As I’m watching “All in the Family” on TV Land, a commercial came on that forced me to use the rewind feature of the TiVo. The commercial begins with a Native American named Thomas Moran proclaiming proudly that “Unlike your bank, Western Sky has thousands to lend you.” He goes… Read More "“139% Interest, Plus Fees.” Or, “Plenty Of Reservations About Western Sky Financial.”"
Scott Sanfilippo's Blog
"I Call Him '70's Naked Guy'." Or, "Shag Carpeting, Don Bailey, & How Not to Design a Website."
Part of my morning ritual is to grab the iPad and hit all my news sites to get caught up on the events that happened overnight. As I loaded the south Florida Sun Sentinel newspaper’s website, an ad caught my eye. Normally I don’t give ads on websites a second… Read More ""I Call Him '70's Naked Guy'." Or, "Shag Carpeting, Don Bailey, & How Not to Design a Website.""
"Four Urinals, No Waiting." Or, "It's Not Easy Being Pee Shy."
I have a phobia I very willingly admit to. One that I’m sure others have but refuse to tell anyone about. It’s not about spiders, snakes (although I am freaked out by them) or high places. It doesn’t involve elevators, escalators or turkey farms. It’s about public restrooms. Whether they… Read More ""Four Urinals, No Waiting." Or, "It's Not Easy Being Pee Shy.""
"A Pile of Copy, A Reel Of Tape & A Fresh Razor Blade." Or, "Who Killed Radio?"
I was at one of my favorite Italian joints in Old Forge, PA tonight for dinner, Arcaro & Genell. As usual, seating was at a premium and I had to wait for a table. While sipping a Blue Moon complete with a slice of orange, two friends of mine walked… Read More ""A Pile of Copy, A Reel Of Tape & A Fresh Razor Blade." Or, "Who Killed Radio?""
"Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds!" Or, "Hey Big Boy, Wanna Get Lucky?"
Whenever someone says, “Scott, you’re a winner” I don’t get overly excited, as the context of “winner” usually turns out to be derogatory. The act of “winning” involves a victory of some sorts. Whether cashing in on a large prize from that one-dollar scratch-off ticket, or winning $35k from that… Read More ""Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds!" Or, "Hey Big Boy, Wanna Get Lucky?""
"Pondering." Or, "That's A Lovely Chamber Pot Mrs. Jones."
I spend a lot of time pondering. Not about important things, but about little things. Like, what if there were no cell phones. It would be like 1978 all over again. When we need to reach out and touch someone we head home to our Princess phone and “dial” that… Read More ""Pondering." Or, "That's A Lovely Chamber Pot Mrs. Jones.""
"US Airways Flight Attendant Goes Above & Beyond." Or, "Did You Just Pull That From His Ear?"
Usually you hear about flight attendants who are disgruntled because of their latest union contract, or so ticked off at a passenger that they grab a can of beer and deploy the emergency exit slide only to get their own reality show. It’s not too often you hear about the… Read More ""US Airways Flight Attendant Goes Above & Beyond." Or, "Did You Just Pull That From His Ear?""
"W W W Dot C O." Or, "A Lesson In Making Sure You Register Your .co Domain"
How many times has this happened to you. You’re typing in the url for your favorite website and low and behold you leave off the “m” in the “.com” and you go nowhere fast. Until now. The new “.co” domain is available for registration and businesses all over the world… Read More ""W W W Dot C O." Or, "A Lesson In Making Sure You Register Your .co Domain""
"Boxers or Briefs?" Or, "My Password Is…"
Besides auto-attendants that greet you in Spanish before English, my second most hated thing in life is passwords. Need to log on to your computer? Enter a password. Have to check voice mail? Enter a password. Want to play a game on your iPhone? Enter a password. There’s passwords for… Read More ""Boxers or Briefs?" Or, "My Password Is…""
"Forget Guns, I Want This Dog." Or, "The Guy Never Saw it Coming."
I’m not a fan emails people send you that have been forwarded more times than Lady Ga Ga has been high. You know the ones I’m talking about, the ones that if you printed them out would easily waste a ream of paper. They usually contain images stolen from websites… Read More ""Forget Guns, I Want This Dog." Or, "The Guy Never Saw it Coming.""