Gavin Newsom and Jennifer Siebel get engaged in Hawaii

Gavin Newsom, the Mayor of San Francisco, popped the big question to actress Jennifer Siebel on the Big Island.  This, of course, means that one of the fantasy bachelors of the world is now very taken (again).  More here.  Not since the Wentworth Miller and Luke Macfarlane photos surfaced has an event caused so much [...]

Harvard Magazine ~ Autism: ‘Probing the roots of a devastating disorder’

The January/February 2008 cover of Harvard Magazine (the Alumni Association’s magazine) has been sent out and has this sunset cover on the topic of autism:

It’s a mother and her son walking on what appears to be a beach at sunset.  They are disjointed by a lightning bolt and some strange puzzle pieces.  The image shows [...]

Make-A-Wish ~ Someday I’ll bring my kids here

I had the privilege of going with my nieces and nephew on their first trip to the ocean, and the experience left little doubt as to why our love of the oceans pervades so many areas of our lives.  It’s often the first memory many of us have of really feeling so overwhelmed by existence, [...]

Plentyoffish in the sea ~ and money in the wallet

We’ve all heard the saying that "there are plenty of fish in the sea," but did you know that there is a free dating website called plentyoffish.com that operates with only two people at the helm and earns thousands per day in ad revenues?  This is according to the post at Read/WriteWeb.  Richard MacManus writes [...]

Just for Men Haircolor ~ Divorced? Color your hair and head to the beach

Keep an eye out for a new commercial from Just for Men haircolor.  It’s all about dating after divorce and how you need to wash out that gray hair to get back in the game.  The dating in the commercial just happens to take place on the beach and at the tiki bar.  It’s really [...]

There is no herpes in paradise ~ with once-a-day Valtrex

Pharmaceutical ads are all over the beach these days. I saw at least four or five on television yesterday for various products.
Here’s one from Valtrex that I’ve seen several times:

These ads are so strange. You’ve got the BBQ, beach, boardwalk, hammock, and all the other little delicious paradises they can dream up. The message: you [...]

Facebook ~ Untangling organic agglomerations of technological chaos or just helping people hook up?

Facebook, when it was first started, was an exclusive club walled off from people who did not go to “elite” schools. Then as it started expanding, it was interesting to see which schools were slowly being considered as elite enough to get in. Before you knew it students who shared the same names wrote each [...]