January 2011
6 posts
Most popular Singers
Forget what you hear on the radio and see on MTV. Most popular musicians in Australia based on what people actually bought. All but 3 or 4 of the top 50 were performing in the 60’s. (source: Sydney Morning Herald).
What does that tell you?
It tells me kids today don’t buy music they download it for free.
Governments today
“that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of consumerism with less freedom, less free speech, with more restrictions, more taxes — and that government of the people, by the politicians, for the politicians, with every increasing bureaucracy, shall not perish from the earth”. Apology to President Abraham Lincoln and the men and woman of the past who died defending...
No milk today
woman in front of me at local supermarket check out, says to check out operator: “There’s no milk on your shelves!!!” “That’s because of the floods.” Woman gets angry “But you always have milk on shelves!!!!!!” “It’s because the trucks can get through”. Woman now very aggressive “I don’t care you should have...
It's a Brave New World
Dear Gerry Harvey, I find it extremely annoying that you and your fellow Corporate folk will take a full page add in the Weekend Australia telling us how bad it is to shop online. GET WITH THE PROGRAM! If I had the money I’d take a full page add telling you why you are wrong. Your business model is out of date. I bet you can still remember blacksmiths? Change or go the way of the Music...
The 'Church'
Oh - Exciting news! I posted some time back about a ‘Church planting’ in Prague “where only 3% of the people are Christian”. (The 40% who are Catholics don’t count I suppose). Apparently God or someone now thinks differently… it’s now CHICAGO USA! I ran into a friend who was going to work in the church in Prague, learned the language bought their tickets...
While on the subject of Church
Hot Cross Buns have appeared in stores! Give me a break!