Interesting Ideas

My Weekly Credo:
It’s only work department

Posted in Business, Credos on May 4th, 2008

You do not owe the company any share of your peace of mind.

My Weekly Credo:
Dad’s one bit of life advice

Posted in Business, Credos, Culture on April 27th, 2008

If someone insists on picking up the check, let them. Do not argue.

My Weekly Credo

Posted in Business, Credos, Culture on April 20th, 2008

Even prompt people arrive late if they value their own time.

My Weekly Credo:
Why things don’t work

Posted in Business, Credos, Politics on April 13th, 2008

Incompetence trumps intention.

My Weekly Credo

Posted in Credos, Culture on April 7th, 2008

Intelligence is no impediment to the embrace of folly.

My Weekly Credo:
A reason for Blackberries

Posted in Business, Credos, Culture, Politics on March 30th, 2008

A Blackberry’s best use is for the polite avoidance of conversation in elevators.

My Weekly Credo: The burden of caring

Posted in Business, Credos, Culture, Politics on March 22nd, 2008

Bad things don’t happen to people who don’t care.

Kankakee and Waukegan: Swell Places

Posted in Art, Roadside Art, Vernacular Art on February 27th, 2008

Roadside Art: Waukegan shoe repair
Some first-rate signage from the funky Chicago suburbs of Waukegan and Kankakee.

Motel matches

Posted in Art, Roadside Art, Vernacular Art on January 31st, 2008

Great lodging images from motel matchbooks.
Colonial Tourist Court

100 Best Signs From Roadside Art Online

Posted in Art, Roadside Art, Vernacular Art on December 20th, 2007

Here’s a selection of my 100 favorite signs from the pages of Interestingideas.com’s Roadside Art Online section.
100 Best Signs From Interestingideas.com




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