Posts tagged: crap

Read the Intro to Avoid Buying Crappy Cookbooks

Okay, I’ll admit it, even after amass­ing a siz­able col­lec­tion of cook­books, I still get suck­ered in and buy a crap cook­book every now and then.  I should know bet­ter, I really should, but it still hap­pens — like today, for instance. The thing about cook­books is that it’s not about the pretty pic­tures.  In […]

Thursday January 14th, 2010 in , , | Comments Off

Brands Mean Less as We Get Older

Brands are an impor­tant part of the busi­ness world, and they’re impor­tant to us as con­sumers.  I wouldn’t be so pre­sump­tu­ous to say that brands don’t mean any­thing to me any­more, or that I am immune to their power and influ­ence.  How­ever, I have noticed that they don’t mat­ter to me as much any­more. I […]

Wednesday January 13th, 2010 in , , | 2 Comments »

Mobile Internet is an Investment in Crap-Avoidance … and that Saves You Money!

If you have shop­ping urges — and be hon­est, you do — mobile inter­net can save you money.  Just this morn­ing, as I wan­dered aim­lessly around Wal-Mart while my car was in the shop to get win­ter tires put on, my hav­ing a Net con­nec­tion on my phone saved me money.  Seri­ously.  And this wasn’t […]

Saturday November 21st, 2009 in , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

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