February 2008

Vanity Plug

February 13, 2008

My favorite sushi restaurant has named a roll after me! Tomo, here in Houston, now has the Craig Price Memorial Roll. It’s a large sushi roll with cucumber, Escolar topped with peppered tuna, avocado and honey wasabi. It’s awesome. So feel free to run over to Tomo and ask for the Craig Roll. Tomo Japanese [...]

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Dealing with Disappointment

February 12, 2008

Disappointment is a regular occurrence for many people. It happens to everyone. You’re expectations take control and you think something good is going to happen and WHAMO! It doesn’t. Or it does but it’s not nearly as good as you thought it would be. Kind of like any Harrison Ford movie in the past 15 [...]

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Media Monday: Attack of the Killer Jellyfish!!

February 11, 2008

Here’s a prime example of why I dislike the media. This sensationalist piece of tripe is what goes for news at the Telegraph: It could easily have been the role model for the terrifying creature in the film ‘Alien’. Except the alien in “Alien” had a hard exoskeleton, acid for blood and was an aggressive [...]

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Failure Friday: Possible Cancer Breakthrough

February 8, 2008

Saw this little tidbit on the net and it kind of pulls back the curtain on how things are discovered in the lab due to mistakes. From EurkeAlert!: In the study that led to the discovery of the anti-cancer effect, researchers were looking for new ways to reduce inflammation seen in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative [...]

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Be a Skeptical Receptacle

February 7, 2008

Contrary to popular belief, it’s okay to be skeptical. I’m sure most Nigerian princes are wonderful people with generous hearts. Just not the one that emailed you yesterday. You’re not going to strike it rich stuffing envelopes in your spare time. You can’t win a lottery you didn’t enter or even know about. And you [...]

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Workplace Wednesday: Law Enforcement Pt. 2

February 6, 2008

I know I have written on this workplace in the past, but I saw this article and thought an expanded edition of Workplace Wednesday by an expert in the field would be more apropos. From CNN.com: (AOL Autos) — Most of us have been stopped by a police officer at some point, usually for a [...]

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Media Monday: Super Bowl Ads

February 4, 2008
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Wanted to post some ads that utilize “Negative Thinking“. Will Ferrell on how not to shoot a beer commercial: Dwayne Wade learns why you should learn to say “no” : When bad ideas become big mistakes: Always have a back-up plan in case things go bad: And then there is this Pepsi ad: I just [...]

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