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Crowdsourcing Your Coffee

A common cliche in advertising is anyone can come up with a good idea. There is something to the old adage. I personally believe anyone can come up with an idea,but it doesn’t necessarily mean it will be good. However,if the person has insight and passion there is a better chance for success. A chance they will come up with something clever —original —an idea to make a product or business better. Which brings me to coffee and crowdsourcing. [...]

Owning the Pothole

Where Pennsylvania has Punxutawney Phil to predict spring,Michigan has Pothole Pete. Sure Pete doesn’t predict spring,he just makes Michiganders count the days until spring. Potholes are so common,Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has an illustrative guide to pothole creation (The Birth of a Pothole). [...]