Waxing the rain forest

Yes, I am a huge Harrison Ford fan, so when I saw this, I was intrigued. Indiana Jones (heck, a video of any man in this position) gets his chest hair waxed, has made for great comedy in the past few years.

I am in a mastermind group (reading Think and Grow Rich) and we have been vowing to focus this week on "why" and not the how of the things we wish to obtain....well, this left me asking the question, over and over again. I get the concept, but now he needs to walk around with a strange little patch of hair missing from his chest. And while this is impressive to get a star of his caliber to participate, I wonder who else would be up for the challenge?

While this is appealing on a number of levels, one, Indiana Jones shirtless, the other to see "manscaping" in action is progress. I love the expression on his face. For a slight moment there I feared for the life of the woman yielding the little waxing stick, but it was all for a good cause. Raising awareness of the destruction of rainforests and its impact here. The video on utube has received nearly 80,000 views and I am sure it is on a number of sites as well. 

What are your thoughts, worth the pain, or just painful? 

Do you Chumby?

I don't have a Chumby, but as a lover of gadgets, it does look quite appealing. I love widgets, and but at home, I have to head to my computer, which my family is almost certain has been surgically attached, wake it it, all to check the weather, news, etc. Even my kids are glued to the weather widget. But, is there a better way? Meet Chumby. Chumby connects to your wireless internet and is basically just a widget viewer, alarm clock, digital photo frame, radio, etc. It even has a Wii-ish sensor so that you can play a little game on it. Priced at $180, it may be a little more than some what to spend, but if you have priced the digital photo frames latel, it isn't completely out of the ballpark. Check out this CNBC report on the Chumby:

Are you a Jetter or a Flyer?

jetBlue has an interesting website and campaign going. Asking if you are a Flyer or a Jetter. Claiming to bring humanity back to flying, jetBlue has added a funky flash intro to their site, complete with a quiz, with questions like:

 and others, leading you to either the the happy young man or the the grumpy old "flyer."
Now the 64,000 question is; will this be effective? While I completely agree that the airline industry needs to be a bit more accommodating to it's passengers, and with record numbers of delayed or cancelled flight, and the non-existent customer service, I think that the general public is ready for a change. I recently was in Europe and flew from Amsterdam to Bologna, Italy and as I don't recall the exact airline, I was completely blown away. Customer service, in-flight complementary (good) food and drink (yes alcohol!) and just a general overall happy and helpful crew. You go jetBlue, and Happy Jetting to you!