In a recent discussion on highway safety, our resident designer shared a tidbit with me that was far too profound to keep to myself. The conversation centered on braking versus swerving to avoid a colision with one of nature’s creatures, to which he said, “It’s safer to plow right through the little critters than to slam on the brakes or swerve.”

A rare glimpse into the mind of a man whose promotional pitches never disappoint, often offend and usually border on criminality. Please look for more life lessons in the coming weeks, but for now, just plow right through to the weekend!

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we are all familiar with starbucks, so much so that it has become a coloquialism. how many times have you heard (or said) the phrase “wanna go grab a starbucks?” starbucks just recently redesigned their popular mermaid logo, which is very similar to their original logo.

Now for the controversy.

a conservative christian group has decided that the news starbucks logo is in “extremely poor taste, and the company might as well call themselves Slutbucks.” i figured i would put it out there for our little merlot family to discuss…

i personally think that this is a HUGE overreaction to a tiny little thing. a proverbial mountain out of a molehill. honestly, the state of sensitivity in the country…i will never understand. the logo comes from an old woodcut illustration and is a parallel that the company is trying to draw. namely that the image of the siren (who would lure sailors to their deaths with their seductive voices) implys that the coffee is so seductive that no mere mortal could resist. and judging by how successful the company is, it is a fitting correlation.

ok, those are my thoughts, so everyone else have at it!

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