and why is this made in mexico?

2 comments | July 12th, 2008

not that i’m religious or anything…but omg omg omg!!!

Now I believe that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and people have the right to look anyway that wish, but I think this one went a little to far in preying on those who obviously have a negative image of themselves.

It really pains my heart when I see someone being exploited when they are weak and the continuous effort made in keeping them that way.

Being at times what could be considered an over-protective father, I would like to share this thought…true love only comes by being yourself, not when you alter yourself.

14 comments | July 11th, 2008

uhmm…wtf is bush thinking???

Right or wrong, I really respect how Bush has a “I don’t give a fuck” attitude about himself.

5 comments | July 10th, 2008

something that you don’t see everyday

And it’s not photoshop!!!

5 comments | July 10th, 2008

hancock the movie…uhmm???

I encourage all to see this movie. 

I don’t want to spoil it for those who haven’t seen yet so I will be holding back my two cents until Monday, July 14, 2008.  For those who have seen it, please hold your comments as well until Monday…nobody likes a party pooper!

Ooh wee…Monday can’t get here quick enough!!!

3 comments | July 9th, 2008

first rule of advertising…location location location!!!

I’m willing to bet a $1000 that 3M just didn’t pick a random bus stop to place this one.

Good stuff though…it caught my attention!

3 comments | July 9th, 2008

emotional bullying at it’s best!!!

I’m sure this is for a great cause and I have nothing against giving to charities…but I wonder how many meals could’ve been purchased with just half of the budget from this campaign? (more…)

2 comments | July 9th, 2008

remember this…

When you think you have exhausted all possibilities…you haven’t!!!

6 comments | July 8th, 2008

now ask yourself…what’s not possible???

Please use the fact that this bull elephant named Noppakhao painted a picture of another elephant to combat any thoughts of doubts you have in your infinite possibilities!!!

I think this is freaking amazing!

4 comments | July 8th, 2008

when enough is never enough!!!

This article is a classic example of how our bodies are our most invaluable possession.

(07-04) 04:15 PDT BUCHAREST, Romania (AP)
A court has ordered a Romanian surgeon to pay $795,000 in compensation to a patient whose penis he accidentally severed during an operation.

In July 2004, Dr. Naum Ciomu made a surgical error while operating on the man’s testicles, severing the penis instead of making an incision to the testicle.

The Bucharest Magistrates Court ruled Friday that Ciomu had been “superficial” in his approach to the operation, ordered the fine and handed Ciomu a one-year suspended prison sentence. The ruling can be appealed.

A piece of muscle from the man’s arm has now been attached to where his penis was, but its function is aesthetic.

“You don’t have to be an expert to realize that the 33-year-old victim does not have a good state of mind,” said Mihai Olariu, the victim’s lawyer.

I can’t even begin to (nor do I want to) imagine what it would require to make such an adjustment in life…YO, IT’S FUNCTION IS ONLY AESTHETIC!!!

4 comments | July 7th, 2008

what do you see???

Life at any time can become difficult or easy.  It’s only our mode of thinking that makes something either good or bad.  Positive thinking is simply reacting positively to any situation. 

Although we can’t always control our circumstances, we can control our own thoughts to them.  Things often seem to turn out best for those people who can make the best out of any situation.

So…how would you think your way out of the situation displayed in the picture?

12 comments | July 6th, 2008

name this restaurant

There is a toilet-themed restaurant in Hangzhou, China that serves desserts inside miniature toilet bowls.  This is definitely something outside of my understanding…and I’m quite comfortable with that!!!

So, the name of this spot should be…???

9 comments | July 3rd, 2008

it seems that the future will be all about “me”

An employee demonstrates an Emotiv EPOC headset that senses her smile and wink, causing a computer-generated cartoon robot to mirror her expression.

Add comment | July 3rd, 2008

you can not fail…unless you quit!

