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The Power of Advertisements

Today I was in the queue at a Subway in Leamington Spa. In front of me were two young men, about 17 years old, wearing sweats and hoodies (hooded sweatshirts).

The boy nearest me was very excited and couldn’t decided exactly what size sandwich he wanted and which toppings. He finally decided on a foot long meatball sub with cheese, extra bacon and mayo. He seemed so happy and so attentive to how they were making it, I asked him, “first time here?”

He turns to me and says;

“I just got out of prison yesterday and for two years now I have been watching Subway ads on the tellie and wanted a meatball sub. I just didn’t know you got all these other choices too… its amazing!”

I said, “those ads made quite an impact then”.

He nodded and ran off to devour the sandwich.

I just hope it lives up to his expectations.

April 26, 2006 | Category » of interest
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Best Children's Books

My good friends John & Kim Cook asked me which kid’s books I liked the best. I thought that I would start to capture a list of the ones that I like and the kids like.

I will try to keep it up to date from time to time.

Note: at the time I am writing this, my boys are three and five.

Also, the list is in no particular order…

March 10, 2005 | Category » of interest
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Su Doku

1	8	5	7	3	4	9	2	6
7	9	6	1	2	8	4	3	5
2	3	4	5	9	6	1	7	8
3	1	8	9	4	2	6	5	7
6	5	2	8	1	7	3	4	9
4	7	9	6	5	3	2	8	1
9	4	1	2	8	5	7	6	3
5	2	7	3	6	1	8	9	4
8	6	3	4	7	9	5	1	2

Su Doku.

Apparently invented in Japan, this is the newest puzzle in The (London) Times. Angela and I both like it. Occasionally it is impossible, most of the time its just a little fiddley.

December 6, 2004 | Category » of interest
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Magic of Business Photography

I love lifestyle and business photography. Most of us don’t even realize what we are looking on business websites and many magazines. Its just normal to be reading a story on the growth of PDAs or something with an image of an attractive kid on a scooter with a phone. Part of the problem is that it is hard to take an abstract concept and depict it graphically… or even photographically. But occasionally you come across a real winner, one that makes you think… “it is me, or was the creative guy here on drugs…”

This image…

July 19, 2004 | Category » of interest
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