Play Calling for Politics
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., he of the conspiracy theories and anti-vaccine hardline and who has been shunned by his own family, is running as an independent for President of the United States. Some rather optimistic polls have concluded he'd garner
You Love Robocalls, Right?
John Naisbitt coined "High tech/High touch" in his 1982 best-seller, Megatrends. It's as true today as it was then, maybe more so. AI is a tool, not a conclusion. Firms that will distinguish themselves are those that will personalize customer approaches, not
Tell the Lifeguard to Take A Break
Don't you love the people who come down at 7 am and save 8 chairs at a hotel pool, then don't show up to use them until after lunch? When they do arrive, the make demands on umbrellas, drink a
Your Worst Critic
You don't always have to be at your "best" to win. As the saying goes, you don't have to be fastest to escape a charging bear, just the second slowest. Stop beating yourself up because some jerk gave you a
Do You Really Have to Proclaim Happiness?
If people are so happy being in Florida in the winter, why do they have to keep telling everyone else how happy they are? Are they trying to convince us or themselves? (Maybe if you have to run away from
Not So Super Bowl?
Maybe not the most boring Super Bowl ever, but it brought new excess to the meaning of excess. (Jets flying over a domed stadium?) Highlight: The Christopher Walken commercial (though I can't recall what it was for). I like Usher, but why
Please Fasten Your Seat Belts and Hold On Tight
Super Bowl Sunday. Taylor Swift flying in from Tokyo. Las Vegas. Over 1,000 private jets expected. Immense betting volume. Good thing that old American excess is behind us
Hey, Romo, You Should Have Came to Class More, Dude
Viacom, which owns CBS, is worth something like $14 billion. CAN THEY TAKE A COUPLE OF THOUSAND AND GIVE THIER PREMIER FOOTBALL SPORTSCASTER, TONY ROMO, SOME GRAMMAR LESSONS? He must have attended at least a couple of classes at Eastern
At the Theater
Have you noticed at the theaters and events using an electronic ticket over paper doesn't speed things up at all, and checking pocketbooks and purses is pretty useless since no one checks to see if there's a gun in anyone's
Life Lessons
In case you missed this day in school: • Always let the dogs take the stairs first. Otherwise, you'll trip over the small ones and the big ones will just knock you down. • To parallel park, back up until the tail