I just happen to be deleting some old files when I came across this oldie but goodie…

You may ask yourself what makes people exceptional?
Exceptional people have an understanding of how the world works and the universal laws that govern mankind.  They know that they will not be denied greatness if they continue moving forward towards their goal regardless of obstacles!

5 comments | July 2nd, 2008

regardless of what you have to do…let your confidence show!!!

Please peep the expression of the guy third from the right!!! 

I can’t front, I would be the same way…how about yourself?

 

4 comments | July 1st, 2008

animal love or cruelty???

A shepherd bathes his goat in the sea during a ritual of purification at the festival of Saint John in Puerto de la Cruz on the Canary island of Tenerife.

Now I don’t claim to have the ability to communicate with animals like Dr. Doolittle, but that goat seems to have the universal “help me…because this MF is crazy!” look on its face…or is just me?

2 comments | July 1st, 2008

not the time to nap…or is it?

Protesters and riot police take a rest during a rally in Seoul demanding the full-scale renegotiation of the US beef import deal and the resignation of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.

I think it’s kind of weird for them to lay down so close to the front line of the protest.  I’m not sure if it’s a sign of strength or weakness on either part…what do you think?

3 comments | July 1st, 2008

this is one reason why i wouldn’t do well in politics…

…THE PHONINESS!!!

I find everything in this picture disturbing.  Both Condoleezza Rice and EU Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana clearly don’t want to have anything to do with the other.

What do you think they are saying to themselves?

5 comments | June 30th, 2008

a thought that might not be “fur” everybody

I’m not saying these activists who protest the use of fur by covering themselves in red body paint don’t have a right to do so, but here’s my two cents…if you don’t think fur should be worn, don’t wear it!  I find it quite presumptuous for anyone to think that just because they’re not into something that no one else should be either.

And for all those who need to know…this is coming from someone who’s really not into wearing fur!

5 comments | June 30th, 2008

time tested

One thing that will always be true about time is that it waits for no man.  It’s the only thing that we all have the same amount of everyday.  The only difference is what we individually choose to do with it.  Those who achieve any type of success always know the true value of their time.

So remember this little thought nugget my fellow thinkers…the longest job to finish is the job never started!

2 comments | June 27th, 2008

another great idea that i wish i had come up with…

Creative Japanese packaging designers at D-Barcode incorporate the UPC bar-codes into their products.

 

4 comments | June 26th, 2008

the importance of knowing your audience

3 comments | June 26th, 2008

a very very very large creative expression

This is crazy…and it was made by a single person!!!

Jim Denevan made the world’s largest freehand drawing on a dry lake in Nevada. How big is it? Three mile across, which took 100 miles of walking to draw the pattern.

“It is really really big. My first attempt at a place so large. I think it represents about seven or eight days of walking”, says Devevan.

Even though esthetically it’s a welcome addition to the landscape, it is also a sort of a transient mark-like a cloud, or a river-bed.  Immense in its scope, and lasting only a moment in the large scale of things. (more…)

2 comments | June 25th, 2008

a beautiful expression of perception

I’m floored by this floor pattern designed by Spanish artist Juan Munoz at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.   The love the way that when you look at a specific color from the bottom to top, the shapes tends to shift.

4 comments | June 25th, 2008

street dreams are made of these…

This has to be one of, if not the most, creative street vendor ever!  Please peep how the clear plastic bags of air above him are suppose to be the dreams…FREAKIN’ GENUIS!!!

However, there’s some truth to be found in this product since we all have the power to define what’s in the bag to represent our dreams. 

4 comments | June 24th, 2008

and this year’s most creative ad goes to…

I’m not sure who created this ad, but I think it was an advertising company named Kaizen.

I LOVE UNEXPECTED GROWTH MOMENTS!!!
I thought it was really dope when I discovered that Kaizen is also the name of a Japanese philosophy that focuses on continuous improvement throughout all aspects of life.

