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Regular readers of this blog know that two of our "side" interests are advertising and beer. We, accordingly, found this analysis [http://www.beveragebusiness.com/bbcontent/art98/bryson0405.html] of "malternatives" and their marketing interesting. Excerpts: > The core malternatives - Smirnoff Ice, Mike's

What's so hard to understand? Girls good, boys bad: > "Modern American teachers are often taught in education school that fairly normal signs of 'male' behavior, like overflowing energy or aggressiveness, must be severely tamped down. ... > "It is very natural for boys to

The pursuit of happiness. It doesn't mean getting as much action as possible? Link [http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110006896]. Excerpts: > For anyone who went to church in the 18th century, the "pursuit of happiness" was a familiar phrase. American preachers had delivered sermons

"[T]he soul moves in the opposite direction, lightly and swiftly moving upwards once it is released from sensuous and earthly attachments, soaring from the world below up towards the heavens." Gregory of Nyssa

We had planned to resume regular blogging, but were thwarted by the Norse gods of the Internet. We're not sure what happened yesterday evening, but the TDE site and many others on the web were down for hours.

when you have pi to avert ennui? > Akira Haraguchi, 59, managed to recite the number's first 83,431 decimal places, almost doubling the previous record held by another Japanese. > He had to stop three hours into his recital after losing his place, and had to start

The raid on Somalia was a success. Eric Scheske made it back home with seven treasures. Truth be known, Eric wasn't in Somalia (shocker, shocker). He was in Houghton Lake, Michigan, a tourist resort area in central/northern Michigan (lower peninsula). The "seven treasures" refer to

The primary difference between the cultured man and the barbarian is a difference in permanence. The cultured man values things that are long lasting, that provide on-going value, that make a difference in the long run. He will accordingly make short-term sacrifices in order to obtain the long-term gain. The

LOTR fans are staging battle scenes around Moscow: > In the summer, woods around Moscow, as well as Moscow's biggest parks often teem with people who look like they've just walked off the set of “Lord of the Rings” – swords, armor, the works. The parks and

A man who rejects truth and goodness tends to hold the ugly in high esteem. If there are enough men like that walking around, we become a culture that holds the ugly in high esteem. As we become a culture that holds the ugly in high esteem, we become a