Fighting Over the Dishes
If you grew up with at least one sibling, you probably spent countless nights fighting over the dishes. As the oldest, I was allowed the choice of what I preferred to do: wash, dry, or put away. As if those Read More …
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Marketing Is Life
Even if you are the most cynical person, who hates advertising, marketing is life altering – in so many good ways. We all market ourselves… When we start making friends. When we want to impress our teachers. When we want Read More …
Market Opportunity
There is a lot of market opportunity…at least from one person’s perspective. In the last week, shopping in four different major “super” markets and not one is better than the other. Wishing that someone else would see the same market Read More …
Favorite Jam
Our favorite jam varies, depending on our mood. Fig (with our favorite Italian Cheeses) Grape (homemade from the ones that grow over our fence…also Italian) Strawberry (hand-picked berries by our sweetest niece and nephew) Chili apricot (hot and spicy and Read More …
More of a Request
In many cases, I have to wonder if the signs are more of a request than a rule? They all sound so negative… No Smoking. No Skateboarding. No Biking. No Dogs on the Beach. No Shirt. No Shoes. No Service. Read More …
Too Many Requests
It is possible to have too many requests, even little ones, that you can’t remember the things you agreed to do in the beginning? I messed up the drive thru order today. Well, maybe. You decide. Here’s the back story. Read More …
Let Me Count The Ways
It is mid-summer and part of the summer reading has been completed. Poetry and the classics are often on the list. I have always liked the sonnet “How Do I Love Thee?” Never one to be misunderstood in her romantic Read More …
A First Time
There is always an opportunity for a first time experience…occasion, event, accomplishment. What you experience, learn or observe often depends on whether or not you will enjoy it, remember it or want to do it again and again. Being ready, Read More …
A Day In The City
Spending a day in the city is like a mini holiday. You go out to eat. You walk slow. You linger, peeking into stores. You wait for the light. You stop to shop even if you don’t need something. Something Read More …
Wholesale Only
As a consumer, if I find a great place that makes, grows or sells cool stuff, seeing a sign that says “Wholesale Only” makes me, personally, kind of sad. You know, for me. And, of course for all the other Read More …