3 comments | June 24th, 2008

going really really really ‘green’

These wooden bicycles can be found all over the world (I wonder why not so much in the United Sates). These handmade bikes are often larger-scale scooters that you sit on. Made with whatever wood can be found, they use small wooden home-made wheels covered with discarded rubber rims. Forward movement depends on the rider pushing with their feet. (more…)

2 comments | June 24th, 2008

the power of images

This art work on the facade of the Tate Modern in London really caught me off guard.  I must admit that my first thought was WTF! Fortunately I gave it a second look.  I found myself lost in thinking… uhmm, and why did I have that first thought in the first place?

6 comments | June 23rd, 2008

a groundbreaking sculpture!!!

 A new sculpture of a drill that has appeared outside City Hall in London.

I wonder what that kid is thinking?

4 comments | June 21st, 2008

when thoughts become reality!!!

This message takes me back to when I first started writing my first book over four years ago.  I remember looking out my window in deep thought on what to do with the rest of my life.  I came to the conclusion that I was going to be in front of people utilizing my innate ablility to get people to think.

Many people told me that I was setting myself up for failure because the masses don’t want to think…they just want to be told what to do.  Obviously I’m not in agreement. I sincerely think the masses are MORE conditioned not to think, so my new mission in life became to spark all the dormant thinkers of the world.  I made that decision with the deep belief that I couldn’t be the only one who had grown tired of the “sugar water” mind sets that has become so status quo.

It’s the moments like these which make all the sacrifices worth it to me!!!

And before I end up getting all emotional, I’m going to end by saying to all…Thank You And You’re Welcome!

6 comments | June 20th, 2008

intelligent people are ‘less likely to believe in god’…

…according to a new study at Ulster University.

WARNING: The following article is for open minded thinkers only.  Please precede with caution if your belief system is fragile… (more…)

6 comments | June 19th, 2008

empire vs. humanity

I found this video to be absolutely thought provoking and the presentation is just flawless!  It definitely gives you another perspective to consider. 

Now my question is…what do you do once you know different?

1 comment | June 19th, 2008

which way are you looking?

Worry looks around, sorry looks back, belief looks forward.

2 comments | June 19th, 2008

talk about knowing your market…

…but why are the names of the pastors of churches like these always “Lonnie” something?

Add comment | June 19th, 2008

your greatest opponent!!!

We are always the greatest obstacle to ourselves in not getting what we want out of life.  Once you’re able to master yourself, the possibilities will seem endless.

1 comment | June 18th, 2008

i get the point…

…but I wonder how they keep that grass so green without a little extra watering?

4 comments | June 18th, 2008

designs meant for the heavens…literally!!!

Flogos are taking your marketing to the skies, and then some.  It’ll shape your logotype into a “cloudy” mixture of soap-based foam and helium – and send it off to drift for miles, as high as 6 kilometers up.

Any form can be made (of any color) and almost any specified location covered. The company seems to maintain that “flogo” shapes are environmentally friendly (they just evaporate after a while, and airplanes will fly through them like through any cloud.

(more…)

Add comment | June 17th, 2008

very clever advertisments…

…if you believe in the notion that everybody wants the same body. (more…)

1 comment | June 17th, 2008

a great example of the power of choice

Doug Pray’s documentary “Surfwise” is the tale of two parents who raised their nine children in a 24-foot camper – an experience their daughter would later describe as “like weird monkeys in a small monkey cage.”

Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz and his wife, Juliette, both avid surfers and radical thinkers, lived as nomads for decades with their eight sons and one daughter. In a rattletrap camper, they crossed the U.S., eschewing schools and living off the grid. “I just wanted my kids around me, surfing with me, education be damned,” says Paskowitz.

1 comment | June 17th, 2008

an involuntary life changer

The ‘Uncontacted Indians’ of the Envira, who have never before had any contact with the outside world,  react to being photographed during an overflight in May 2008 at their camp in Brazil, close to the border with Peru.

Now I ask you…do you think their world has changed for the better? 

1 comment | June 16th, 2008

Obama tells black fathers to step up…

…even though I think the message applies to any and all dead beat dads.

