Best Dress Guess
This time of year is very tricky for dressing outdoors, especially if one is vulnerable to humidity on one hand or chills on the other. (more…)
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Realities in Television
If you’re over forty, and someone were to ask you what you think is the most categorical change in television programming in the last twenty years, what would your response be? (more…)
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The immutable groundswell of sponsorships in so many walks of life has few avenues unexplored.
With the historical outlets of the media, print seems to have dislodged content depth in favour of diversity of marketing appeals. You can hardly take a breath on radio or television without it being sponsored by (fill in the advertiser) or one of their brethren. (more…)
What’s the Code for ‘Future Health Care’?
There was an enlightening perspective in an article in August 2014 issue of The Insurance & Investment Journal illustrating how coded terminology remains a prominent tool of insurance marketing. (more…)
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Ticker Speed Headlines
It seems not that long ago that the only time you saw a ticker list of information across the bottom, or side, of a TV screen was when relaying stock market or related activity. Stocks and other commodities current value was flashed in a continuous loop, in real time when available. The loop would run, perhaps slower, perhaps (more…)
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We Who Wait
Outside of dental offices, is there a more disquieting place to wait for the work to be done, and then to receive the verdict of exactly how much the work is going to cost, than at the auto service department? (more…)
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How are you? Perfect!
These seem like such obvious observations, yet little is being done by the parties involved to improve the situations.
Why do telemarketing organizations persist in having their callers ask as part of their opening salvo, “How are you doing today?”
Why do young retail workers persist in describing a purchase decision as, “Perfect!” (more…)
Part-Way Open
Today we had the completion of the third of pro golf’s major tournaments, the British Open. Rather, that’s what it used to be called. In recent times it has unshackled reference to its host nation, and now is generally, simply referred to as ‘the Open’.
I don’t recall a vote among international tournament officials sanctioning this change. The reality is that a number of years ago the U.S. broadcast media, primarily responsible for the live feeds to North America, was persuaded to alter (more…)
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the watch of time 
Remembering 9/11
Do you remember where you were when you heard about the initial event of the tentacled, multi-dimensional saga known as ‘9/11’? (more…)
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Social & political commentary