Comments: writing a blog

Meredith

Since you publicly asked (implored?) me in your blog to comment I have decided to honor your request.

Your latest blog entry did not evoke any particular thoughts. In fact it may have spurred a case of writers block.

Breathing is good. I highly recommend it. I am very happy that you are continuing to breathe.

Red fire engines are the best. I don't care that some so-called safety experts have declared that yellow and white are the preferred colors for emergency vehicles. IMHO, red is the only way to go (and also my favorite color.) I'm happy that Mountain View has red fire trucks. MVFD Rocks!

I don't deal with hospital floors. I have a mega phobia about needles so I try to avoid hospitals at all costs. May I recommend that the next time you have a burning desire to touch a floor (any floor, not just a hospital floor) that you don latex gloves (assuming you don't have an allergy to latex) as a preventative measure.

I do like soup. Make mine hot please as I am not a vichyssoise person Your mention of soup immediately brought to mind bisque. Right now I'd like a nice bowl of lobster bisque, or maybe a taste of Philadelphia with some Bookbinders crab bisque with sherry. Yum. I believe that one of the marks of a great chef is the ability to create an awesome soup. I wonder if the CIA has a course on soup? Soup is good food.

Do you think Britney Spears would be a good spokesperson for a soup? Who would make you buy a soup?

Your remark about knowing Ruthie since she was in diapers prompted me to investigate whether or not Procter & Gamble refers to Pampers™ as diapers.

As they approach their 50th anniversary, Pampers has seemingly become a generic term for diapers. I wanted to know, no - I needed to know, how doggedly P&G was protecting their trademark.

I am happy to report that P&G does refer to Vic Mills creation as a diaper, but not with the zeal of a trademark attorney. (You can make a Xerox copy, but not a Xerox. You can play with Lego bricks, not with Legos)

So the next time you're shopping for nappies, it's OK to simply ask for Pampers.

Thank you for prompting this addition to my knowledge base.

Aloha AL

Posted by Al at July 23, 2002 01:42 PM
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