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How Do You Rate on the LA-dar?

An old schoolmate of mine from the S.F. Bay Area had a quiz on Facebook tell her that she should live in Los Angeles. She was puzzled by this result, so I developed a more in-depth questionnaire to determine how well someone is suited temperamentally for L.A. So here it is: Derek’s L.A.dar, v 0.5. Continue reading

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An Affront to Rock Stars

The whole “energy drink” fad is silly to begin with, but at least Red Bull and Monster Energy don’t make me giggle out loud. To me, the only way that the idea of an energy drink called RockStar could be any funnier would be to also have – you got it – Diet RockStar. And yet, the marketing geniuses at whatever company produces this stuff didn’t hesitate to go there. Continue reading

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