Today began with me watching a little slice of Good Morning America. There the lovely Diane Sawyer had a frenetic blond woman on the show who was debunking the claims made by loud-mouthed TV pitch artists for dubious products. First they tried that glue that supposed to glue back your […]
One thing I’ve learned from a year or so of reading the WSJ…it’s debt that makes it hard in business, not just sales. One of the worst-hit sectors of our buckling economy is the casino business. In Vegas and Atlantic City, debt is taking down Donald Trump and now, Kirk […]
There is a commercial for Target Stores that’s running on TV lately which captures the zeitgeist of today’s tough times with an appealing zeal. The catchy tune with the words “this is a brand new day,” contrasts the old and the new in our time. “The new bakery” turns out […]
Last night my friends and I gathered at Mama Iguana’s, a Mexican joint in downtown Noho. Cindy was meeting us there. When she showed up, I felt a great burst of pride when I introduced her to Jim Neal a friend who had never met her. I had told her […]
This just in…wow sending a city’s symbol all the way to China! Shoul and I got a chance to view her a few years ago while we toured the harbor in a boat. She was surrounded by Asian tourists, and soon she will be seen by up to 70 million […]
I took some time out from my day to go up to Greenfield, where a meeting was starting at 10:30 am to promote Franklin County as an arts destination. The room was full of artists, the chamber rep, and other people who run museums and care about the topic…I was […]
As the snow swirled around me this morning, I got a lot done here in my office alone. It’s funny because I used to think of how sad I was that Cindy before she had her assistant, would have to be by herself in the office. Today Í love it, […]
I love my routine on the ‘Net, the same as my regular route in newspapers. Saturday I usually look at the Recorder to see if Chip Ainsworth has a column…he did yesterday and it was a beaut. He starts off at a Red Sox spring training game, and mentions all […]
Uh oh. The trade press is buzzing over the possible demise of once-powerful Myspace. Below is a snip from Jason Lee Miller, staff writer for Web Pro News, and his thoughts echo my own. I used to update a Myspace page, now I hardly ever bother to go there. Facebook […]
I got invited at the last minute by Marc for some steaks and salad at a big house in Florence. Then we repaired to the basement where on a giant flat screen, we popped on a DVD. It was “The Johnny Cash show”, a musical variety show that ran from […]
My friend and ex-wife Kathryn once lived and worked in Kentucky. That’s why she is now a source for incredible and hilarious redneck photos. She sent these today. We have here a Redneck cat carrier and a redneck bbq grill. Yeehaw!
I talked on the phone the other day to a nice woman who asked me for a job reference for one of our employees. I told her that I’d miss her terribly, and that she should hire her. Bam! Now we’re back to needing more people! Turnover is an integral […]