When you were a kid did you ever order sea monkeys from an ad in the back of a comic book? Advertised as a “bowl full of happiness” and “instant life” I was intrigued. Maybe obsessed. I must have managed to talk a parent into ordering them because I have this vague and disappointing memory of tiny brine shrimp in a bowl. Not only did they not look anything like the little cartoon characters in the ads, they weren’t very interesting and they didn’t live long.…
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“Dying Brand” Goes Live
I’m delighted to celebrate Cinco de Mayo by announcing the arrival of my friend Wendy Tyson’s new book Dying Brand. [Tweet ” Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the arrival of my friend @WendyTyson’s new book #DyingBrand.”] When image consultant Allison Campbell attends an award ceremony to honor a designer friend, she’s thrust into a murder investigation. Only this time, it’s personal. A former boyfriend is dead, slain on the streets of Philadelphia. His widow claims he was meeting with Allison, yet Allison hadn’t spoken to him in…
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Pony Pirates at the Shrimp Festival
Everybody’s got their aaaaargh! on today. The ponies at the new Kids Zone location are sporting beads and bandanas. [Tweet “Some of my favorite neighbors are pirates.”]