http://doylebrau.com The after eggnog beer. Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:04:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sitting my own little slice of heaven on board this MD-80, I'm still dwelling on an event that happened earlier today. Maybe this is an indicator of how little I fly (or how I usually fly), but I had to check a bag today (due to the TSA's fear ... http://doylebrau.com/2008/12/30/the-real-cost-of-maple-syrup/ Doo-dah, Doo-dah! But seriously, the meal is already two-thirds of the daily caloric intake recommended by our fine and competent government. Is it truly necessary to keep calling attention to food like this? http://doylebrau.com/2008/12/30/burger-king-has-crown-shaped-fries/ I'm at LaGuardia, waiting for my flight to Tampa and I would like to call your attention to the helpful kiosk that Delta put together so we all know what is and is not allowed in a carry-on bag. Just in case you didn't notice, that big green item ... http://doylebrau.com/2008/12/30/helpful-hint-from-delta/ I was just writing (for another project) about the difference between organic food and, well, non-organic food and I realized that the whole organic food industry has been taking the high road when marketing their products. Now, This may be intentional (and it most-likely is) but just once I'd like to ... http://doylebrau.com/2008/12/29/organic-marketing-101/ So far, in the month of December, 55 people have accessed my site via google searches using phrases (more than one word).  Now that I think of it, I posted on my ability to track these occurrences in this post a while back.  Anyway, of these 55 searches, 20 of ... http://doylebrau.com/2008/12/29/job-well-done/ It's been forever since I cleaned out my comments bin, so I just spent half an hour deleting a couple of months worth of depraved, quasi-legal, unabashedly sexual spam comments. You think that barnyard-themed adult websites have to clear Victorian literature or Shakespearean sonnet comment spam out of their bins? http://doylebrau.com/2008/12/28/another-social-experiment/ Someday, I'm going to bike the entire Brooklyn Bridge on the walk side and act really surprised and confused when people tell me that I shouldn't be there. http://doylebrau.com/2008/12/28/social-experiment/ Okay, apparently, the EPA now has its own 'most wanted list' now, full of baddies who dump, dupe, or spray illegally.  First of all, I want to say how happy I am that eco-villans are no longer just the stuff of James Bond or Captain Planet.  In the grand scheme ... http://doylebrau.com/2008/12/11/americas-most-wanted-green-edition/ While procrastinating the inevitable completion of the last in a long line of keynote presentations this semester, I happened upon this gem amongst my 'Rapid Bus' google results.  From Alan Hoffman, a San Diego transportation consultant.  (Read the whole article here.)"It's what I call the 'AYF Factor.' Attractive young females ... http://doylebrau.com/2008/12/02/the-d-train-ladies-drink-for-free/ It had to happen sometime and it finally has...  The U.N. is going green.  Sort of.  According to the New York Times, the glass curtain of the famous East River Headquarters will be redone with new super-insulated glass and windows that are designed not to open, which, combined with other ... http://doylebrau.com/2008/11/22/the-un-vs-the-world/