T. Rowe Price Beach

Hours of conversation are possible on the topic of retirement, especially where images of paradise are concerned.  We are programmed throughout life by images that tell us that at some point in our lives we’re supposed to stop working and start relaxing, and if we can start relaxing on the beach, we’ll be more fulfilled.
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Deal or No Deal ~ Summer in December

The escape disease continues to spread.  Howie Mandel showed up to work in board shorts.  Did you happen to catch the Deal or No Deal beach night?

It’s probably safe to say that some people did not mind the bikinis, even if they looked away each time they saw Howie’s legs.
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Bikinis from space ~ Australia’s Bondi Beach

PC World has a picture article called “In Pictures: The Strangest Sights in Google Earth.” One of the images is from Bondi (”bond eye”) Beach in Australia, and they claim that you can read the designer labels of the bikinis. Here’s the Google Earth image:
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Gizmodo: ‘Inflatable Bikini Life Jacket Harnesses The Life-Saving Power of Boobs’

How did I miss this one?  Oh yeah, I was away for ten days with my mom who is getting ready to have a mastectomy.  This will make her laugh.
Read all about the bikini life jacket and see the other half here at Gizmodo.
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Nothing communicates political scandal faster than a journalist wearing half a bikini

Nothing communicates political scandal faster than a half-naked woman in a bikini. This week, it’s happening in Brazil. According to the Merco Press, journalist Monica Veloso posed recently for Playboy and revealed wrongdoings by her former lover Senate President Renan Calheiros. Merco writes:
The Senator and close ally of President Lula da Silva allegedly paid for [...]

Raquel Welch at the Smithsonian ~ in a bikini

I’m in Texas this week and thought it was a good time to post some Texas-related memorabilia.
Some Texas Hold ‘em poker buffs know that an 8-3 starting hand is “Raquel Welch,” but do they know that Ms. Welch has a prominent place in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington as a statue wearing a [...]

The How-To of Bikini Barbie Frankensteinium

I thought that the image of the mutilated Chinese Barbie-like doll in a bikini from my previous post was interesting, but I came across a blog through Digg that takes it a step further and actually lights up the Barbie in a small electric chair. That explains the doll in the first post [...]

Adforum’s “Women” Focus ~ or at least bikinis, breasts, and beer

The week of September 10th’s Focus section at AdForum is on “Women.”  And the first ad of the three is called “Thinkers” for Skol beer.  I believe it’s a Brazilian ad.  This is the still that the ad reference company chose to show of the ad:

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Go Mobile Commando ~ iPhone Army Bikini

Okay, I’m sorry to say it out loud because I know I’ll get chastised, but I love my iPhone. It’s almost perfect as a device (the service on the other hand…). So far, the only accessory that I’ve felt was a must have was the thin little screen protector that I paid way too much [...]

The Frankenstein Bikini Approach ~ Saving Chinese-made brands

Visually, a common way of scaring people is to take a nice beach or ocean scene and totally bend our perceived perfection of the place. AdAge does that in the following article:
AdAge: “Brands Blind to China Crisis ~ Experts Slam Marketers for Sticking Their Heads in the Sand” by Mullman and Neff ~ August 20, [...]