A World War 2 veteran recounts how his trumpet moved a German sniper into surrender.

The power of music. What are we doing with it today?

Nothing quite like a good dose of disruptive reality to cheer up your commute. Wonder when we’ll see a bike lane in the city?

I want an AT-AT pet too. (Maybe not with Jabba the Poo)

Oh my wow.

Someone hand me a parachute.

Mila’s mum is an advertising copywriter on maternity leave. What’s a creative brain to do with all that free time when the little one is asleep?

These lovely pictures will put a little bit of wonder into your Monday, instead of ‘em blues. I promise.

A great idea: demonstrate how your worries will melt away and all that remains is a smile.

Can’t think of a better perk-me-up on a Friday.

(Disclosure: HPB is a client of Waggener Edstrom)

When your ideas are augmented by post-its.

And yeah, is there anything you *can’t* do with post-its?

I’m not the fan boy I used to be, but I’m pretty stoked about Google’s new App Inventor. A retired software engineer told me about the effect that Apple’s Hypercard had in its day, and how it got everyone and their Grandma making small stacks (or apps) to make life better.

That’s going to happen for the mobile phone now – well, at least it’s a good step closer now than ever.

This is huge, huge news.