
Sunscreen under the Microscope
As we start to enter the peak sunscreen selling season here in the US, we thought it would be a worthwhile exercise to shed some light on this multi billion dollar global industry which generated $5.6B in sales of sun protection products in 2013, by…

Earth Day 2019
As Earth Day 2019 is coming up on Monday, 4/22, just wanted to do a blog post in advance of the big day based on some observations. After visiting Earth Day Network, one thing that stood out to me is that in the 18 rotating images on the page,…

Columbia (River) Bar
While there are some dandy watering holes in Astoria, OR, the Columbia (River) Bar is not one of them. While the Graveyard of the Pacific is more broadly defined, the most treacherous part is the mouth of the Columbia River where it empties out…

Shaun Tomson and The Code
So we have been a little remiss with our blog posts. That changes today and we should do a better job going forward, but quality over quantity and we have a good one here. Fri, 2/8, evening I attended a talk from world renowned Sou…

High Seas
Early this morning I received an email from a sporting goods supplier in Pakistan suggesting I check out their wares which I got around to doing this afternoon. In particular I was looking at their soccer balls and not being overly familiar wit…