The Best Job In The World

This is ingenious marketing -- you might even say The Best Marketing I've Ever Seen. The other day, our friend Michael suggested that we enter a contest, of sorts, for The Best Job in the World. Often, when I hear words like best or greatest used, I start trying to think of things that would be better. A sign for the best pizza is discounted immediately, because I've had the best pizza in the world and it wasn't at that place.  "Best In Show" isn't necessarily the best dog to curl up with on the couch.  Best is really an opinion and often a group opinion at that, Best Picture -- sometimes. Best Man -- often not.

So, back to

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The Great Haiku Garage Giveaway Has Begun!

We launched our weekly Haiku Garage giveaway today, and already we have our first entry!  And it's GOOD!  Go check it out.  It's the new blue box on our site.  Yes - I could link you from here, but I want you to learn how to do it yourself.  You can't depend on me for everything you know!!

The Inauguration -- Vicariously Anyway

Here's what I love about the internet. It's about the access that we have to the entire world  -- instant access at that. It's about community and sharing. It's about having an idea and seeing it come to life. It's about a boy and his mom having an experience of a lifetime at the Inauguration and him sharing it with the rest of us on his blog. Thanks, to our friends Finneas and Maggie, for sharing.

Heads Up For Haiku!

Another reality check is looming. In fact, we've been avoiding it, but it's time to face it now. We're calling it the the great purge of '09. Unlike the handful of times we've moved over the last 18 years, this time we're not moving to a new house, we're just leaving. Pretty much everything needs to be sold, given away or buried in the backyard. We'll keep photos and family heirlooms, but everything else is going -- the treasures and the junk, because we're determined not to rent an airplane hangar for a storage unit.

Some things are too near to our hearts to part with, and for these things we've development a "Limited Will" of sorts. These things are going for

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Adventures in Nanking (San Francisco)

The text message came about halfway to San Francisco -- somewhere around the smelly cow place on the 5 freeway. It read, "House of Nanking. It's in the financial district. 919 Kearny St. Between Columbus and Jackson."

The day before, our friend Gerry had told about his favorite Chinese food restaurant in San Francisco, and was following up to make sure

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