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Written by Vi
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Saturday, 21 November 2009 |
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I have endeavored into my first online only music single release - The Swine Flu Blues. It is currently available at cdbaby.com and within a couple of weeks, it should also be available on iTunes. Swine Flu Blues features me (Vi Wickam) on Vocals, Mandolin, and Fiddle. Swine Flu Blues on CD Baby  |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 21 November 2009 )
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Written by Vi
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 |
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| Symptom | Cold | H1N1 Flu | | Fever | Fever is rare with a cold. | Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80% of all flu cases. A temperature of 100F or higher for 3 to 4 days is associated with the H1N1 flu. | | Coughing | A hacking, productive (mucus- producing) cough is often present with a cold. | A non-productive (non-mucus producing) cough is usually present with the H1N1 flu (sometimes referred to as dry cough). | | Aches | Slight body aches and pains can be part of a cold. | Severe aches and pains are common with the H1N1 flu. | | Stuffy Nose | Stuffy nose is commonly present with a cold and typically resolves spontaneously within a week. | Stuffy nose is not commonly present with the H1N1 flu. | | Chills | Chills are uncommon with a cold. | 60% of people who have the H1N1 flu experience chills. | | Tiredness | Tiredness is fairly mild with a cold. | Tiredness is moderate to severe with the H1N1 flu. | | Sneezing | Sneezing is commonly present with a cold. | Sneezing is not common with the H1N1 flu. | | Sudden Symptoms | Cold symptoms tend to develop over a few days. | The H1N1 flu has a rapid onset within 3-6 hours. The flu hits hard and includes sudden symptoms like high fever, aches and pains. | | Headache | A headache is fairly uncommon with a cold. | A headache is very common with the H1N1 flu, present in 80% of flu cases. | | Sore Throat | Sore throat is commonly present with a cold. | Sore throat is not commonly present with the H1N1 flu. | | Chest Discomfort | Chest discomfort is mild to moderate with a cold. | Chest discomfort is often severe with the H1N1 flu. | |
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Written by Vi
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Sunday, 04 October 2009 |
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I just caught a great commercial by Lowe's during the Broncos vs. Cowboy's game on Fox. Lowe's did an excellent job of painting themselves as the Lowest cost option in the hardware superstores by superimposing a T at the end of the Lowes, using a variety of naturally occuring objects. Unfortunately, they have done a horrible job of following up with this campaign online. So bad, that I can't even find an online version of this commercial when I'm looking for it. This video has been searched for so many times that on youtube, when you type lowes, "lowes lowest tv commercial" is one of the top auto-complete options. Lowes isn't just missing a great opportunity for additional brand building and community interaction, but they are creating frustration in people who want to view this commercial again - definitely not their desired action. I hope that someone in the marketing department at Lowes reads this post, and recognizes the importance of extending their brand advertising online. I have now said my 12.5 cents (adjusted for inflation) and will step down from my soap box. |
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Written by Vi
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Sunday, 07 June 2009 |
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I bet you came here to figure out how Regifting Robin can always figure out what gift you have picked, and how it changes every time. Really, this puzzle is a math game with a little misdirection. You start off by picking a 2 digit number. It doesn't matter which number you pick. The second step is to subtract the 2 digits of the number from the original number. The trick to this is that the result of this problem will always be divisible by 9. Here are a couple of examples to demonstrate 25 -2 -5 = 18 (2 X9) 26 - 6 -2 = 18 (2 X9) 27 - 7- 2 =18 (2 X9) 99 - 9 -9 = 81 (9X9) 62 -6 -2 = 54 (6X9) You are welcome to try more numbers to verify that this works for all 2 digit numbers, or you can accept it that Regifting Robin wants you to have a number that is a multiple of 9. On the next page, you get a page with a table of gifts on it. You notice that there are all sorts of gifts on the page. The numbers are arranged counting vertically with 11 in each column to make it difficult to catch that all of the multiples of 9 have the same gift.  In this case, it's a bread maker. It doesn't matter what the gift is, it just matters that the gift that shows up for 9, 18, 27, etc, will be the same gift that shows up on the final page. 
That's all there is to it. Hope you enjoyed figuring out how Regifting Robin works. Here is a link to the Regifting Robing brainteaser gaime: http://www.regiftable.com/RegiftingRobinPopUp.html |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 07 June 2009 )
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