Shout it from the mountains

... well at least from the top of your car!

I'm very grateful to a loyal reader who when presented with a perfect opportunity took a photo that touches my heart.

Next you'll be buying slouch-socks

OK, OK, here's what I really look like when I go to Jazzercise class.

HA! But, apparently I am on the cutting edge of cool over here. Jazzercise and other aerobic workouts like it are making a resurgence and they're doing it in the mecca of all things cool, New York City. New York magazine recently ran a feature about Eighties-inspired fitness classes happening all over NYC. Author Sarah Bernard spells it out, "Just as bat-winged sweaters and pegged pants are reappearing on runways, classic cardio burns from the eighties are back in fashion, too. The primary appeal: They’re simple and they make you sweat."

And, I swear it's tons of fun to wear a purple thonged leotard.

Any merit?

Apple filed a federal trademark infringement suit against the City of New York and their GreeNYC campaign. GreeNYC created a logo that is being used on bus shelters, hybrid gasoline-electric taxicabs and even Whole Foods shopping bags. Apple says the logo looks too much like their logo and people may confuse the two.

Apple is claiming the GreeNYC mark will "seriously injure the reputation which [Apple] has established for its goods and services."

"This well-known city is using its new design in a variety of contexts that have absolutely nothing to do with Apple Inc.," New York City claims.

What do you think? Is Apple overreacting? Or has New York City bitten off more than it can chew?

A fantastic first!

I've bridged the treacherous path to becoming a writer. Today my first article was published! BeE Woman, the first woman’s magazine devoted to personal finance, politics and lifestyle, asked me to write their initial blog entrepreneur profile, in which I interviewed Lynda Keeler of Delight.com. Click here to read the article.

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