Category: Ramblings

I’ve known Catherine Shafer, the owner of CDS Creative, for a long time. I think since at least 1996. Catherine and her agency are both well known in Northeast Pennsylvania for working very closely with non-profit organizations developing and implementing creative marketing strategies for them. One of Catherine’s pet projects… Read More "The Patron Saint of Non-Profits"

One thing you don’t want to do in Florida is get a convertible and drive around with the top down in the scorching sun. In PA I have a BMW convertible that I only drive a few months out of the year because other than summer, it’s not a practical… Read More "2010 Ford Mustang GT"

Video Transcript: I recently chimed in on a post that was published on one of the forums I frequent. A question was posed from a new store owner, “What do we need to do to get ready for the forth quarter, holiday time.” I was shocked at one piece of… Read More "My Thoughts on a (hopefully) Good Q4 2009"

“I need more time.” “We need more time.” If there were only more hours in the day to get things accomplished we’d all be better off. But finding extra time to do these things is next to impossible. In today’s vlog I take a simple act and turn it into… Read More "Who needs more time?"

Look! Up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s the Good Year Blimp! It’s perhaps the largest, most recognizable marketing machine there is and I see it frequently. Today’s vlog is about that amazing machine and the fact that I really, really, really, want to go for… Read More "The Ultimate Marketing Machine"

Video Transcript: We’ve certainly had our share of celebrity deaths lately, the Grim Reaper started making an appearance with the death of Ed McMahon, then Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Billy Mays and Fred Travalena. Not much press was given to the death of a very famous person by the name… Read More "Hot Dog!"

How did you spend you Fourth of July? Whatever you did to celebrate America’s independence, I hope you had fun. Today’s vlog is a “highlight reel” of my weekend activities. Enjoy. Read More "Summer Starts When?"

Comfort food is good for the soul. Mashed potatoes NEED gravy. Fries MUST have chili. Bacon is like manna from heaven. In today’s vlog, I take you to a well-known place in Palm Beach where the locals go to eat, get their prescriptions filled, then go home and try out… Read More "Cholesterol, Bacon, & Green's"

My friend “Candy” Pam sent me a link to a very funny YouTube video today that probably violates all copyright laws but I laughed my ass off watching it. So without further ado, here it is for your viewing and laughing pleasure… Read More "Gotta Love The Count"

I’m in Palm Beach for the 4th of July weekend. John Dawe, who I worked with at Solid Cactus, and I were scheduled fly out of Scranton this morning, but our 8am flight was delayed. US Air booked us on a later flight that had us coming in around 7pm.… Read More "Cherry Coke, AirTran & Milano Cookies"