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June 13 2007

Good Grape 10 Day Sabbatical: The Blogs I read 8 of 10

Jeff’s/Good Grape Note: I’m on a 10 day sabbatical from writing Good Grape posts, returning over the weekend of June 16th/17th

In lieu of wine-related posts, I’m taking the opportunity to pull a page from the, “To know a man, look at his bookshelf” school of thought, but instead of my bookshelf, I’m highlighting an RSS feed a day that I keep up with that is non wine-related--grist for the mill, so to speak.

See you back, recharged, invigorated with headspace de-gunked in about a week.

The Blog: Slate Magazine

Site URL: http://www.slate.com/

What I like about the site: One of the first online magazine’s, Slate looks at news, culture and politics through a slightly liberal lense, but I trust it as a companion piece to mainstream NPR to look at stories and the context behind stories in the way that I want to understand them, without a lot of spin and with an emphasis on the human element.

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June 12 2007

Good Grape 10 Day Sabbatical: The Blogs I read 7 of 10

Jeff’s/Good Grape Note: I’m on a 10 day sabbatical from writing posts for Good Grape, returning over the weekend of June 16th/17th

In lieu of wine-related posts, I’m taking the opportunity to pull a page from the, “To know a man, look at his bookshelf” school of thought, but instead of my bookshelf, I’m highlighting an RSS feed a day that I keep up with that is non wine-related--grist for the mill, so to speak.

See you back, recharged, invigorated with headspace de-gunked in about a week.

The Blog: Logic + Emotion

Site URL: http://darmano.typepad.com/

What I like about the site: Written by David Armano, this site reviews the convergence of marketing, branding and design. If you’re a marketer, but on the corporate side of the fence instead of being an agency or a consultant, this site will give you daily food for thought and cause you to re-think the way you do things while giving plenty of fresh ideas.

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June 11 2007

Good Grape 10 Day Sabbatical: The Blogs I read 6 of 10

Jeff’s/Good Grape Note: I am on a 10 day sabbatical from writing posts for Good Grape, returning over the weekend of June 16th/17th

In lieu of wine-related posts, I’m taking the opportunity to pull a page from the, “To know a man, look at his bookshelf” school of thought, but instead of my bookshelf, I’m highlighting an RSS feed a day that I keep up with that is non wine-related--grist for the mill, so to speak.

See you back, recharged, invigorated with headspace de-gunked in about a week.

The Blog: Gapingvoid

Site URL: http://www.gapingvoid.com/

What I like about the site: Hugh is a guy that seems to at once channel his own mental pathology into cartoons that are also relatable to many—covering topics of wine, marketing, work and relationships it’s a must read.

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June 10 2007

Good Grape 10 Day Sabbatical: The Blogs I read 5 of 10

Jeff’s/Good Grape Note: I’m on a 10 day sabbatical from writing posts for Good Grape, returning over the weekend of June 16th/17th

In lieu of wine-related posts, I’m taking the opportunity to pull a page from the, “To know a man, look at his bookshelf” school of thought, but instead of my bookshelf, I’m highlighting an RSS feed a day that I keep up with that is non wine-related--grist for the mill, so to speak.

See you back, recharged, invigorated with headspace de-gunked in about a week.

The Blog: Deadspin

Site URL: http://www.deadspin.com/

What I like about the site: This site looks at the seedy, irreverent (the fun) portion of the sports world and often takes shots at the ESPN personalities and the stories they cover. If you ever pined to know who Stuart Scott was trying to hook up with at Super Bowl festivities, than this is the site for you. And, if you don’t look analytically at the media you consume, check out this site and learn a little bit more about how ESPN not only reports sports news, they make sports news.

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June 9 2007

Good Grape 10 Day Sabbatical: The Blogs I read 4 of 10

Jeff’s/Good Grape Note: I’m on a 10 sabbatical from writing posts for Good Grape, returning over the weekend of June 16th/17th

In lieu of wine-related posts, I’m taking the opportunity to pull a page from the, “To know a man, look at his bookshelf” school of thought, but instead of my bookshelf, I’m highlighting an RSS feed a day that I keep up with that is non wine-related--grist for the mill, so to speak.

See you back, recharged, invigorated with headspace de-gunked in about a week.

The Blog: Every Day Should Be Saturday

Site URL: http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/

What I like about the site: In the Midwest, if you’re not a college football fan then there’s something un-American about you. Give me the pomp and circumstance with a band at a college game over an NFL game any day. I happen to be a huge Notre Dame fan and come Saturday afternoons in the fall, it’s the one thing I completely clear my calendar for. From kick-off to final whistle, I don’t miss a Notre Dame game. Every Day Should Be Saturday celebrates the glory that is college football.