Ad Hudler's Blog, page 26

Ad's Logo Contest

On a recent trip I absorbed and pondered logos on trucks. As someone who is prone to judge by appearance, I tend to be very interested in how companies decide to brand themselves. Here's the best one, the winner:

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You may not know this. I didn't until a few years ago, but there's an arrow in their logo. Do you see it? It's the negative space between the E and X. Brilliant, huh, especially for a company that needs to be known for ACTION.

And now, the worst logo:

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Okay, what the HELL were these...

Some odd behavior in front of mirrors ...

I've noticed something for years about my wife and daughter when they are looking in mirrors, trying to gauge whether they like the clothes they have just put on: They tilt their heads, either to the right or left.
Now, they do NOT do this when they are looking only at their faces ... only when they're examining the whole human package.
I recently caught myself doing it as well ... in one of those "is my gut getting bigger" moments, standing there in my underwear.
And then I started...

Sorry about the banana, but I've been busy.

"Really, Ad ...," said the reader-friend to me at a party last night. "Blogging about how to peel a banana? (See yesterday's blog.) Can't you do better than that?"
I admit it: The blogs of late have been shallow and fast, but there is good reason for this. I am engrossed in a writing project right now (a humorous memoir about a crazy year I just completed) and it's been a BEAR to write. Keeping up a blog requires a lot of time and energy ... and when you're writing half a day, every day, you ...

Kitchen tip #45532F

Maybe I'm the last person on the planet to know this, but did you know that most of us have been peeling the banana from the wrong end all these years?
You know how obstinate that stem can be, right? All rubbery and tough, and oftentimes you have to bite into it or cut it off, and then the end of the banana has been dented and is mushy.
So ... turn the banana over and pick at that dark end that looks like a scab. It comes right off, along with a nice strip of peel. Much more simple.
Maybe now I...

A word about those messy beds

Not long ago, I was traveling when I returned to my hotel room after a harried day and saw that the maids had made my bed. Ahhhhh, there's nothing quite like that, is there? While you've been gone, someone has come into your world and done something that gives your life a feeling of order and calm. A well-made bed reminds us that every day is a fresh start.
They say that art and reason are what elevates mankind above the other species. I'd like to add "making-the-bed" to that list. We are the ...

A word about soccer ...

Had to pass this on: From our favorite weekly news-digest magazine called "The Week," an article that says soccer will never truly permeate American culture. I quote, "For the postmodern nihilists of Europe, life is nicely represented by a sport in which games end 1-0 or 0-0; Americans, though, don't like to watch players running around for hours without scoring since we like to think that hard work accomplishes something."
LMAO!

Dare me.

"That fireplace is so big I could fit in there," I said."No, you couldn't," my daughter replied."Yeah. I could.""No. You can't.""Oh yeah?"
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Best Present Ever!

My daughter's Father's Day gift for me was awesome. She found it in an antique shop in Columbus, Ohio. It combines two of my favorite passions: cocktails and birds. Take a look at this:
[image error]Yes, what every martini-loving, bird-watching dad needs: A penguin cocktail shaker!Simply unscrew the knob at the end of the beak and pour.Thanks, Haley!

Now ... WHERE am I?

The problem of commuting between two homes (Nashville and Fort Myers) is most noticeable in the middle of the night ... when I have to get up to pee.
You know how you can usually do this in pitch-black darkness because you've memorized the path to the toilet, right? Well, this becomes a problem when you're half asleep, and you can't remember which house you're in ... and you stand there, semi-conscious, your eyes closed because you don't want to fully awaken ... trying to remember where in...

Retail Madness

The women's clothing line Chico's is based in my hometown of Fort Myers, and occasionally the company sponsors a warehouse sale to sell off all of its returns at a fraction of the original cost. We're talking jackets and dresses for $10.
My wife couldn't make it this year, so she gave some money to a friend who knows her clothing tastes and asked her to brave the crowds and buy her some basics. Now, this woman had never been to this sale before. And, based on her experience, she'll probably...