And it was called Yelo.

When you live in NYC and have long, stressful work days sometimes a 15-minute power nap feels like hours and is beneficial to rejuvenating your productivity. But its nearly impossible to get on the subway, get home and make it back to work without killing an hour or more.

That's where Yelo comes in. Yelo is a luxury spa located near Columbus Circle in Manhattan. When you enter Yelo you are greeted with a "a warm and peaceful color scheme inspired by the robes and sash of Tibetan Monks". Yelo offers massages and facials but that's not the interesting part. The interesting part is you can pay for power naps which would make sense (I guess) if you work right by the location. This isn't your standard hostile cot nap either. For starts you can customize your sound and lighting accompanied by a zero gravity Yelo Chair.

Naps can be purchased starting at 20-minutes for $15 and up to 40-minutes for $28.

But wait, oh so many questions; what about the 20-minutes it takes for my mind to unwind - do you think I could negotiate that or does that make it a 40-minute nap? And what post-nappage beverage goodness do you have to offer me- could you make me a smoothie or provide me with a Sugar Free Red Bull? And what if I have a nightmare - that should be at least 20% off, right? Hmmm....

The offbeat - explodingdog.com

One of my favorite sites since college days is explodingdog. The site is celebrating 10 years this month and I highly recommend you check it out. New drawings are constantly posted and are random enough to make anyone smile, especially with the given titles.

You can order custom prints, signed books and even put in requests.

Rebranded for Flight!

Nothing gets more monotonous and boring than the every day travel. And for someone that travels at least once a week I respect the new branding of South Africa's Kululua Airlines. A funky new approach; Kululua has shaken up the average plane appearance with an exterior 101 artistry that even lets you know where the black box is stashed. Different.

Once in a while we see a little decor on a plane but why can't more planes really take on a more creative edge? They have to be painted anyway so why not use the large canvas to do something different while still incorporating your logo and brand identity? Companies often think too corporate and don't realize that their customers are real people that like to be entertained.

Punxsy Phil Meets The 21st Century, Robots and Troy Polamalu?

The beloved posterchild for Ground Hog Day, Punxsutawney Phil , saw his shadow today indicating six more weeks of winter. Phil gives his prediction every year from the 3.4sq mile town in Pennsylvania (that notably houses a police force of 12 and is a must-do-once road trip). But his predictions this year didn't come old school. For the first time ever Phil sent his prediction via text. Excited recipients that texted 'GROUNDHOG' to 247365 were the first to know if we would see an early spring.

And in more hi-tech groundhog news, Phil could get an animatronic doppleganger. PETA is pushing for a robot to be used instead of Phil, considering he sits on display all year at the library, is forced into the annual crowded bulb-flash ceremony and is also being denied the ability to enter yearly early hibernation.

-LAST BUT NOT LEAST -

sports fans...a random 2010 Super Bowl spot; Meet Punxsy Polamalu.

Enough already – it’s here! The iPad.

After weeks, months, YEARS of tech anticipation, Apple has officially announced the latest member of their family- the iPad.

Here’s what you need to know in short.

In between a smart phone and a laptop the iPad will be a great tool for email and web browsing, ebooks, watching video and gaming (a market which Apple is trying to get more into). With touch screen capabilities, a virtual keyboard and of course apps - think of it like a larger iPod Touch or iPhone interface.

Under 2lbs, just a half inch thick and sporting a 10 inch screen, the iPad will start at $499 and go up to $699 depending on storage size. This is good news considering most sources anticipated it would run at around $1000.

The other thing that I love is the ability to purchase the iPad with the AT&T 3G built in ($130 more a piece).

Desirable? Absolutely. Look for them in about 60 days.

Beef Jerky Business Cards - Be Memorable!

As I handed my contact info to a client today I was impressed by my 2x3 circuit board watermark design a la a custom business card. Then, my favorite toy designer Jason Freeny upstaged me and sent me a link to meatcards.com.

Meatcards bring us what no entrepreneur has provided before... laser etched beef jerky business cards. Thats right, on this All-American made slab of meat proudly lays four business cards displaying your custom contact info.

For just 29.95 a slab how dare you not try? And PS - read the name on the card - American Pshycho style- awesome!

40 Miles on the Panama Canal.

Remember the long history lessons on how crazy it was to dig out the Panama Canal? Well, even if you spaced out during those lessons you still know that it is one of the world's most amazing engineer feats. And now, the Canal is expanding with the addition of a third lane. A 5.25 billion dollar project that will nearly double capacity as a new set of locks will allow for larger ships to get to and from each ocean. Pretty fascinating.

You can follow their progress on twitter @thirdlane or read a great article in this month's Popular Mechanics.

Or, if you're like me and recall learning the most about the Panama Canal through Animaniacs you can re-live that here.