Astronomical Clocks – Literally and Metaphorically

Astronomical Clocks – Literally and Metaphorically

The term astronomical clock is one that is used fairly loosely. Effectively any clock that shows astronomical information – as well as the time – can be so classified. They can show the location of the sun in the sky, for example. In addition to that they can show the position of the moon – and further information such as its phase and its age. Others go further and show the current sign of the zodiac or even go as far as showing a rotating map of the stars.

Name That Movie

Name That Movie

I started a series of drawings in my sketchbook, it’s a kind of visual quiz of great movies. Each series is a sequence of six drawings of shots from classic films (in the order they appear on screen.) No portraits of movie stars, just iconic images from the film. When I finish 100 movies, I’ll see about getting them published as a book.
A book like this could sell dozens.

Doctor Obvious, Cleanup on Aisle Six!

Aisle placements affect grocery sales, research shows

Using the cross-category items of chips and soda, the researchers found that stores placing the items facing each other in the same aisle increased weekly sales of those items by more than 9 percent. In contrast, moving the chips and soda one aisle away from each other resulted in a decrease in sales of nearly 1.5 percent.

I think the stores are already aware of this. They make you walk past impulse items to get to things typically on your list. When they rearrange things every so often, you don’t really think that’s for your convenience (regardless of what the sign says), do you?