Disney’s Marketing Never Sleeps

mercurymickeySome of NASA’s new photos from space…

This scene is to the northwest of the recently named crater Magritte, in Mercury’s south. The image is not map projected; the larger crater actually sits to the north of the two smaller ones. The shadowing helps define the striking “Mickey Mouse” resemblance, created by the accumulation of craters over Mercury’s long geologic history.

William Clay Ford, R.I.P.

last-surviving-grandchild-of-henry-ford-dies-at-88-medium_10William C. Ford, grandson of Henry, father of Bill Jr., former CEO of Ford Motor Company and long-time owner of the Detroit Lions passed away at home in Grosse Pointe Shores at 89 years of age.

The biggest thing that I have always bragged on Mr. Ford about is that he treated everyone the same. It didn’t matter if you where another hugely successful person in the auto industry or if you were driving him somewhere or working in his yard or doing anything for him, waiting on him at a restaurant. He treated everybody the same. He was as humble as you could possibly be for a man as successful as he was.

~former Lions defensive lineman Doug English

Bon Voyage Mr. Ford!

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Spiritual Selfie

selfieHere we are at the first Friday of Lent, and the conversation around the holy water font is usually something like this:

“So, what are you giving up for Lent?”

“Cookies and pastry, you?”

“Bowling. Although this year, my league’s raising it’s fees, so I might actually save some money!”

“You don’t say? Well, I’ve been trying to lose some weight anyway so win-win eh? See you at the fish-fry!”

Does anyone see something wrong here?

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