Archive for March 1st, 2013

Ode to a billion …

March 1, 2013

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,

To put a billion in perspective, consider …

A billion seconds ago it was 1981

A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.

A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

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Think about that the next time a politician casually drops the word “billion”.

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Bang for the buck … err, make that $1.6 million bucks.

March 1, 2013

$1.6 million  … that’s what advertisers shelled out to be on the Oscars.

Wasf it worth it?

Here’s the AdAge recap of what some major marketers did with their time during the broadcast.

  • Chobani was a first-time Oscar advertiser with “Real is Original.” Hard to believe this was once a small Greek company.

Who else did AdAge highlight?

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Obama was wrong, Annie was right … case closed!

March 1, 2013

Yesterday, while the President was ringing Sequester Armageddon alarm bells, Annie was  pitching calm and confidence.

The sun’ll come out tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow there’ll be sun
Just thinkin’ about tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow till there’s none

When I’m stuck with a day that’s gray and lonely
I just stick out my chin and grin and say

The sun’ll come out tomorrow
So you got to hang on till tomorrow, came what may!

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If you need an upper today …

click to listen … it’ll make you feel better, for sure.

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I say, Annie for President !
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