12.31.09: Calories are very easily consumed. I consumed 3,000 excess calories today.
12.30.09: Kleenex is likely trading up their loyals because they really have no where else to go.
12.29.09: I can't have three drinks and stay up until 3 am and make it through the next work day anymore.
12.28.09: FiveFingers are great for runs under 10 miles.
12.27.09: Early morning flights are my favorite time to fly because you have a whole day ahead of you when you arrive.
12.26.09: The movie theater industry makes $10 billion per year in the U.S. Titanic alone raked in $1.8 billion in ticket sales.
12.25.09: "The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted, uncared for, and deserted by everybody. The greatest evil is the lack of love and charity, the terrible indifference toward one's neighbor..."
12.24.09: You can't play Trivial Pursuit with more than 8 people.
12.23.09: There's a diesel gas station right next to WHBC.
12.22.09: Sheets can shrink significantly during the converting process.
12.21.09: Argentinian airports are extremely inefficient.
12.20.09: I have to deal with the memories, and I need to define my relationship before it defines itself for me.
12.19.09: I think I will always love the countryside more than the city.
12.18.09: Dancing the tango with extraordinary talent, but no passion, is nothing close to extraordinary.
12.17.09: Sweet wines often have a heavier alcohol taste because the fermentation process leaves a high level of residual sugars present.
12.16.09: Choices are simple. You either want it or you don't. If you're not sure, it simply means you don't.
12.15.09: The things that I want in someone are often contradictory in a persona, but the most contradictory one seems to be that the guy who comes the closest to being something worth trying to pursue is not interested in being pursued because he is too afraid of what might happen. He's too afraid of risk, too afraid of failing himself.
12.14.09: To indulge in a culture, you need to open yourself up first.
12.13.09: The love for futbol links almost the entire world together, except for the U.S.
12.12.09: In business class, you need a dc adapter to plug in your computer.
12.11.09: TV flighting works more successfully on brands that invest in sustaining levels year round.
12.10.09: According to a book called Mindset, there are only two types of people - each defined by their type of mindset: growth or fixed.
12.9.09: I have to do a better job of taking care of my health. The pains whenever I move and the utter exhaustion are not worth anything. Next year my number one priority needs to be my health.
12.8.09: Shrink wrapping is incredibly difficult to do successfully.
12.7.09: Costco buyers are extremely knowledgeable in their categories, probably more so than any other retailer.
12.6.09: P&G teaches you more than almost any other company. I helped prepare Daphne for an interview today, and I apparently knew more about retailers than much more senior managers at Pepsi and Nestle.
12.5.09: If you have a positive NPV project, it's not a bad investment. There may be better investments, but this one is not a bad one. So don't invest in risk for risk's sake.
12.4.09: The gray stains around the edge of the carpet are due to carbon monoxide settling over years.
12.3.09: The people who were at lunch today are truly the core of the team. When one person like Ligz leaves, it makes an incredible difference on the team. Other people can leave, and it won't feel any different.
12.2.09: Long-sleeve onesies are made with mitten cuffs so that infants don't scratch themselves.
12.1.09: Communications Planning is most successful when the Brand, CMK and the Media Planning Agency all work together from the beginning development of the segmentation and receptivity through the CCS, CPCs and Path to Purchase.
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