Here's the problem: As I'm sitting here at my "coffice," about to tap out this post, and I hear a guy at the bar, vapidly chatting with the coffee stirrer to his left: "Yeah, I try not to turn on the news too much." No context, of course, but his solution is just not to listen. It's the "solution" for tens of millions of Americans.

But it's not a solution, because it doesn't solve.

http://ncdd.org/10940

I have acknowledged my possibly self-defeating urge to bring attention to bullshit that deserves no attention (see: every post I’ve ever done about the liarly named Center for Consumer Freedom (no link, intentionally)). But here I go again.

Now that I've introduced you to Erin McNeill (if her fame had not already preceded me in your world), here's her wrap-up of strategies presented by various speakers at the two-day annual summit of the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood.

How’s this for breathtaking disclosure: I am not a woman.

I think of myself as a feminist, in that I think women have the same rights to ... everything despite  centuries of acculturation to the contrary. Now, whether the objective woman would review my record and agree that my actions are consistent with this pronouncement, I can only hope.

"Organic" products are more healthful than non-organic products.

But they are not necessarily nutritious.

Passing this onward from Patrick O'Malley, who always has good tips. No, nothing about obesity or sustainability here...

Did you ever want to send someone a link to a YouTube video, but it has too long of an intro, and you want it to start in the middle?

Here's what you do:

One of the great things about attending professional conferences is the exposures and connections that I didn’t go looking for.

Yesterday, I got an odd message from LinkedIn, congratulating me on my recent job change. 'Cept, of course, I didn't recently change jobs. Random/whatever. Today, I got this:

Hi Michael,
Whoops – we made a mistake.
Yesterday, you may have received an email regarding a recent job change. We apologize, as we did not mean to send you this message.
We hope that we can continue to support you in your professional endeavors and look forward to celebrating your success.
Best,
The LinkedIn Team

I’ve got a big raspberry for the Polar beverages vendor at my local market. He lost focus in what I’m sure is a mind-numbing part of his job, and the result for me was a headache, dry mouth, and not a little bit of consternation.

It is a weakness of mine that no matter what I’m in that market for, I stop by the soda aisle and pop open a liter of whatever, and yesterday it was Polar's diet raspberry lime. I’m a fairly careful shopper, especially when it comes to sugar or sugar-free, and I was definitely in the sugar-free area.