The world sticks to the paved roads. The roads are paths paved by industry. The paths are trails widened by the marketplace. The trails are hacked by the Weird, who leave the paved road for the sake of curiosity and wonderment. Where the Weird go, the world follows.
There is something terribly sad and heartbreaking about this:
As Japan produces fewer children and more retirees, toymakers are designing new dolls designed not for the young but for the lonely elderly — companions which can sleep next to them and offer caring words they may never hear otherwise.
Vermont Teddy Bear Co. is locking up “Crazy For You” bear and throwing away the key. Caving to pressure from advocacy groups who take themselves too seriously, the company has halted production of the toy.
But, according to the article:
As recently as last week, Robert extended her apologies to anyone offended by the bear, but said […]
 So, you have a good thing going. Then along comes some upstart competitor who begins eating into your competition. Do you step up your marketing to keep your valued customers? Do you look at your own product and see if there’s something you need to tweak?
Heck no! You take ‘em to court! Yes, the sugar […]
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