So how do you put together three my favorite things; obscure Guinness World Records, HON filing cabinets, and classic midget British sports cars?  Put them together in a seven-story tall sculpture, “Untitled (Minuet in MG)”.

From the artists website, www.samuelyates.com, “The seven-story tall sculpture, Untitled (Minuet in MG), contains a 1974 MG Midget sportscar that was donated, shredded, steamrolled, photographed, bagged, labeled, numbered, and filed by weight from heaviest to lightest in milligrams (mgs) — an MG in mgs.
 
The sculpture now holds the Guinness World Record for the “tallest file cabinet on earth,” and the DMV registration for the shredded car filed inside the cabinet officially indicates possession by its owner.”

Absolutely amazing!  For more images, take a look at the HON Company’s Flickr page and visit the artist directly at samuelyates.com. 

Last night I sat down with my wife to watch Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, with a box of tissues at hand (it’s always a guaranteed tear jerker).  I normally do not watch the show, but knew our friends from the HON Company had dedicated their time, energy, and products into the rebuilding of the school.  Within minutes I had to find a new box of tissues for my wife, with her constantly saying, “This show gets me every time!”

As many know, in May of 2010, severe floods devastated the Nashville Area.  What became a national symbol of this natural disaster was the vision of the community’s Lighthouse Pre-School floating down the local highway.  Four months later ABC-TV’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition came to the rescue, enlisting the best builders and manufacturers to rebuild the facility and position it for a successful future. The HON Company responded to a call from the show’s design team to provide its award-winning SmartLink™ classroom furniture, along with seating for students as well as for instructors and aides. The contribution of furnishings also included Vicinity desks and storage units, and chairs from its Ignition seating series. All told, HON furnished the entire facility including classrooms, a lounge, reception area and administrative offices.

A round of snaps to the wonderful people at the HON Company!  Please visit our selection of HON furniture available at BuyOnlineNow.com.

For more pictures of the Nashville build, visit the HON Flickr page.

 As a rule, I am picky about my pens.  My choice in writing instruments varies from time to time, from paper to paper, and depends on the task at hand.  I have a pen for nearly every writing occasion; a Pilot fountain pen for letters and greeting cards, a Bic stick pen for writing checks, and a cornucopia of gel pens for everyday writing.

Yesterday I stumbled upon my latest go-to pen which I will now be using for all occasions; the Uni-ball Signo 207 Needle Point.  Why I hadn’t discovered this pen before, I’m not sure; however fate had dealt me a nearly empty pencil tray.  I was on a journey of epic proportions; to the supply cabinet I went, in the search for my perfect pen.  I needed a gel pen, without the bleed of thicker tipped pens; one that would flow like a spring fed stream through the great mountains of the West.  It would need to be retractable, light-weight, and a quality feel.

Then it happened, my heart fluttered like a teenager in love, the Uni-Ball Signo came to me.  Its black rubber grips, translucent smoke colored barrel, fashionable silver clip drew my eyes to it.  Within moments of touching the pen to the paper I knew this pen was mine.  It would now be my go-to pen; perfect for all of my needs.  The built in Uni-Super Ink would help prevent against check and document fraud, the needle point and gel ink flow smoothly without skipping.

Now I know many people may differ on their pen choice, so let’s agree to disagree.  If you need help finding the best pen for you, please visit the PenFinder at BuyOnlineNow.com.

Last Friday was Halloween and we celebrated here at BuyOnlineNow by having a costume contest and eating way too much candy.  Having Halloween on a Friday seemed to make it even more fun than usual, and everyone really seemed to enjoy it.  Marcia and Mark, our customer service manager and director of sales respectively, tied for first place.  Marcia dressed as a clown, and used a campaign strategy designed to help her get more votes.  She handed out bags of candy that read, “vote for the clown.”  Mark was a very convincing Richard Simmons.  Third place went to our director of web development, Nate Ende, who dressed as Ron Burgundy from the movie Anchorman.  We also had a whoopee cushion, Elvira, Pauly Bleeker from the movie “Juno,” the white rabbit, Larry the Cable Guy, the angel of death and Ozzy Osbourne among others.  Office supplies have never seemed so scary.  Here’s some pictures of the winning costumes.

Marcia as a Clown

Mark as Richard Simmons

Nate as Ron Burgundy