C is for Chicago… Unless it is for Cleveland, or Cornell or…oh, I don’t know a hundred other tourist destinations, cities and colleges. Just a minor font and color change can mean an entirely different brand, team, city, or college. Read More …
You all know W is for win, or, at least we do now… I mean, I am not a sports fan, but I do love an underdog. Here in this house, we are all just hoping that the Chicago Cubs Read More …
Loving the weather, as we are now free-falling into fall, with chilly nights, but sun sunny days, and the seasonal holiday celebrations of Halloween that are hopefully leading right into Thanksgiving. Let’s skip the drama of the election and go Read More …
We make the kids watch really old movies…it’s Friday Night Flicks here and we are forcing them to watch the 1985 teen comedy Better Off Dead. I mean, who doesn’t want to know exactly the right tone of voice to Read More …
I’m getting more and more impressed with the age at which students are simulating projects that have real applications in the future workplace. Funding for local projects, by corporations like Toyota, Pepsi, TerraCycle and local businesses who see the value Read More …
Sometimes, people are skeptical about marketing executives and their product pitch. Is what they say real or not real? From commercials to ads to slogans and taglines – what they say may just sound good. Today, I think that people Read More …
Sometimes, you are better at doing something than the new person who is around to do it. You just have to train them and then let them help. We know that it is hard to let go. Resist the urge… Read More …
What do you need to do? Make a list. Who/what do you want to choose, make a pro-con list. This practice works for many people. When they are done, they feel accomplished what they said – or wanted – to Read More …
To our children we – as parents – wax on nostalgic for things of our past…even if that past was only in the 1980s, the 1990s and the early Aughts. The things that are part of the kid’s training are Read More …
No doubt, who you are today, is different from the person you were 10 and 20 years ago. You are now older, more mature, maybe you are married and have children – or maybe you have recently graduated and gotten Read More …