It took a couple of weeks, but they're advertising those honorary porecilin plates with Barack Obama's smiling mug from election night. He looks great. I mean, the artwork is really beautiful. But…what's the deal with a plate as an art medium? The coins, I get. No, they're not real coins, but they have Barack's picture and it's kind of presidential looking – so it has some fake-coin collecting merit to it. But, this is a dinner plate that will never…
Earlier this year when we learned that Paul Green was opening a ‘School of Rock’ in Charlotte my wife and I were hopeful that our eldest daughter’s dream to play the electric guitar might have wings. But because she’s my daughter, I can’t even teach her to play checkers – much less a musical instrument. So I contacted Mr. Green, welcoming him to Charlotte and doing a little more sucking up about his business concept before asking the big question…
Earlier this year when we learned that Paul Green was opening a ‘School of Rock’ in Charlotte my wife and I were hopeful that our eldest daughter’s dream to play the electric guitar might have wings. But because she’s my daughter, I can’t even teach her to play checkers – much less a musical instrument. So I contacted Mr. Green, welcoming him to Charlotte and doing a little more sucking up about his business concept before asking the big question…
From: Jim Mitchem Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 3:04 PM To: Jeff Suthoff Subject: coffee shop signs or nametags Let’s make some sign/nametags that we can pull out and hang around our necks when we go to meet people we don’t know, at coffee shops. I’m thinking an unobtrusive placard on a simple chain. This way, you don’t have to look around to see if you make eye contact with someone who might be looking at you too. Without Coffee…
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