Refused to pay $7000
for seaplane rescue

Our latest list of inane musings from the Brainstorm office white board:

Top 20 Things That May Have Killed Ed in the Boundary Waters

1. Minnesotan’s unfailing politeness
2. The guys from Deliverance
3. Massive oil spill
4. Refused to pay $7000 for seaplane rescue
5. Minnesota wading coyotes
6. A run-in with Locke (smoke monster)
7. Inability to update his Twitter stream
8. Eaten by a Northern Pike
9. Not knowing what’s going on at Brainstorm
10. Ran over by a deer
11. Elk
12. Bear
13. Moose
14. Wild dawgs
15. Lyme disease
16. A Flash sideways
17. Malaria
18. Snake bite
19. He’s not dead, just lost
20. Unfiltered water
21. Starvation

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Panic room, interesting video

Our latest list of inane musings from the Brainstorm office white board:

Top 20 Favorite Friday Night Wind-Downs

1. A placid dip in the sensory deprivation tank
2. Appointment with my masseur
3. Brainstorming upcoming Top 20 board topics
4. Watching 4 episodes of “24” back 2 back
5. Pizza, wine, movie, couch
6. Dining out
7. Quiet room, good book
8. A nice relaxing mosh pit!
9. DANCE PAARTY!
10. Panic room, interesting video
11. I enjoying bathing in the blue glow of multiple computer screens.
12. Family movie night
13. A first class flight to a tropical island,
    or even a coach flight to a regular island.
14. Dress like a bear and hang out in the park
15. Yak Stew, read the health care bill, watch Enemy of the State, go to Don’s Guns
16. PJs & slippers & coffee with a little something extra
17. Firepit
18. Trip to the Wii Resort (or any resort)
19. A long drive through the country
20. Marching band practice

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Her love of
chicken and waffles

Our latest list of inane musings from the Brainstorm office white board:

Top 20 Reasons We Like Margo

1. She can call Goldie Hawn Mom, and get away with it
2. She sits funny
3. Her love of chicken and waffles
4. She always smells good
5. Bubbly personality
6. She makes random outbursts!
7. Denies ever being married
   to a Black Crowes band member (see #1)
8. She’s shorter than me
9. Her outgoing nature
10. She listens to me ramble all day
11. She’s a good superb stellar designer
12. She can talk and work at the same time
13. She talks to herself more than I do
14. It makes Jenni us all happy to have her here
15. Post-It note® reminder to herself: No candy No candy NO CANDY
16. Cute as a Kate Hudson button,
    sweet as a Kate Hudson pie (see #1)
17. Even her name is fun
18. She breaks into spontaneous song
19. Her smile :)
20. Because she limited herself to adding only 2 items to this list.
21. She won’t take offense at this board

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Some of us made waves at The Indiana State Fair this year.

Watched Ed blush
while listening to DNR demo on
birth control for geese

Our latest list of inane musings from the Brainstorm office white board:

Top 20 Fun Things Brainstormers Saw/Did at the State Fair

1. Watched Ed blush while listening to DNR demo on birth control for geese
2. Got a “family” picture taken
3. Draft horses (Finally, something bigger than Bob!)
4. Week-old goats
5. And plenty of weak old goats of the human persuasion
6. Picked up a Purdue football schedule. Go Boilers!
7. 1,500 lb cheese sculpture
8. Fried Pickles
9. Got zits from eating fried food!
10. Plowed into Bob’s back
11. Grateful Barb didn’t force us to watch dog being spayed (ewww…)
12. Recording Joellyn’s Facebook video on touching boars (World’s Largest!)
13. Ate and ate and ate and…
14. Watched Bob on #13
15. Opened the exit doors at the top of the Ferris Wheel
16. Released our aggression on the bumper cars
17. Watched the world go by
18. Goats trying to help themselves to food from the coin-op food dispenser
19. Got a pink pig pencil topper
20. Won a piggy bank for Denita Jana
21. Fresh Ice Cream straight from Ice Cream Cows

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Consider education level of
early morning firecracker enthusiasts

Our latest list of inane musings from the Brainstorm office white board:

Top 20 (4th of) July Traditions

1. Searching the front yard for blown off fingers and other appendages
2. Trying to remember all the words to the Star-Spangled Banner
3. Wimbledon Finals
4. Drive 11 hours just for the promise of better weather
5. Reading Declaration of Independence around campfire
6. A day of no traditions
7. Extra day off
8. Vacation
9. ER visit
10. Watermelon seed spitting contest
11. Catching your hair on fire
12. Start of the Tour de France (Allez Lance!)
13. Hey y’all, watch this!
14. Giggle at Carmel Fest Parade
15. Water balloon fights in backyard (adults mostly)
16. Consider education level of early morning firecracker enthusiasts
17. Quitting job, moving to Alabama
18. Fireworks downtown on the 4th 5th
19. Bottle rockets on the roof
20. Fourth of July Top 20 board

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