Twice this past week, I’ve received entreaty out of the blue to collaborate on an AI-powered article. I was surprised that I was “one of a few experts invited to add” my expertise on the topics of communicating with event attendees, and on coping with creative blocks in public relations to an article written by Artificial Intelligence.. Wait! What? I’m supposed …
Category: Humor
Humans and the Laws of Motion
Sir Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion seem to apply to humans somewhat differently than they do to objects.
Thoughts on Selective Invisibility
Selective invisibility could have its upsides, especially the possibility of mischief!
An Electronic Symphony of Mischief
Have you ever had one of those days where you feel as if every piece of technology you pick up is out to sabotage you? There’s a reason for that. Our gadgets communicate with each right under our noses, and we're not even aware of it. They act up as self-protection, just to make sure …
Food Ingenuity
Have you ever thought about the ingenuity behind food? We often take food for granted, but in thinking back thousands of years to the beginnings of some of the things we eat now, I often wonder, “Who in heavens would ever have thought to eat that?” Take lobster, for example. When I was in my 20s, the …
A Brand by Any Other Name Would Just Smell
I remember getting into an argument with a marketing professor years ago about what things can be branded. A commodity, he asserted, cannot be branded. Tell that to the deodorant companies. I had the pleasure recently of shopping for a (what...flask? cartridge? Plastic Thingy?) of my favorite deodorant. Now I'm sure this little confession is a …
Out on a Limb 