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Red Sox Win Championship

No messy seeds.

Carve a pumpkin of your own.

It's a fashion statement

I knew I was saving those things for a reason.

George McCracken doesn’t have to wear a tie. A 25-year-old painter in Manhattan who works in store design and display to pay the bills, Mr. McCracken is a member of that lucky group who can wear just about anything they please to work.

But George McCracken does wear a tie. “I don’t ever wear a collared shirt without one,” he said. “It started when I had a job where I had to wear a jacket and tie, but after I left, I started wearing it anyway, out with friends, as an informal thing. It just felt comfortable.”

And Mr. McCracken is not alone.

NYT article.

Hot Dog Math

Can someone explain this so me:

Hot dogs come in packages of 10.

Hot dog rolls come in packages of 8 or 12.

???

Email-Free Fridays

This is very tempting.

My question is, does "email-free" mean that you don't check your email -- which only postpones the problem -- or do you reject any email arriving on Friday -- which could lead to some problems from important senders who aren't clued-in.

Overwhelmed by e-mail? Some professionals are fighting back by declaring e-mail-free Fridays — or by deleting their entire in-box.

Today about 150 engineers at chipmaker Intel (INTC) will kick off "Zero E-mail Fridays." E-mail isn't forbidden, but everyone is encouraged to phone or meet face-to-face. The goal is more direct, free-flowing communication and better exchange of ideas, Intel principal engineer Nathan Zeldes says in a company blog post.

OK, I see. Well then it's not exactly "email free" is it.

Nevertheless, a step in a good direction.

ByTheWay, the kids are way ahead on this. They have all turned their backs on email already. But are IM interruptions any better?

Another

Here a good, if jowly, pic of me from last month's Social Media Breakfast.