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Archive for September 2nd, 2009

Good Article on the Power of Red

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Here is a great article about sports teams that wear Red as their color of choice.

We certainly have seen an up tick in success since we went back to our retro homage look and feel and use Red as our primary color.

Only issue is that the same kind of science of color talks about the inefficiency of wearing Black as a primary color. That notion didn’t seem to hurt the Stanley Cup champs last season and they beat the RED Wings.

Ghost Bikes

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Why are there white bikes showing up everywhere?

Performance art?

Memorials to fallen bikers?

A political statement?

All of the above?

Check out this great 5 minute film to find out; well done. Click here on Snagfilms.com. I liked this one a lot — a very beautiful and eerie short film.

Playing Today on NHL.com

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

I just went to NHL.com and the main video playing was called “Epic Performances”; and it highlighted Alex Ovechkin’s 4 goal performance a couple of years back against the Montreal Canadians. That was a physical game — and quite the performance by our reigning MVP player. Check it out — fun to watch — on NHL.com by clicking here.

Is Google Screwing With Me, Personally?

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

I am not making this up.

I went to Google today — and a screen popped up that said…” Were sorry — but the computer you are using may be sending automated inquiries; to make sure you are human — type in the term you see below”…

The term was blurry — and I had to concentrate on the type face and there was a small box to enter the term; and guess what the term was to type in?

Belessfed.

Can’t make this stuff up!

Basic Math

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

A member of the media was talking to me about the respective local fan bases of our sports teams and made some off handed misinformed comments to me; I said — “you must have been an English major because your math doesn’t add up”. (more…)