Plaid Nation 09 begins in 3...2...1

I stumbled across this local, lovable Danbury, CT agency just as they embarked on their West Coast tour last summer. This year Darryl & crew are back and touring the Heartland, in a Ford Flex that is momentarily being wrapped in nothing other than... plaid!

In the past year I was luckily enough to visit Plaid's sweet pad in the former Empress movie theater and snag a little tour swag (just check my rear view mirror above) while sitting in on a client meeting. I'd hardly call a car air freshener much of a bribe... but, I'll still endorse this road trip as a prime "time-kill central" material. I would even venture to say it has a similar useful/useless ratio as the output from Car Talk Plaza. I can't wait to see more of the Boring Store in Chicago, but they've got something for everyone with all manner of tour stops ranging from FedEx to the Indy Speedway.

While Plaid gets set up in the Motor City, check out http://www.plaidnation.com/ and prepare yourself for some serious innovation and creative inspiration on wheels.

7 whole grains on a mission

I'm a fan of many Kashi brand foods already and their website is about much more than promoting their tasty whole grains, it's about acheiving a healthier lifestyle. What I especially like is their community space to challenge yourself with SMALL, and manageable tasks. Easier, less taxing changes to your daily routine are much easer to successfully complete. The site helps you track and manage your progress, gives you starter suggestions on modifying behaviors and allows helpful posts from others tackling the same challenge. Often we want to improve our lifestyle, but can be overwhelmed figuring out the best way to start. Here, you can find small ways to make daily changes in food choice, healthy living and fitness. You can also install a facebook application to keep tabs on daily challenges.

This week I did the bust your bottle habit and it's gotten me to bring my Sigg water bottle to work every day! What a great feeling for a Friday.