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When is an App Not an App?

When it is useless.As a member of the exclusive brotherhood and sisterhood of iPhone users (iPu), I can not even begin to extol the virtues of my iPhone.  So I won't.Instead, I would like to direct your attention to the insanity of the world we live in.My brother Shawn recently invested in not one, but two iTouch devices - one for him and one for his wife.

When is an App Not an App?2025-11-18T16:54:40+00:00

Standard Services, Set Prices, Same Old Results

What's that quote from Lewis Carroll?  If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.Indeed.If you order a double cheeseburger at McDonalds, it cost a dollar (more or less now that Mickey Ds is testing a new pricing structure).

Standard Services, Set Prices, Same Old Results2025-11-18T16:54:42+00:00

Welcome Obama

Certainly extraordinary times create an opportunity to divert from the topic of consumer goods. More than 1 million people are expected to flock to the National Mall tomorrow to see Obama sworn in. But you can enjoy the best seat in the house by watching the inauguration from your office, home or coffee shop.

Welcome Obama2025-11-18T16:54:43+00:00

What Goes Down, Must Come Up.

If it's not a law, it should be. It hardly seems fair that gravity on Earth is just a one-trick pony.But this is reality, so we have to deal with it... even when it sucks; like this:According to the National Retail Federation, retail industry sales for December, which exclude automobiles, gas stations and restaurants, declined 2.2% unadjusted when compared to 2007, and decreased 1.4% seasonally adjusted from November.

What Goes Down, Must Come Up.2025-11-18T16:54:46+00:00

It’s Not the Size of the Dog in the Fight…

I saw Mr. Barack Obama being interviewed by Mr. George Stephanopoulos over the weekend (is anyone named John Smith anymore?). Let me say first that these are two very cool customers. In addition, and no less significant, these are two guys with clear agendas.

It’s Not the Size of the Dog in the Fight…2025-11-18T16:54:47+00:00

My Lips and Cuticles Crave Burt’s Bees

This is a review of Burt’s Bees Beeswax Lip Balm and Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream - Mother Nature’s little present to our lips and cuticles. I don’t remember how I learned about Burt’s Bees. It’s a well-known brand and was “natural” before the green movement even started.

My Lips and Cuticles Crave Burt’s Bees2025-11-18T16:54:49+00:00

A Prosperous New Year?

But February made me shiverWith every paper I'd deliver.Bad news on the doorstep;I couldn't take one more step.It's there, all around us. Bad news about the economy is easier to get than the winter flu. Take this little gem, for example:The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index declined to a new all-time low in December.

A Prosperous New Year?2025-11-18T16:54:51+00:00

The Top 10 Things I am Grateful for in 2008.

I probably should have done this three weeks ago, but I wanted to get as close to the end of the year as I could. Anyway, here goes:10. Nearly 123 million Americans voted in the 2008 presidential election. Hip-hip-hooray.9. The Cleveland Indians comeback.

The Top 10 Things I am Grateful for in 2008.2025-11-18T16:54:52+00:00
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