Barack Obama celebrated Father’s Day by calling on black fathers, who he said are “missing from too many lives and too many homes,” to become active in raising their children.

“They have abandoned their responsibilities, acting like boys instead of men. And the foundations of our families are weaker because of it,” the Democratic presidential candidate said Sunday at a largely black church in his hometown.

Reminding the congregation of his firsthand experience growing up without a father, Obama said he was lucky to have loving grandparents who helped his mother. He got support, second chances and scholarships that helped him get an education. Obama’s father left when he was 2.

“A lot of children don’t get those chances. There is no margin for error in their lives,” said Obama, an Illinois senator.

“I resolved many years ago that it was my obligation to break the cycle — that if I could be anything in life, I would be a good father to my girls,” added Obama, whose daughters, Sasha and Malia, and his wife, Michelle, watched from the audience. (more…)

Add comment | June 16th, 2008

a thinker’s movie…what the bleep do we know?

Now this is one of those type of movies that really requires you to open you mind. Although the concepts are very complex, the presentation is done in a very simplistic method.

Some of my not so smart friends think that I’m a weird-o because I get a slight erection when I watch stuff like this!!!

4 comments | June 16th, 2008

clearly the best designed toaster ever!!!

This transparent toaster allows you to see the bread while it is toasting so you’re never surprised by toast that comes out too dark. This idea is based on a transparent heating glass technology. Although the glass does not currently get hot enough to toast bread, the vendor explained with some R&D this application may be possible. The concept was developed by the Inventables Concept Studio.

I love when design is merged with innovation!!!

1 comment | June 16th, 2008

and i present to you…the iPhone killer!!!

This is a future cell phone concept developed at Inventables. The concept was inspired by the e-paper developed by Mag-Ink and the Popout Map. The map uses origami paper folding technique to expand and collapse automatically as it is opened and closed. This concept addresses the need for larger displays on cell phones without sacrificing a small form factor.

 

2 comments | June 16th, 2008

as i reminisce and think about when…

Forever was FOREVER,
Time is all I had,
And my only wish was just for a kiss,

AND NOW
Forever feels like it comes tomorrow,
My time is spent before I get it,
AND JUST GETTING A KISS only gets me pissed!

Add comment | June 15th, 2008

i feel a power shift coming!!!

This is the world’s first solar-powered ferris wheel located at Pacific Park along the Santa Monica Pier in California.  Even with 160,000 lights, the new ferris wheel is 75 percent more energy efficient than the one it replaced.

Now would it be correct to assume that the corporate heads of the energy companies are fully aware of this shift and now are trying to get all they can before their time is up?

Add comment | June 15th, 2008

one of the best acceptance speeches that was not written by me!!!

I love how the Webby Awards forces all the recipents to think about what they’re going to say.  Instead of the typical “I want to first thank God” speeches, they limit the acceptance speeches to five words or less. 

I think this approach is much more interesting as well as entertaining because everybody is on edge to hear what will be said.

1 comment | June 14th, 2008

dare2bU

I’ve come to learn that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

1 comment | June 13th, 2008

do you have it?

Most are born with some type of talent. Just think of how many people you know who have said “I have always been good at ______.�  Now think of how many people you know who are making a living from their talent.  Unfortunately, most don’t take the time to develop their talents into skills and even less of them become disciplined in it.  What good is it to take the time to develop a talent into a skill and never become disciplined enough to know the how/when/where/why to apply it to its fullest. 

Think about it: Professional sports are full of talented and skilled individuals, but how many CHAMPIONS does it have?

Excerpt from Think Think Think And Think Again: The Power of Ideas Designed to Spark Change

Add comment | June 13th, 2008

a question from a friend of the movement…

There are four ways you can come into any situation:

1. With Frustration
2. With Desperation
3. With Dedication
4. With Inspiration

What ones will you choose?

Bryant “Preacher” Moss
www.PreacherMoss.com

 

2 comments | June 12th, 2008