• 1. Apple Macintosh Computers (1984). This was the moment when computers were evolving from rooms full of massive machines to desktops. It showed futurist scenes of a huge Big Brother face and a running girl athlete who smashed his screen image. A confusing idea, but the dramatic impact is still talked about to this day.
• 2. Budweiser Beer (1995). Three animated frogs sit on swamp lily pads croaking out the beer's name, each saying one of the three syllables. It may have caused many viewers to pause on their way to the refrigerator for more beer or to the bathroom. This great commercial also may have spawned other animated animal ads, such as the GEICO gecko and the AFLAC duck.
• 3. Coca Cola (1979). A little boy offers Mean Joe Green a Coke, and after taking it, the big athlete takes off his jersey and gives it to the boy. Shakespeare couldn't have staged it more charmingly.
• 4. Xerox Monks (1977). Quaint by today's digital wonders, this Super Bowl commercial takes a humorous look at how duplicating has progressed since Medieval times to the 1970s. The narration that brags of reproducing documents at an "incredible two pages per second" was impressive at the time.
• 5. Wendy's Where's the Beef? (1984). The commercial featuring the little old lady complaining about the lack of beef in her fast food burger has become a classic punch line. It's still quoted today with a variety of meanings, including questioning the veracity of other foods, products and politicians.

 Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld have teamed up to hawk Acura's new hybrid. 

Matthew Broderick is reprising Ferris Bueller for this Honda ad for the game on Sunday... Check it out fellow peeps from the 80's! 

On my second cup of joe this morning, I read a study saying the average worker spends more than $20 a week on coffee for a yearly average of $1,092! Younger workers 18-34 spend $30 per week! My wife sets up our coffee maker every night so it's ready in the morning. Love you hunny. My question: do you spend a lot on coffee every week or do you brew at home?

I purchased an iPhone in September as a business tool, and it has truly become an important part of what I do for a living. But, I was introduced to the "Words with Friends" game a few weeks ago, and really like to play. I think it's a great way to exercise my brain, outside of my daily routine. I have about a .500 record playing. So Saturday my wife, who plays, downloaded an app to help her with words because she found out many of her friends were using it to "Help Them Play Better." (ie: "Cheat") I laughed about it and said, "It's a game for fun and mind exercise, not total domination." She said she was only going to use the cheat app when the person she was playing was using one. I shake my head and tell you, I don't use the app, so pile on and play me through Facebook cuz you'll probably win. 

Link: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/284275/20120119/costa-concordia-satellite-captures-images-half-submerged.htm

Early last week I heard the brother of my one of my youngest son's best friends was in the running for a scholarship. So I clicked the link and voted on his short video. I also added in my comments that this Tri-Rivers student is on his way and we can help him to an outstanding future. I know J.C. and can assure you he deserves this opportunity at one of the best auto tech schools in the country. Please follow the links, watch the video and Vote for Julio Romero.

Link: http://tririvers.com/vote-for-julios-video