage that?” But not very often. Even Will did it. (Which is reassuring) Richard II Henry IV: My gracious uncle! Edmund of … Continue reading →

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>"Big ideas…

Posted on 30 October, 2009 by jb

> are little ideas that no one killed too soon.” From Seth Godin‘s blog Essential reading

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