A year ago, people couldn't find toilet paper, hand sanitizer, or baking flour. Fast forward one year, and now people are having trouble finding deodorant, teeth whitener, and condoms. Welcome to the post-COVID-19 world of retail. As pandemic restrictions are being lifted around the U.S., people are looking to buy products that will help them … Continue reading Oh My, How Our Spending Habits Have Changed. From Toilet Paper to Teeth Whitener
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Physical Remote > Remote App
A couple of months ago the remote for our Samsing TV stopped working. We replaced the batteries, but to no avail. My first instinct was to see if there was a remote app I could download from the app store to replace the physical remote, and indeed there was. In fact there were many to … Continue reading Physical Remote > Remote App
Most People Lie Two to Four Times Per Day
And our workplaces suffer as a result. According to a recent Wall Street Journal artcle, lying in the workplace begins before somone gets a job and ends at the exit interview. While many of us may consider our lies harmless, they could have significant consequences. The habit of lying becomes contagious, and it does not … Continue reading Most People Lie Two to Four Times Per Day
Sad: Cheating Surges in Schools
From the Wall Street Journal: A year of remote learning has spurred an eruption of cheating among students, from grade school to college. With many students isolated at home over the past year—and with a mass of online services at their disposal—academic dishonesty has never been so easy. To me, academic integrity is at the heart of … Continue reading Sad: Cheating Surges in Schools
More Free Publicity for Wawa!
Normally, I don't like to write about the same topic this close together, but I figured this was a legitimate exception because of the timing of the topic. A few days ago I wrote a blog: Kate Winslet and I Share an Unbreakable Bond – Wawa, in which I noted that the Netflix show Mare of … Continue reading More Free Publicity for Wawa!
How Wonderful It Would Be to See the World the Way Kids See It
Advertising firm Wieden + Kennedy and toymaker Fisher-Price are trying to reawaken the wonder that adults should have for children’s ability to play, to make ordinary things playthings, to make the everyday world a fantasy place. To make toys out of anything. The new ad campaign is part of Fisher-Price’s Let’s be Kids platform, the brand’s … Continue reading How Wonderful It Would Be to See the World the Way Kids See It
Who Knew We Owned the World’s Most Expensive Carpet?
According to homeadviser.com, most homeowners pay $3.50 to $11 per square foot for carpet installation. This consists of carpet materials which average $2 to $7 per square foot (with a broad range of $1 to $20 per square foot), and labor, which adds $0.50 to $1 per square foot. But the Bordens aren't most homeowners. … Continue reading Who Knew We Owned the World’s Most Expensive Carpet?
Does It Still Count as Celebrating Cinco de Mayo If You Do So on May 4th?
Like many people in the U.S., we have been celebrating Cinco de Mayo for several years. Usually we do so by either eating at or getting take-out from a Mexican restaurant. Last year we ordered take out from Qdoba, and it was quite hectic. While there was no diners eating in (you weren't allowed), there … Continue reading Does It Still Count as Celebrating Cinco de Mayo If You Do So on May 4th?
Music Monday: Small Town Hypocrisy
It's funny how these blog posts sometimes come together. As part of my blog yesterday about my confirmation song from over 50 years ago (I Just Can't Wait Till May 3rd), I wanted to compare my songwriting abilities to some of the great songwriters (of course I would), and one of the names that I … Continue reading Music Monday: Small Town Hypocrisy
Is It Time to Say Goodbye to the Phrase “You’re Welcome”?
I certainly hope not. A recent story in the HuffPost by Caroline Bologna notes that the earliest citation in the Oxford English Dictionary as a response to “thank you” comes from 1907. But apparently, over the years, American etiquette experts, baby boomers, and writers have lamented the apparent decline in the use of the phrase “you’re welcome” … Continue reading Is It Time to Say Goodbye to the Phrase “You’re Welcome”?
Borden's Blather 