Jun 27, 2008 in Media by Sterling | No Comments
My grandmother owned a ton of Hummels, and I've got a strange soft spot for them - enough so that I actually own a Hummel-related domain at
Hummel Trader.
Last week Goebel, the German manufacturer of the figurines, announced that it would cease production, after years of declining sales. I assume the decline has a lot to do with the dying-out of the generations that favored the figurines, like my grandmother's. Kinda sad. It's also strange that so many types of kitsch are still selling fine, but yet Goebel was unable to find a contemporary market.
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German Porcelain Maker Halts Hummel Production - Deutsche Welle]
Tagged figurines, goebel, hummels
Jun 10, 2008 in Technology by Sterling | No Comments
For the last few years I've been working on a lot of small and mid-size affiliate marketing projects, and I've decided to begin spending some of the capital I have at this blog in the advancement of my affiliate empire.
So to begin, I give you
Decorative Solar, a new blog I set up to take advantage of the growing interest in energy efficiency and solar power around the home, along with improvements in solar applications.
An example: solar panels are declining in production costs at an amazing rate. It's only a matter of time before companies begin to produce them in decorative shapes and patterns. So I thought I'd get ahead of the game.
Tagged affiliate marketing, solar power
Nov 16, 2006 in Media by Sterling | No Comments
From
Ghostbusters, a 1984 movie I assume most readers have seen:
Dr. Peter Venkman: This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions.
Mayor: What do you mean, "biblical"?
Dr Ray Stantz: What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Mayor, real wrath-of-God type stuff.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Exactly.
Dr Ray Stantz: Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies. Rivers and seas boiling.
Dr. Egon Spengler: Forty years of darkness. Earthquakes, volcanoes...
Winston Zeddemore: The dead rising from the grave.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together - mass hysteria.
The Venkman closer was meant to be the punchline.
But now the unthinkable has come to pass.
Tagged Ghostbusters
