Love This Logo Rainbow

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I recently argued with a friend over the value of a logo. He thinks a logo doesn't make a difference. I think a good logo leaves a digital imprint that provides a reminder of the products and services a company has to offer. In any case, this logo rainbow put together by Dan Meth I thought was quite cool looking and with his concurrence I present it here for all of you.

Speaking of logos, I should have asked Dan why he neglected to include the world famous logo of Conejo Valley Guide in this rainbow.  It would have been dead center! Maybe next time...

Halloween is Near, Black Cat Has No Fear!

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I came across these really neat photos via a friend in Facebook. Los Angeles based digital special effects designer David Ridlen was outside his home a few weeks ago and noticed his neighbor's cat Lucy was perched on top of their chimney. And the moon floated directly above the fearless feline. Amazed at what a great image that was, David scrambled and grabbed his HD video camera and snapped these still shots.  Though the resolution of the shots is not high, it certainly turned out some really cool shots for this home stretch into Halloween! I love these pics!!

 

 

For nearly 40 things to do through Halloween weekend, CLICK HERE!

Painfully Perplexing Password Policy

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I have over 250 websites where I need login/password combinations, most of which are pretty basic and never make me change the password (not to say I shouldn't change it...I should, but I don't, like most of you no doubt). But I think I've come upon the most complex, convoluted password policy ever.

This is painful!

  • At least one uppercase or lowercase letter (easy)
  • At least one number (easy)
  • At least one special character, like ! @ $ % * ( < (OK, no prob)
  • Contain no more than 2 identical consecutive characters in any position from the previous password (now this is getting painful)
  • Contain a non-numeric in the first and last positions (what the?)
  • Not be identical to the User ID (makes sense)

It is recommended that passwords should not:

  • Contain any dictionary word (OK, time to whip out Webster's)
  • Contain any proper noun or name of person, pet, child or fictional character (sorry Snoopy)
  • Contain social security number, birth date, phone number or other readily guessed info (how about my wife's measurements?)
  • Contain any simple patter of letters or numbers, such as qwerty or xyz123 (how bout xyzpdq!?)
  • Be any word, noun, or name spelled backwards (darn it, I wanted to use REDRUM!)

Geez. This takes all the fun out of password creation!! And to think every 60 days I get to read through these rules again to create a new password!

Classic I Love Lucy Vitameatavegamin Scene

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The other day I posted the hilarious I Love Lucy chocolate factory episode which brings a smile to face every time I see it. But this scene from the 1952 "Lucy Does a TV Commercial" episode is probably the most popular I Love Lucy segment of all time.  In this episode, Lucy insists on doing a commercial on a TV show Ricky is working on. Long story short, she finally gets the job of promoting health tonic "Vitameatavegamin" but after repeated rehearsals the 23% alcohol tonic gets her drunk. Lucille Ball was a comic genius.

Confessions of a Germaphobe: Ten Things I Like Least About All-You-Can-Eat Buffets and Salad Bars!

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Don't get me wrong. I LOVE all-you-eat places! I'm a big fan of Souplantation and visit the Camarillo location at least 5 times a month (also in  in Simi Valley).  They have a huge salad bar, a wide variety of soups, breads and pastas and a dessert selection that includes frozen yogurt machine (mmmm!).

Recently Souplantation introduced an automated hand sanitizer at the salad bar line.  I applaud them for that. Most people don't seem to use it (I did and it squirted so much foam into my hand that I had to wipe the excess off on my pants), but is a nice gesture for those concerned with the spread of germs. 

I'm a bit on the germaphobic side myself and the sanitizer brought to mind...Ten Things I Like Least About All-You-Can-Eat Buffets and Salad Bars...based on my wealth of observations and experience at the local Souplantation.

  1. Tong Tosser:  The servers all wear gloves yet the 974 people visiting the salad bar all handle the tongs with their bare hands. So when pimply Joe Teenager flings the tongs completely into the rice pilaf, I generally move on to the next item.
  2. The Snacker: The snacker can't wait to eat. He's tossing olives, sprouts and garbanzo beans into his mouth, crunching, smacking his lips, talking and spewing little bits of food as your appetite shrivels. There goes my appetite.
  3. Kiddy Loiter: It's great bringing kids to the salad bar!  But yechh, please keep their icky (and I say that lovingly...I've got kids myself) hands outta the croutons!
  4. Boogie Man: Picking your news is OFF LIMITS at the salad bar. Yeah right, that was more than a
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