Browsing the archives for the pulp fiction category

The Humming Kids

Operation “Sorting and Uploading Vacation Pictures” is almost done. But since the progress bar is not yet at 100%, let me take a moment to tell you about an episode of our vacation. We were in the Escalante National Monument, at the trail head of the Lower Calf Creek Falls trail [just completed the 6 [...]

The Green Green Grass

You may have noticed the tag-line of this blog: the green green grass. If not, it’s the little text that appears right under the big bold title of my blog. When I first visited the United States, back in 2006, the strongest image that was left imprinted in my mind was that of a lawn [...]

On Linchpins and Tribe Leaders

This are my thoughts after reading 2 of Seth Godin’s books. In case you don’t know, this guy claims that he’s the most influential business blogger in the world. Maybe he is. The 2 book are are: Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us The recipe seems to be almost identical: [...]

The Broken Shopping Cart

I’ve blogged about different supermarket related things in the past (here and here). Now, since I’m going to do it again, I start thinking that I have a small obsession with supermarkets. You see, they represent the essence of the American Dream and are part of the 4 big essential activities that you do: eat, [...]

A Bear’s Diet

Ever wonder what the diet of a bear in captivity is? Now we have an answer, kind of. Picture was taken at the local zoo, where the nice people who feed the bears thought it would be cool to share this info with the rest of us You can also look at sites like this [...]

The Dog Powered Shopping Cart

Ever since we moved last time, each shopping trip experience turns into a small hassle when we have to transport the groceries from car to our apartment. The car is in the parking garage on the P2 (-2) floor and our apartment is on the 2nd floor. Due to the fact that we go to [...]

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Taboo – American Cars

Introduction here: http://theromaniandream.com/blog/2009/07/17/taboo/ Today’s topic: American Cars So, we all heard about American cars. What’s the deal with them, how do the Americans feel about them? Scene1: A shift is just ended at an American car factory somewhere. People are leaving home. They’ve done the job they are payed to do, the benefits are good. [...]