Artisanal Pencil Sharpening?!?!

Yes, it had to happen at some point. The small-batch, hand-crafted artisanal movement (wine, bread, cheese, coffee, soap...) just jumped the shark with this first (and only) pencil-sharpening business. Hilarious website.

Artisanal Pencil Sharpening

Property Market Watch For 2011 | San Diego

Some good news on the real estate front in San Diego.

Property Market Merits Watching in 2011 | San Diego Business Journal

NPR Interview with The Stones' Keith Richards

Keith's interview with Terry Gross from Fresh Air.

The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards Looks Back At 'Life' : NPR

Success Story - Seattle's PopCap

Seattle's PopCap. Not bad for a kid with a 1.67 gpa to drop out and create a $100M online gaming company. From Inc. magazine.

How I Did It: John Vechey, Founder of PopCap

Harris Poll: Most Popular US Cities

San Diego comes in at #2 and Seattle #4 for the place people want to live most in the US. NYC ranked #1 for most popular and least popular city.

Harris Interactive: Harris Polls > New York City, San Diego and Las Vegas Top List of Cities People Would Like to Live In or Near

Interview of Seattle's Rainn Wilson

Video interview of Rainn Wilson from The Office...and how he got his name. His folks were Seattle hippies. Shocker.

See 'The Office’s' Rainn Wilson this weekend | KING 5 TV | Seattle News, Local News, Breaking News, Weather | Evening Magazine

Inside the Homes of the 20th Century's Most Famous Designers [Slideshows]

Pretty cool designs. Not exactly Ikea.

Inside the Homes of the 20th Century's Most Famous Designers [Slideshows] | Co.Design#1#4

Chase Jarvis’s Seattle 100: A Portrait of the City

Article on the Chase Jarvis photography exhibit coming up Oct. 22-23 at the Heineken City Arts Fest.

Chase Jarvis’s Seattle 100: A Portrait of the City - Seattle, October 2010 | City Arts Magazine

The Best States For Business And Careers - Forbes.com

WA comes in at #5 for 2010.

Table: The Best States For Business And Careers - Forbes.com

Bill Walton and S.D. Sport Innovators

George Chamberlin's video interview of Bill Walton re: the Connect San Diego Sport Innovators biz group. From the San Diego Daily Transcript.

SDDT.com Media: Bill Walton and S.D. Sport Innovators

Picasso Plays Seattle

Quick video from Evening Magazine re: the new and very rare Picasso exhibit at SAM. Chance to get in for free on select days and times.

KING5.com | Seattle News Video on Demand

Steve Jobs's Strategy? "Get Rid of the Crappy Stuff"

Nice little article about focus and niching down to create a great customer experience and brand loyalty. Pretty incredible that Apple has built a $30B company on such a small line of products.

Steve Jobs's Strategy? "Get Rid of the Crappy Stuff" | Fast Company