Before you brake, my heart
Jalopnik offers up a clever example of emotionally intelligent signage. (HT: Edatrix)
My 5 favorite books on writing
This post is getting a lot of hits over at JohnnyBunko.com. Some of you might find it interesting, too.
Guest blogger: Julie Ouedraogo
“My name is Julie Ouedraogo and I currently attend the University of Maryland Baltimore County as a Media & Communications major. I read A Whole New Mind for one of my classes and was required to produce a new media artifact. As a tribute to this eye opening book, I decided to harness my left and right brain skills
Phrase of the day: The Sanford and Son Economy
With the price of precious metals soaring, and with discarded consumer electronics embedded with these valuables piling up in junkyards, Cryptogon heralds the rise of — get this — the Sanford and Son Economy.
Ho-ho-ha-ha-ha
John Cleese discovers laughter yoga and visits the same laughter club that I visited in Mumbai and wrote about in AWNM. Fun viewing. (HT: BoingBoing)
Score another one for Abundance
Entrepreneur is out with its annual Hot 100 — the magazine’s list of the fastest-growing businesses in America. Who’s #1 this year? It’s Simply Self Storage.
Reynolds’s rap
Garr Reynolds, author of one of the year’s hottest and most valuable business books, Presentation Zen,has put together a very cool slide presentation that summarizes Johnny Bunko. | View | Upload your own
Punitive factoid of the day
“The United States has less than 5 percent of the world’s population. But has almost a quarter of the world’s prisoners.” (Source: NY Times, 4/23/08)
Bunko Breakfast in Boston — Tuesday 8am
(cross-posted from JohnnyBunko.com) One way we’re trying to bring readers together and to talk about Johnny’s six lessons is through a set of informal Bunko breakfasts. At certain stops in my travels, I’ll find a well-located coffee joint, set a date and time, and invite whoever wants to participate to join us for an hour of