Informal Polling
Is it really helpful to do informal polling? Do you get the real results? Do you get their real opinion? Do you have the ability to do anything with the results? How large is your sample size? What do you Read More …
Oh What A Year
Depending on when you are reading this, tomorrow – aka Tuesday November 7th – is election day. It isn’t all that surprising that many are looking back on a year ago and they wonder what they could have done differently. Read More …
Silently Change
It used to be that I would go around and silently change the clocks in the springtime as we were moving to Daylight Savings Time. This was my sly, sneaky mom way of trying to convince the kids, mid day Read More …
Be Weird People
There is always time to be weird people, especially during the full moon. The full moon gives you an excuse, an out, a reason to be unlike your normal self. Go out, join the crowd, be strange, be unpredictable, be Read More …
Shocking Transition
The change of seasons, from one holiday to another should not really be implemented in a shocking transition. I know we have all been talking about this and lamenting the shortening of the time to go from back to school, Read More …
Candy For Lunch
When we were kids, if our mom packed candy for lunch, I mean, candy in our lunch, we thought we had hit the jackpot. If you haven’t guessed, that was unusual – to say the least. How unusual? Well, my Read More …
Move Over Apples
When toddlers first try apples, they love them. Delicious. Then, they get their first taste of candy, or cake and they are pretty sure to say (by a show of hands swiping) “move over apples – give me that candy!” Read More …
More Make Believe
In this world, sometimes adults need more make believe time. Not just for Halloween, either, although that certainly does make it much more acceptable. I believe that we need it for our sanity and for our creativity, those of you Read More …
This Is You
Marketing in general tries to say “this is you” and if what comes next, before or is shown – resonates with you – well then, you have already bought into it. E-mail messages that are geared just to you. Promotional Read More …
Almost Over
Pumpkin season is almost over, according to the grocery store shelf signage…and it’s not even Halloween and Thanksgiving has not yet been enjoyed. What about pumpkin pie? I mean, I’m just getting around to making apple pie from the apples Read More …