A Bummer of a Hockey Game
I heard a sorry story over breakfast with Cindy. A work friend of hers came into the office with blue stitches on his bald head. He explained. “I took my son to see the Boston Bruins. We had really great seats, right up front, front and center. During the first […]
Creating a Cozy Cafe
Designers know how to make things look right. I decided that I needed one as we moved forward on creating the inside look of the new GoNOMAD Cafe. I found a woman with a good eye and an understanding of what we’re doing here in Jill MacFarlane. She has done […]
Cringeworthy Blogs I Love
I read somewhere that there are more than 22 million blogs created every year. Wow! But in my world, there are only about five or six that catch my attention and merit a daily spin. One of them is K, a stranger who lives in the midwest. K’s blog is […]
Learning About the Presidents
Last night we had take-out from Boston Market. We still call it Boston Chicken, my kids ask me why, I tell them that “back it the day,” it was called that. Television brought forth “Presidents,” a look back at the first few dudes who held the highest office, in the […]
Saying NO to Wal-Mart–and Thriving!
Fast Company recently ran a profile of Jim Wier, the head of Snapper lawn mowers. It is a tale of wisdom and shows that in some cases saying no is the wiser choice. From The Wal-Mart Effect by Charles Fishman. “What struck Wier first, as he entered the Wal-Mart vice […]
Web Surfing in the Produce Aisle
This is either really big news, or another example of the Internet going too far. Stop and Shop supermarkets have announced that they will be installing Wi-Fi, (wireless internet) first in their Dorchester MA store and eventually throughout the 360 stores in the chain. I am having a hard time […]
The Six Pillars of Blogging: Naked Conversations
An Excerpt from Naked Conversations by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel: Bloggings’s Six Pillars: There are six key differences between blogging and any other communications channel. You can find any of them elsewhere. These are the Six Pillars of Blogging: 1.Publishable.Anyone can publish a blog.You can do it cheaply and […]
