March 2007 – the quick Sliver

3.30.07 Echoes of the Past

March 30, 2007 Mike Keeler

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In our first capital, the sins of the nation’s past are being brought to light. When George Washington moved to Philadelphia in 1780, he brought 9 personal servants. The President’s house at the corner of 6th and Market had numerous outbuildings, including one referred to as “servants’ quarters.” Later, the…

3.23.07 Crap

March 23, 2007 Mike Keeler

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Marketing Rule 16A: Crap sells, as long as it’s really expensive Crap. The recent recall in the pet food industry has caused a lot of people to think about what goes into those cans. Menu Foods – the company responsible for the faulty product – works as a sub-contractor for…

2007 marketing pet food

3.16.07 Wake Up Call

March 16, 2007 Mike Keeler

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Please excuse the following; we’re a little wired this morning. Humans have never been “morning people”. Ever since we crawled out of caves, we’ve been looking for a better way to wake up. Seven thousand years ago, a Chinese emperor realized that if you dunk tea leaves in hot water,…

2007 coffee Food and Drug Administration Red Bull tea

3.9.07 Saving Time

March 9, 2007 Mike Keeler

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Ben Franklin couldn’t have seen this coming. Among his many crazy ideas, this one was perhaps the zaniest: twice a year, let’s have everyone in the country shift their clocks forward one hour in the spring and back an hour in the fall. He reasoned that, in the summer, farmers…

2007 Ben Franklin Bill Gates clock Daylight Savings energy Time Change

3.2.07 Diggin’ the Dirt

March 2, 2007 Mike Keeler

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Chris Lacivita is en route to Wellesley College. And he’s not looking for a date. In the spring of 1969, John McCain was being tortured in the Hanoi Hilton. Rudy Giuliani was working in the office of the U.S. Attorney. Little Johnny Edwards was 14; Barack Obama was 8. And a…

2007 First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Saul Alinsky Wellesley College