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    11 July 2009

    Celebrity Saturday: Eva Mendes for Calvin Klein

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    Photo: Rachel Been, AOL

    The most recent Calvin Klein billboard to appear in NYC features Eva Mendes.

    Other images from the same campaign featuring the actress:

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    CLICK HERE to see an earlier Calvin Klein billboard that caused controversy.

    Sources: Style List, Style News 

    Americans spend more than $6 billion a year on toilet paper -- the most of any country in the world

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    CNN reposted a fascinating article on the history of toilet paper originally written by Linda Rodriguez for Mental Floss. It's a fun read.

    10 July 2009

    They don't make signs like this anymore

    On the way home, we also stopped at a farm stand on Route 1A North in York, Maine. They have great signs.

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    On the back door, the owners of the farm stand keep a colorful collection of produce crate labels.

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    Not all the new media are digital

    Before leaving Maine yesterday, my husband and I had lunch at Rick's All Season Restaurant in York Village. The instant we stepped inside, we knew we'd stumbled upon a local favorite hangout. It's that kind of place.

    My husband ordered a cup of hot tea and this is what the mug looked like.

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    I've seen paper placemats covered with ads from local businesses but I'd never before seen a mug covered with them.

    Pretty neat.

    Rick's got their mugs through Coffee Cup Ads, which is smart enough to put its website address on the mugs.

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    The food was great, by the way. I asked for a well-done cheeseburger and actually got it. Unless you also like your burgers well done, you'd be surprised how difficult it is to find a place that knows how to make a proper well-done burger.

    09 July 2009

    Lovely soap packaging

    From FFFFound!:

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    From Oh joy!:

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    From Packagings of the World:

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    Also from Packagings of the World:

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    From the Fun-o-rama in York Beach, Maine

    Our second day in Maine is also our second day of rain.

    Thank goodness for the Fun-o-rama.

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    And special props to Pizza by Paras.

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    08 July 2009

    Evian Roller Babies commercial

    The joke goes on a little too long, but still very much worth watching.

    CLICK HERE to watch the Evian Roller Babies spot.

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    Advertising Arts & Crafts: the FedEx wine rack

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    Source: Craftzine

    07 July 2009

    Disturbing campaign for Wusthof knives

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    Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather Bangkok

    Source: ADs of the World

    Is it just me -- or is this in poor taste?

    Spent today showing my niece and her husband around Boston.

    Among other things, we went to the New England Aquarium on Central Wharf in Boston. It's a nice place to visit.

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    Directly across the street from the Aquarium is Legal Sea Foods.

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    That's right. The first thing you -- and lots of little kids -- see upon exiting the Aquarium is a restaurant that serves fish.