Tuesday's
momentous swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama means many things to many
different people: change, unity, hope, and of course, marketing. Pepsi
has set a national standard of co-optation, but smaller businesses are no less
quick to piggy-back on the nation's excitement.
Last
weekend, doorknobs all over the
small gym outfit, LiveFit. It's a tad cheesy, but the connection between Obama
and fitness is clear.
The man is in very good shape. And it's safe to assume that his health care
plan emphasises the vague notion of "wellness."
Then there's this menu for Twin Peaks Pizza, which also appeared on doorknobs. While the "Yes We Can" and "Change Can Happen"
specials are merely puzzling (Yes, we can ... eat two meat lasagnas and two salads
in one sitting. Change ... can happen to your pizza when you are the one picking
the toppings.), one has to wonder who made the decision to include 10
chicken wings in the "Obama Special." Have we learned nothing from
the nefarious escapades of a certain Republican
womens club?
a) What you get when the kid of somebody who smokes talks to your kid;
b) Only possible through a Facebook widget, or;
c) The trace chemicals from smoke that hang around objects like clothes, making them smell "smoky."
The correct answer, of course, is (c). So far.
aircraft at liftoff generates the force of a 1,000-lb weight dropped from a
height of 10 feet;
U.S. Air Force in 2007 and U.S. civil airlines reported 7,600 bird and animal-related accidents;
released in
City. Starlings are now the second
most abundant bird in
population of more than 150 million birds.
Starlings are "feathered bullets," having a body density 27 percent
higher than herring gulls.
Maybe the SFPD ate their Wheaties. Maybe they made a New Year's resolution. But you know that bit about the San Francisco Police Department having one of the worst arrest rates of homicide suspects in
the
With an arrest of a laughing,
incoherent Peter Fong after he allegedly slit the throat of a sushi restaurant
owner on January 7, followed by the Wednesday arrest of Tommy Thomas -- who allegedly stabbed a victim while sitting in a wheelchair and then scurried off on foot -- the SFPD is in a position some never thought possible. Two for two in
2009. A 100 percent homicide arrest rate.
