Entries from October 2006 ↓

Fight breast cancer, one M & M at a time

Pink M&M's support Breast Cancer AwarenessYesterday while discussing ManBags I got sidetracked in talking about one of my favorite subjects. Breasts. I’m not a titty man per se, I’m actually more of an ass man, but like I said yesterday on the topic of breasts:

“Not only do these look good, babies find them delicious, cuddly, and nice to look at. Don’t we all I can hear you saying. One of natures more perfect blends of form and function.”

October is breast cancer awareness month. Not only is this an opportunity to raise awareness and money to save breasts, it is a chance to save lives. Now that’s something we can all put some effort into right? Right!

So the corporate folks over at Masterfoods have released Pink M & M’s to support the cause and just in time for Halloween no less. You buy a bag of 14 oz. M & M’s and 35 cents goes to The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Splurge on the 21 oz. bag and the bounty goes up to 50 cents.

Now we all know what breasts mean to all of us, and among those that love them are little kids. And little kids like candy right? And little kids will be collecting candy and dolling it out in just a few short days for Halloween right? Right! So go out to to one of those big box warehouse stores where you buy in Army/Navy quantity and buy some pink M & M’s!

In the mean time, if you’re a blogger then go ahead and put up a post about this before you run down to the store. Carl Chapman, a blogger I just became acquainted with from another blogger friend of mine has gone on a blog strike until 25 other bloggers put up a post about this. If it counts, this will go up on all our blogs, however meager their traffic, because dammit, it’s the thought that counts.

Thanks to Carl and Ami I’ll be making pink M & M’s my sole distribution for Halloween this year.

Oh, and to my friend Glenda B. who knows a blogger or two. Will you consider a quick ditty on your ode to life and perhaps even give your closest blogosphere friends a link on this topic? We could get Carl his 25 in a heard beat. Perhaps, you could even just mention it in parties while you’re at the Blog Business Summit in Seattle this weekend? Tagline: Together, we can save some ta ta’s and more importantly, a life or two.

[tags]Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Halloween, Breasts, Cancer, Masterfoods, M&M’s, The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation[/tags]

Netcast: Better Productivity – Less stress. Tips on how computer LCD size and background light increase productivity and lower stress

Gabcast! Julians.name #3

Here are my Netcast Links:

Twit.tv’s Leo Laporte and Amber Mac Netcast on MacBreak Weekly 11: iPhone Home
Merlin Mann, of productivity and life hacking goodness on 43Folders (I read him all the time)
Computer World article: “Could a 30-in. monitor help you do your job faster?” on Pfieffer Consulting study commissioned by Apple (this story has a link to the pdf of the full Pfieffer study)
Poynton.com article (pdf) on reducing eye-strain, glare and stress from your computer display
Scott Bourne, publishes iLifeZone (also featured on Twit.tv’s netcast) publishes a blog on getting the most out of your Mac and recently launched a blog on podcast gear that I’m interested in checking out (right now in fact).