Sometimes, it seems like someone just comes out of nowhere and they are an overnight success. Just like that. Boom. Discovered. No matter that they studied their craft from the age of 3. No matter that they practiced and tried Read More …
Sometimes, the stories we tell at dinner drive the kids to laughter. Sometimes it is confusion. Other times, down right teenage-angst. Go figure. It happens. When we were kids, we had to be careful. Dad would go on and on Read More …
It is far easier now to learn all that you can about a topic. In school. At home. Online, at your fingertips, research. Youtube videos. All for the taking. Even if you cannot read, or perhaps speak the language…Just ask. Read More …
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 …
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 …
Thank goodness for organizations like Pixar, Apple, Nintendo and Disney for making being a geek fun. Spending a few hours (again) at the Pixar exhibit at the Franklin Institute in Philly shows how many different types of careers are needed Read More …
Learning something new is much easier if you take it one step at a time. Break it down. Start slow. Turn left. What did that do? Turn right. What did that do? Basic laws of physics may not seem intuitive Read More …
Even if you can’t sing, in Karaoke, you have to sing a little louder. (Or, so I have been told.) I am no singer…I lack that innate talent, but with a lot (a real lot), I mean a ton of Read More …
Sometimes, waiting makes things better… Ok – mind out of the gutter people. This is a clean blog. (At least for now.) What I mean is… Waiting until you open your birthday or Christmas present – no one can be Read More …