Is It Time To Buy A Kindle Wireless Reading Device?

Posted on Sunday, June 27th, 2010

When the price of a Kindle drops below $200, it’s time to consider buying one.
Okay, you may be wondering what a diehard “wrinklie” such as myself is doing looking at buying a Kindle.  After all, […]

BP Apologizes For Oil Spill – And We’re Supposed To Feel What?

Posted on Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

Does it matter if BP apologizes?
The simple answer is no. It doesn’t matter to the 11 families who lost a loved one due to criminal negligence by BP. It doesn’t matter to the […]

Happy Mother’s Day – The Gift Of A Few Words

Posted on Sunday, May 9th, 2010

Happy Mother’s Day!

If you know me, or have been reading this blog for a while, you know that my Mom was a remarkable woman.  We lost her four years ago and there isn’t a day […]

Gulf Coast Sorrow – Life Is Too Short For So Much Stupidity

Posted on Thursday, May 6th, 2010

I was recently enjoying the beautiful white sands and gentle surf of the Gulf Islands National Seashore at Fort Pickens.
While sitting silently, enjoying the sound of the waves, a Sandhill Crane approached me, walking slowly, […]

Remember Nostalgia? Boomers Long For Decades Past, But Which Ones?

Posted on Thursday, February 18th, 2010

When you are given to flights of fancy, waxing and waning between now and then, which decade are you most apt to feel all warm and fuzzy about?
Yes, it depends on your age.
The Baby Boomer […]

Nostalgic Super Bowl Ads – Here Are The Videos Per Your Request

Posted on Monday, February 15th, 2010

Okay, the people have spoken and I was listening. Nostalgia sells, alright, but where are the videos? Here they are. Olde Tyme stuff selling to the Boomers… enjoy!
(FYI: if the advertisers shut […]

Super Bowl Ads Prove Nostalgia Still Sells – Boomers Buying Memories

Posted on Friday, February 12th, 2010

Did you watch the Super Bowl?  Not a football fan?  Me neither, really.  Although, I must admit, I was drawn in by the sentimental favorite, the New Orleans’ Saints.  I even surrounded my beverage with […]

Life Lessons Learned At NAMS3 Convention

Posted on Sunday, February 7th, 2010

I know, I know.  I was supposed to learn everything I need to know about a Niche Affiliate Marketing System to help me make money on this goofy “internets” thing.  I was supposed to fill […]

Bubble Wrap Turns 50 – Welcome To The Remember When Club

Posted on Monday, January 25th, 2010

Here we are with another occasion for folks like me to say “I remember when there was no such thing as…”  Bubble Wrap is celebrating its 50th birthday.
First Barbie went through menopause, then the microwave […]

Method Of Treating Foodstuffs – aka Microwave Cooking – Turns 60

Posted on Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Another milestone in the “I didn’t have that when I was a kid” items to dwell on.  On January 24, 1950, P. L. Spencer, a Raytheon engineer, was granted a patent for his “method of […]