Carl Natale

What else needs to be said?

by Carl Natale on April 22, 2014

The great Northern Jerk-Off pic.twitter.com/cg6Eg0ilVd — StuffJournalistsLike (@JournalistsLike) April 22, 2014

This actually makes journalism sound like fun

by Carl Natale on April 22, 2014

@mathewi The story of daily journalism: Set 'em up; knock 'em down; baffle beyond comprehension; then explain, as to a child. — Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) April 22, 2014

A troll by any other name…

by Carl Natale on March 1, 2014

So what makes you think that requiring real identities will clean up reader comments?

Why Amazon just lost my business

by Carl Natale on September 27, 2013

Greetings from Maine. This is to inform you that I will not be purchasing anything from Amazon.com. This is a direct result of your unwillingness to pay any advertising fees to associates in Maine. I understand that you need to make a political statement by refusing to send any money to Maine residents. To help […]

Three anthropologists walked into a Starbucks

by Carl Natale on September 15, 2013

I don’t need a degree in anthropology to tell you that the local Starbucks staff is very friendly and well trained in welcoming customers. But apparently it helped three anthropologists figure out that Starbucks was friendlier than local coffee shops in Boston. What’s really interesting is how Kevin Hartnett begins writing about it in Boston.com: […]

Domino’s redefines pie in the sky

by Carl Natale on June 6, 2013

This example really isn’t that practical, but Domino’s Pizza in the United Kingdom has a video showing how to deliver pizza with a drone. [youtube]http://youtu.be/on4DRTUvst0[/youtube] This is probably a publicity stunt to get people to share a Domino’s video. But it’s a good start for people looking to innovate their delivery business.

Three things I did NOT make up today

by Carl Natale on April 26, 2013

1. “Hitting squirrels with a gun is hard. Hitting them with a golf club is much easier.” 2. Small plane lands on Maine Turnpike, takes off again 3. Hitler’s food taster tells of poisoning fears

Seven things I need to do more of

by Carl Natale on April 25, 2013

I’m convinced these are the things that will make my life better.

Boreal Design Inukshuk for sale

by Carl Natale on March 23, 2013

The Boreal Design Inukshuk was my first kayak. I had many great adventures paddling around Casco Bay. It was stable in active seas and a joy to paddle. I also was able to fit everything I needed for island camping trips. I’m selling it because I bought another kayak that fit me better. The Inukshuk […]

Good bye Google Reader

by Carl Natale on March 13, 2013

Google announced today that it is going to discontinue Google Reader. There goes a major dashboard for me. My Google Reader has feeds that keep me up to date on: Maine news Steelers Political news Business advice Miscellaneous updates It’s a clean interface that is available to me from any browser. It’s much easier to […]