Having lived in Malibu where credit watching is an art form and smatterings of applause break out when groups of two or more gather to recognise/wait for a friend’s name to scroll by, I was pleased to see the BBC listen to its viewer complaints for squeezing and speeding up movie end credits into a […]

Poor Travis, the guy can’t win for losing. His University days were spent like many a fine young scholar, tanking up on beer. When he graduated he bought two suits from the Men’s Wearhouse in Topeka, Kansas which on its website offers free alterations, “Because you never know when you’re going to gain or lose […]

On my 10th US Independence Day abroad, I’ll walk across our meadow to where the UK’s Severn River meets the Irish Sea and toss in the contents of a tea bag to celebrate. US holidays abroad are a bit strange. It’s Friday here. No hours-long parades, political speeches, fireworks, over-stuffing myself at cookouts or other […]

The company everyone loves to hate turned 10 this week. Using any working e-mail address they can link to your credit card or bank account to transfer money simply and easily. They revolutionised the way money is securely wire transferred across the globe. Top e-bay business users hate the percentage rates they charge, but love […]

Diesel fuel averages £1.32 per litre in the UK or $10.11 per gallon. Since truck stop pumps dispense fuel at a rate of 120 litres a minute, 1,000 litres on average per tank means $2,600+ per. A huge percentage of the increase is in the form of taxes and thus truckers want Whitehall to do […]

British shopping institution Marks & Spencer lost 25% of its share value yesterday when its Executive Chairman Sir Stuart Rose announced that due to a lack of consumer confidence, same period store sales were down 5.3% and revenues for the full calendar year would fall by 20%. It must be really bad if people have […]

Colombian forces yesterday launched a rescue of 15-hostages, some held for as many as 10-years, by FARC rebels. “I would remind you that these things require incredibly long planning and coordination, et cetera,” said Republican presumptive nominee John McCain. “There’s no way possible that it could have had anything to do with our visit that […]

When will the Dems learn to that bringing a knife to gun fight is not very smart? When will they learn to play the refs better (the media) for the free ride John McCain continues to get whilst Obama supports the FISA bill only to catch the corporate thieves in criminal liability when elected and […]

Queen Elizabeth’s horse won a stakes race at Ascot. She arrived, watched the race, presented the trophy and left with little fanfare. To compare and contrast, President Bush’s 747 aircraft, Air Force One, landed under heavy security at Heathrow shutting down one of the world’s busiest airports and disrupting, delaying or cancelling the travels of […]

The BBC reported a Missouri, USA car dealership offered a promotion where if one buys a car or truck, they can get either $250 in petrol vouchers or a free handgun. UK laws forbidding gun ownership aside for the moment, if they were to change, could this be a marketing opportunity for businesses in the […]