Archive for October, 2008

It may be brilliant but…come on! Are you kidding me?

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

 
I am referring to the marketing madness that ensues when a product stretches hard (and I mean stretches literally in this example) to reach that Gazillion Dollar mark.
Walking through Target the other day (again, we are in a MOCK-CESSION) and I passed the section I usually avoid when I have my five year old son with me. […]

Mock-Cession

Monday, October 6th, 2008

After this weekend, I am finding it difficult to beleive that our economic state is really as bad as everyone says it is. After all, everyone knows actions speak louder than words….right?
Well let me tell you about the ACTION taking place in Tampa Bay. Yesterday I could not find a parking spot at a local […]

Throwing a Yard Sale

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

I made the brilliant choice of spring week skiing in the North East last year. Skiiing in late April in Vermont equals one thing. ICE! Lots of it. The rapid warm up and cool down lead to rain fall days at 60 degrees countered by days (like the day of this story) at 17 degrees […]