Found! The inaugural issue of The Crosby Report.

Here lies the very first issue of TheCrosbyReport. I think. It might be the second. I don't really remember. But this is proof that the CrosbyReport existed pre-Internet thereby validating my "Since 1991" claim in the masthead.

Ogg Theora: sci-fi character or the future of televsion?

As you may, or may not know, the Internet is changing. And I don't just mean its slow, corporate take-over and subsequent ruination. No, I mean the advent of HTML 5. Why should you give a crap about something that doesn't involve sports, religion or celebrities? I'm glad you asked.

What your astrological sign says about you: Namely, that you know too much about Astrology.

When I was first introduced to the concept of Astrology as a kid, I was skeptical. After all, believing that the position of the planets and stars could impact your life in any meaningful way, let alone dictate your daily behavior, seemed...what's the word? Oh, yeah, stupid. But the more I learned about this ancient "science," the more I came to feel that people DID seem to reflect the personality traits predicted by their sign. But how? Finally, I read the book that empirically and scientifically explained how and why Astrology really works.

Advertising: It kills democracy dead.

Surprisingly, the problems our country has been experiencing since the 1980s aren't the result of Republican over-spending, military build-ups, religiousity, blatant hypocrisy or rampant marital infidelity. They also aren't the result of Democratic homo-friendly amorality, Pro-Education elitism or “We know best” over-regulation. No, the reason that this once-proud, Capitalistic country is melting down can be traced directly back to one insidious evil: advertising. And I should know, after all, I work in the business.

Helpful customer service reps almost make up for AT&T's vile, corporate policies (almost).

I'm old enough to remember a time when there was only one phone company—we called it the phone company. And while the company didn't have any competition, affordable rates or spark of innovation, it did possess a little thing called customer service. You could call Ma Bell for any reason, and in no time at all, a nice man drove up and fixed "your" phone in a jiffy, without charge. Those were the halcyon days of telecommunications. And the other day, I saw a glimmer of it again. Albeit, briefly.

Peter Crosby: San Francisco Freelance Creative Director, Sr. Copywriter, Tech Life-Coach, and Pointless Blo

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Coca-Cola to stop giving children Parkinson’s disease, liver damage.

Submitted by thecroz on May 27, 2008 - 5:08am

In response to my earlier blog post about the dangers of Diet Coke—or more realistically, recent charges that Sodium Benzoate is altering the DNA of children—the Coca-Cola Company has finally decided to remove this "taste-protecting" substance from all their sodas, including Fanta, Dr. Pepper, Sprite and Diet Coke (although not regular Coke).

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Gelato Massimo: Surprisingly, it’s not a controlled substance.

Submitted by thecroz on May 25, 2009 - 1:12pm

Do you know what gelato is? Sure, you’ve probably heard of it—it’s essentially the Northern Italian version of ice cream—but you probably haven’t had any of it. Well, not the real stuff anyway. Fortunately, that’s easy to find out: If you’d rather ingest gelato than oxygen, you’ve probably had the real stuff. But if you prefer breathing, even just a little, then you’ve only had the fake stuff. And that’s a damn shame. Because the real stuff is more addictive than crack cocaine. | Read more »

Namesake's restaurant lives up to namesake's name

Submitted by thecroz on July 11, 2008 - 11:17pm

On a lark, I took my wife out to Bing Crosby's Restaurant and Piano Lounge way the hell over in Walnut Creek. It's a grueling 40 minute trek across the bridge and into the wilds of the East Bay, but I was overcome by curiosity about this establishment that bore my surname. | Read more »

Diet Coke may be massacring my mitochondria

Submitted by thecroz on June 4, 2007 - 4:43pm

I simply refuse to believe that my daily fix of Diet Coke, a delicious carbonated beverage that tastes like a combination of cola, chemicals and metal shavings, could be unhealthy. But more and more research implies just that. | Read more »

My name is Peter, and I'm an addict...

Submitted by thecroz on October 12, 2005 - 6:39pm

I'm not addicted to much: The Daily Show; The Simpsons; Lost; My Mac; The Internet. (Okay, maybe I'm addicted to a lot.) But the addiction most likely to kill me is the one to Diet Coke—thanks to Aspartame. | Read more »

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Coca-Cola to stop giving children Parkinson’s disease, liver damage.

Gelato Massimo: Surprisingly, it’s not a controlled substance.

Namesake's restaurant lives up to namesake's name

Diet Coke may be massacring my mitochondria

My name is Peter, and I'm an addict...

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