Lately I’ve been relying on the Urban Dictionary to help me understand some new phrases that are making their way into conversation. Someone who used to be “cool” is now “chill.” “Making out” has taken on a ruder connotation – “freak.” A “Fly Boy” was a young ladies term of… Read More "“Lamenting English.” Or, “LOL at How We Chatter, Yo!”"
Author: Scott Sanfilippo
“Too Much Social Media.” Or, “Thanks for the Soup Mrs. Goldberg.”
With the launch of Google+ I got to thinking. Will this be the Facebook killer that many are waiting for? Will it leave the social-sphere quicker than a church full of Catholics before the second collection? Or will it hang around on life support just to piss off Zuckerberg? I… Read More "“Too Much Social Media.” Or, “Thanks for the Soup Mrs. Goldberg.”"
“Bad Shirt.” Or, “Proper Dress Required.”
When I was a young boy, dining out was truly an “affair.” My parents would dress me in a shirt and tie and my father was never without the neck-ware either. When my brother Mark would come over for dinner and sit down at the table with a hat on,… Read More "“Bad Shirt.” Or, “Proper Dress Required.”"
“How’s the Fish?” Or, “You Don’t Have to Like it, to Sell It.”
Lets face it. Eating dinner in an airport is not exactly an adventure down some path of gastronomical delights. Most of the time if a layover occurs around the dinner hour, you make your way over to a grab-and-go and score a wrap made a day earlier, or a slice… Read More "“How’s the Fish?” Or, “You Don’t Have to Like it, to Sell It.”"
“Taste the Rainbow.” Or, “Skittles, A 39-Cent Trinket and a Customer for Life.”
I hate to admit this, but I’m not a huge candy fan. I have my favorites like Cadbury Mini-Eggs and Twizzlers, but for the most part I’d take a slice of day-old, cold Dominos Pizza over a Hershey bar any day. So while going through the afternoon mail, I opened… Read More "“Taste the Rainbow.” Or, “Skittles, A 39-Cent Trinket and a Customer for Life.”"
“Justin Beiber, A Box Check & Ground Bacon.” Or, “Keeping A Sharp Eye on Your eCommerce Competition.”
I was talking to a fellow eCommerce store owner the other day about various things. Like adding ground bacon to ground sirloin to create delicious hamburger patties and if she’s going to buy Justin Beiber’s new fragrance. Somehow along the way, we got sidetracked from the juicy conversation and moved… Read More "“Justin Beiber, A Box Check & Ground Bacon.” Or, “Keeping A Sharp Eye on Your eCommerce Competition.”"
“Ding! Ding!” Or, “What Would Emily Post Do?”
The plans for the night were to go to a nice Italian place for dinner where we could have a few martini’s, scoff up some pizza and veal, and catch up on what’s new. <ding> <ding> We talked about…… <ding> <ding> Discussed what happened….. <ding> <ding> Appetizers arrived and I… Read More "“Ding! Ding!” Or, “What Would Emily Post Do?”"
“Nepotism. A Way of Life.” Or, “The Leighton Girls Find a Job.”
In light of the ongoing federal corruption probes in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and the indictment of dozens of elected officials, you would think Wilkes-Barre mayor Tom Leighton would mind his P’s and Q’s. Instead, in a blatant act of nepotism, he hired his daughter and niece for… Read More "“Nepotism. A Way of Life.” Or, “The Leighton Girls Find a Job.”"
“Respect & Courtesy.” Or, “Adventures in Travel.”
Every time I step onto a plane I know I’m in for some type of show. After all, when you take 200 people from all walks-of-life, shove them into a tube and make them sit practically on top of each other for hours on end, something is going to happen.… Read More "“Respect & Courtesy.” Or, “Adventures in Travel.”"
“Celebrating an Award Winner.” Or, “Congratulations Catherine Shafer!”
It’s not often I write about a person unless they’ve been indicted or they’re a freak with the last name Kardashian. But today is different. Today, Catherine Shafer is receiving the 2011 ATHENA Award in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The ATHENA Award “honor(s) exceptional woman leaders who demonstrate the highest level of… Read More "“Celebrating an Award Winner.” Or, “Congratulations Catherine Shafer!”"