Posts Tagged ‘Family’

Mixing it up is a good thing. Sometimes.

With another holiday in the rear view mirror and a returned consciousness from the food induced coma of Thanksgiving, I ponder. How impressive it was that so many individual kitchens contributed to the feeling of completeness I had experienced. Family and friends gathered around a random smorgasbord of goodness while I couldn’t help but notice... >> Read More

Giving Thanks

How cliche’ would it be of me to talk about it being November and how thankful I am for things in my life?  It would be. But, listening to the radio on my way into work today, the DJs were discussing the effects of all our social media habits and how they’re actually making us... >> Read More

No toddlers allowed.

I’m the parent of two boys who are now 15 and 12. We’ve been well beyond the misbehaving at restaurants phase for many years. And while I sympathize with parents of young children, I’m in full agreement with this business owner that not all restaurants need to be family- or kid-friendly. From a marketing perspective,... >> Read More

Billionaires, millionaires and the rest of us.

I love sports and competition. I’ll get lost watching anything with a winner and a loser. I have a particular affinity for professional football. The players remind me of gladiators wearing helmets and armor, smashing into one another at increasingly higher rates of speed. The atmosphere is electric and at times the stadium noise can... >> Read More

This headline was written by a gold medal winner.

A creative director I respect wrote a blog post about agencies that play in softball leagues. She made a connection between their success on the field to the lack of success of their work. You know, short man’s syndrome, or the idea that anyone who drives a Corvette is compensating for a deficit in another area of his life — or body. >> Read More

Who’s the Chatty Kathy now?

Last week I wrote about how moms hold the purchasing power in the household. Lo and behold, this week, I ran across a blog about Tween girls. It was interesting reading as I identified with each true-and-false question. Girls are so different from boys when it comes to immersing themselves in technology. They are not... >> Read More