He's Baaaaack

This commercial is awesome -

Touchdown!

This is a really cool animation that recreates the miraculous landing on the Hudson River of US Airways flight 1549 -



The company that produced it is called Scene Systems. Check out their website.

Instant Starbucks

I like instant coffee. It's a lot easier than making a pot and there's virtually no clean-up. I wonder if this will sell well, considering it's significantly more expensive than most brands of instant coffee -

The new product, called Via, will be sold at Starbucks stores in packs of three for $2.95 and packs of 12 for $9.95, according to the Wall Street Journal. Customers can "brew" the coffee by emptying the granules into hot water.

Pastelle (or is it Past Tell...)

Calling All Billionaires

I'm wondering what this house (currently under construction on exclusive Indian Creek Island in Miami Beach) suggests about the real estate market...[click on photo for more, uh, photos]
Here's a description from one broker's website -

UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON PRIVATE INDIAN CREEK ISLAND. THIS WILL BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOME IN MIAMI HISTORY FEATURING LIGHT FILTERING LOUVERED WALLS, ENTERTAINMENT AND FULL CATERING KITCHEN, CERTIFIED GREEN HOUSE, ROOFTOP LAWN AND JACUZZI, OUTDOOR CASCADE, PANIC ROOM, SERVANT ROOM, CHROMATHERAPY SPA & MASSAGE ROOM. THIS HOME WILL LEAVE YOU SPEECHLESS.