dragonc | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 04 2006 | phrases, culture, origin, blogs
I've always wanted to know where "cool beans" came from. Apparently you can find the info on it on wikipedia, but I couldn't.
Quoted: It is originally from Boston, when the baked beans that had just come out of the oven were cool enough to eat, the cook would announce, “Cool Beans.” It became more popular recently as a result of a Bush Beans commercial in the mid 80s, when the talking dog, Duke, said it in one of their commercials.
Cool Beans indeed.
Did you know that Boston Baked Beans actually came from Native Americans? They taught the Pilgrims how to make them, though the Pilgrims substituted pork fat and molasses for the original bear fat and maple syrup. They were so popular in Boston because of the strict religious practices of the Pilgrims. They would bake the beans on Saturday and eat them on Sunday because of strict limits on work on the Sabbath, including cooking. When Boston became the American anchor of the Slave Triangle, it was floating in molasses as a by-product of making rum from sugar-cane. So Baked Beans became a staple food all over the city.
- dragonc | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 31 2007 | design, blogs, blogging, sustainability
I'm officially a writer for Worldchanging.
/sooooo excited!!!!
- dragonc | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 25 2007 | blogs
Quoted: Mandarin Design Blog and Web Design Studio. CSS and HTML code served copy and paste style. Located in Sacramento, California
- dragonc | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 15 2007 | blogs, google, logos
The Burning Man story makes me smile :)
Quoted: My name is Dennis, and I'm the guy who draws the Google doodles. But the doodle tradition started here before I did. The first doodle was produced by (who else?) Larry and Sergey, who, when they attended the Burning Man festival in summer 1999, put a little stick figure on the home page logo in case the site crashed and someone wanted to know why nobody was answering the phone.
- dragonc | Shared With: Everyone - Nov 23 2006 | blogs, stocks, boeing
Quoted: Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) can do no wrong lately. The Wall Street Journal reports today that the company expects to gain more than $10 billion in new business over the next few weeks.
- dragonc | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 24 2006 | facebook, social bookmarking, blogs
Facebook moving into social bookmarking space.
- dragonc | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 24 2006 | blogs, PR firms
Quoted: Paul Holmes is editor of The Holmes Report, a weekly electronic newsletter for the public relations industry. He has more than 20 years of experience writing about the public relations business on both sides of the Atlantic. He runs the SABRE Awards competition for excellence in public relations programming and publishes the annual PR Agency Report Card, profiling 150 leading PR firms. He also consults with PR firms, on marketing, positioning and HR issues, and works with clients to help them identify the best agencies for their needs.
- dragonc | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 05 2006 | information, orange county, blogs
Please pray for me I'm apartment hunting for a place near the beach in Orange County and having major sticker shock.
Quoted: Q. What advice would you give a renter who's shopping for a deal on an O.C. apartment?
Quoted: A. Make sure to look at all the options on the market and consider each apartment and the amenities being offered. Many owners have taken advantage of the financial markets to pull money out and put it back into the property. Smaller 8-unit to 10-unit buildings that are
centrally located -- to be close to work -- are popular. Drive times and, of course, gas prices are to be (considered.) Look for an apartment that gives a good quality of life. And prayer – that always helps, too. - dragonc | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 10 2006 | people, blogs, business, Kathy Sierra
Quoted:"The compiler doesn't care if the person who forgot the curly brace is wearing a black lace bra."
Yes, I realize that the compiler is not the whole story... and that while the compiler is gender-blind, the context in which you're asked to write that code is loaded with interpersonal issues. Still...
I love being a woman. I love wearing a lace bra. And I love writing code. Personally, I'm delighted at how well these can work together. And my big wish is that more women--especially younger women--will discover the same thing.
- dragonc | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 06 2006 | marketing, blogs, business
There is a church in Bellevue (24/7 I think?) that wants to do the world's biggest water balloon fight to gain more attention and church goers. Guess it's gonna have to beat this.
Quoted: Attempting to capture the "real life gaming experience of the new Xbox 360, Sydney agency Lava Communications created a commercial centered around the world's largest water balloon fight on Cooge beach in Sydney for a commercial. It looks like the shoot was a lot of fun and, yes, it does end with the proverbial "people forming letters" skycam shot. Still, we like it.
- dragonc | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 02 2006 | social networking, people, blogs
Quoted: "But I never use it anymore, because most people my age now use Facebook," she says. "I can talk to people I haven't spoken to in years, and you can join college networks and meet people. MySpace is good for looking at bands and music, but for your own website, Facebook is much better."
Send Nikki a friend request or a personal message instead.