{"id":573886258,"date":"2014-04-24T23:50:33","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T04:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573886258"},"modified":"2014-05-02T14:10:59","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T19:10:59","slug":"a-thursday-hodgepodge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2014\/04\/24\/a-thursday-hodgepodge\/","title":{"rendered":"A Thursday hodgepodge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The very definition of incongruity: a pink Yellow Cab. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/apr14\/apr50.jpg\" alt=\"cab\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been wondering about this since the last breast cancer awareness month. Is there a more successful awareness campaign in the western world? You&#8217;d be hard pressed to find one that has enjoyed greater reach or more significant corporate partnerships in the last few years. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Things to read<\/strong> &#8230; because reading always brings about successful partnerships.<\/p>\n<p><a TARGET=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/special-features\/2014\/04\/140423-food-grown-london-underground-tunnels\/\">Feeding nine billion means growing crops faster, smarter, and in new places. Do we need to find more land?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a TARGET=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.medialifemagazine.com\/fact-we-use-digital-more-than-tv-now\/\">Fact: We now use the web more than TV<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a TARGET=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/probe-dhs-watchdog-cozy-with-officials-altered-reports-as-he-sought-top-job\/2014\/04\/23\/b46a9366-c6ef-11e3-9f37-7ce307c56815_story.html\">Probe: DHS watchdog cozy with officials, altered reports as he sought top job<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a TARGET=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/2014\/04\/23\/russian-social-media-ceo-quits-post-flees-country\/\">Russian social media CEO quits post, flees country<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a TARGET=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/birmingham\/morning_call\/2014\/04\/google-street-view-lets-users-travel-back-in-time.html\">Google Street View lets users travel back in time<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a TARGET=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.al.com\/business\/index.ssf\/2014\/04\/t-mobile_to_hire_more_than_100.html#incart_river_default\">T-Mobile to hire more than 100 for its Birmingham call center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a TARGET=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/small-business\/sb-tools\/top-tens\/ten-words-to-cut-from-your-writing\/article17856428\/\">Ten words to cut from your writing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One day you wake up and find yourself playing soccer with a robot:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"720\" height=\"405\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ag2vk6coBpI?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ag2vk6coBpI?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>That robot is hoping on one foot. Keepie uppie isn&#8217;t too far behind. And then we will all welcome our World Cup overlords.<\/p>\n<p>Dare I say this is the funniest bit on Family Feud in years:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"720\" height=\"405\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/kJtShAMwKec?hl=en_US&amp;version=3\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/kJtShAMwKec?hl=en_US&amp;version=3\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>The family is from Tuscaloosa.<\/p>\n<p>Dee Ford is about to make a big splash in the NFL Draft. He&#8217;s fast, hits hard, spins like Peterson and breaks Kaepernick&#8217;s legs. It&#8217;s science:<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/player.espn.com\/player.js?playerBrandingId=4ef8000cbaf34c1687a7d9a26fe0e89e&#038;adSetCode=91cDU6NuXTGKz3OdjOxFdAgJVtQcKJnI&#038;pcode=1kNG061cgaoolOncv54OAO1ceO-I&#038;width=720&#038;height=405&#038;externalId=espn:10831231&#038;thruParam_espn-ui[autoPlay]=false&#038;thruParam_espn-ui[playRelatedExternally]=true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s also a cool piano player. Renaissance man, Dee Ford. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The very definition of incongruity: a pink Yellow Cab. I&#8217;ve been wondering about this since the last breast cancer awareness month. Is there a more successful awareness campaign in the western world? You&#8217;d be hard pressed to find one that has enjoyed greater reach or more significant corporate partnerships in the last few years. 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