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 …
The Spirit of Independence
As you go about your day, enjoying parades and fireworks, barbecues with family and friends, and/or (hopefully) relishing a day of R and R, take a moment of pride in our ancestors for their foresight, courage and spirit of Independence that led them to lay claim to independence on this day!
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 …
The Space in Between
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the space in between. Not about the space in between objects, or locations on a map, but the space in between life events…changing employment or homes, changing marital status, leaving high school for college, or college for career, leaving employment for retirement…. In addition to those life choices, …
Running Away from One Too Many…
Have you ever felt like running away from home? I have. Just this past weekend, by chance. I guess I attribute it to one too many dried-on coffee cup rings staring up from the counter, one too many empty toilet paper rolls not replaced by the person who finished it, one too many loads of laundry, one …
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 