Death, Taxes & Ikea

They say nothing is certain except death and taxes. It appears that also certain is that everytime you hit up Ikea and buy yourself a box of Ektorp, Bjursta, or Expedit -- you're diverting money away from "the man" and to a charity of sorts.

The reason Ikea can flourish in this economy, when other firms are floundering, involves not paying taxes...a tactic that I'm sure would help many (but you didn't hear that from me).

More on Ikea's corporate brilliance can be found HERE. Click on the graphic below to enlarge the text.

Glad to Not Be Dating....

It would appear things have changed since the last time I was in the dating scene, according to this picture (courtesy of FailBlog). For this I think I need to be thankful.

Speaking of dating...or, errr, not dating...today marks my 2nd wedding anniversary. Hard to believe it has been two whole years! Come to think of it, that is two whole years longer than I've been married to anyone else. He must be a pretty special dude. :)

The Way My Dog Sees It...

I love the little "The Way I See It" sayings on the back of my Starbucks cups. My dog, however, is not interested in philosophy as much as he's interested in licking the skim milk latte foam out of the cup. Good times.

My recent favorite "The Way I See It":

The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating – in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life.
- Anne Morriss

Speaking of hydration...

I used to think the new Pepsi logo was trying to capitalize on the Obama "Hope" campaign logo. But according to the Andrew Sullivan blog, it is sending a message of a different sort. Not exactly "Hope," eh?

Koala hydration

With the devastating recent Australian wildfires/arson, comes total and complete cuteness in the form of a thirsty koala. Apparently this Australian firefighter came across a wild koala (which are NOT supposed to be friendly), and after tending to the koala's burnt paws, gave it some bottled water.

You know the makers of that brand of bottled water are going to try to use this in their ads, because it is beyond cute and makes you go awww and want to buy that water.

Maybe even the firefighters will cash in. I would totally buy the typical scantily clad fireman calendar if it had scantily clad firemen AND koalas!