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  • The Penny

    I used to collect a lot of pennies from my readers and donate them a worthy cause at the year's end. However, until there is a clear solution to prevent PayPal from taking half the donations, this feature is down. Keep the pennies in a jar. ;)

  • The Thought

    "The harder I work, the luckier I get." - J.P. Morgan

It’s the online Christmas tree’s fault

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Patrick

I bet you’re wondering where I’ve been the past few weeks… Or you’re not and I’m actually typing to myself. However,  Google Analytics has me believing otherwise.  In fact, I have handfuls of visitors… Presumably from organic SEO, aside from mother of course.
Nonetheless, I have been busy selling Christmas Trees online in my free time. [...]

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Attempted viral… probably succesful

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Patrick

Oh Woot, you so tricky Woot.com… So, so, soo tricky. This morning I “mistakenly” received an email from one of my favorite deal-a-day websites, Woot.com. The subject and first body lines indicate that only Woot employees should’ve recieved the email, but somehow this lil’ ol’ consumer got mixed up in the employee contact list. Either [...]

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Colin Powell endorses Obama

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Patrick

Confused about your decision in 08? I am! Probably because this is the first election I’ve genuinely paid close attention to. Adding to the confusion is the need for immediate and drastic change. The questions I’ve asked myself are: what are the changes needed and which candidate can make them happen flawlessly?
To me, yesterday was [...]

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Ch ch ch ch ch changes….

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Patrick

One poor excuse for neglecting “penny for a thought”  as of late is that I have recently (as of last week) left my job of nearly 2.5 years and started another. Let me tell ya, leaving a job you otherwise enjoy is tougher than breaking up with a girlfriend because you found (what you hope [...]

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Hitting the nail on the head

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Patrick

This spot from Kaiser Permanente does it… I love it!

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Laughing histarically, again

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Patrick

Ok, so, unlike my previous post, this video isn’t for everyone, but I’m confident the majority of my readers will appreciate this re-mix of a classic Richard Simmons exercise video. Credit goes to a Portland-based creative who writes for a Portland-based juggernaut in the ad game.

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Making me laugh

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Patrick

There’s never a shortage of random videos–online–intended to make one laugh. Everyone has their own opinion of what’s funny or not, but here’s one I think anyone can appreciate. It’s a non-offensive, :30 TV ad a Portland, OR ad agency did for the Oregon Aquarium… Brilliant!

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Kobe goes viral

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Patrick

Last week’s hot topic in viral media was a video of Kobe Bryant jumping a speeding sports car. Considering a vehicle would have to be traveling upwards of 150 MPH, I venture to guess magic (perhaps Harry Potter) was involved during this video’s production; but spectacular nonetheless. It’s viral for several reasons: a.) The video [...]

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Sex Ed. for dummies, or really immature adults

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Patrick

In my opinion, you’re never too old to laugh at a good sex joke. That said, there’s nothing funny about (STIs) sexually transmitted infections (not that I’d know, honestly!) But they are fun to make fun of, especially for the sake of education. That’s the approach Planned Parenthood is taking with TakeCareDownThere.org, an action-based website [...]

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White Gold is White Gold

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Patrick

Strung-out by their long running “Got Milk?” campaign, Milk, with help from Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, launched a “made for web,” digital campaign built around a fictional rocker, White Gold. One part moderately creepy human and one part mystic moon goddess, White Gold is sure to please; whether or not he’ll persuade you to [...]

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Yahoo! Launches LIVE

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Patrick

Over the weekend Yahoo! launched a revolution, one only recognized online and of value to those of us with a web cam/iSite, not to mention a blazing fast connection, but a revolution nonetheless. It’s Yahoo! LIVE, a live video-streaming service that has all the potential to, once again, change the way we use the [...]

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