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JCF Update- Schwag
posted Friday, 13 October 2006
It's 'Holiday Gift Guide' season, and that means the purveyors of all things weird are sending samples to my office at an increased speed, hoping I'll offer some 'editorial comment.' Here's an addendum to JCF #3, Schwag, a.k.a free stuff that ends up in my inbox.
The Diamond Machining Whetstone . Whetstone? I said the same thing. Apparently, it's a blade sharpener of some sort.
Leadership - The Best Advice I Ever Got by Paul B. Thornton . The business books always start trickling in around this time, as I write for a business publication full-time. This one is a collection of inspirational thoughts from professionals, from Bob Anastas, President of SADD, to Thornton's own parents. Kind of a nice stocking stuffer, actually.
Stephen's Candy Cane Cocoa . JACKPOT! Yummy hot chocolate from Stephen's. The same PR firm sent me a big bag of organic pancake mix once too, which was the cornerstone of an entire Sunday that consisted of little more than a steady stream of friends and an all-day brunch, a.k.a. FatFest. At least the pancakes were healthy.
The PhotoSonix Light and Sound machine. I call it the seizure machine. It features fast-blinking lights and a droning white noise sound system. But, gotta say ... the 'sleep setting' did make me go to sleep. And as a life-long insomniac, that deserves a nod.
Trust me, we're not talking about plane tickets to the Barbados here ... and as Mike Dobbs recently wrote on his blog That's Thirty , if you want us to write about your stuff... you have to send it to us. It's just that simple.
So here's the most recent list of chotchkes:
The Diamond Machining Whetstone . Whetstone? I said the same thing. Apparently, it's a blade sharpener of some sort.Leadership - The Best Advice I Ever Got by Paul B. Thornton . The business books always start trickling in around this time, as I write for a business publication full-time. This one is a collection of inspirational thoughts from professionals, from Bob Anastas, President of SADD, to Thornton's own parents. Kind of a nice stocking stuffer, actually.Stephen's Candy Cane Cocoa . JACKPOT! Yummy hot chocolate from Stephen's. The same PR firm sent me a big bag of organic pancake mix once too, which was the cornerstone of an entire Sunday that consisted of little more than a steady stream of friends and an all-day brunch, a.k.a. FatFest. At least the pancakes were healthy.The PhotoSonix Light and Sound machine. I call it the seizure machine. It features fast-blinking lights and a droning white noise sound system. But, gotta say ... the 'sleep setting' did make me go to sleep. And as a life-long insomniac, that deserves a nod.
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