Where I live you can’t have pets, it’s in the lease, but around here a lot of people have pets and I salute those who have and take great care of them. They have a special bond between each other and it runs deep. For this article I’ll narrow it down to dogs and cats…
A View from Here
Here’s To All Of You
Here’s to all of you, those who have, or are working behind the sales counter or working as a cashier or in the service industry. When you head out to start your workday, adventure is straight ahead. Your daily new adventure depends on attitude, yours and the people you’re dealing with or checking out at…
Spreading Questions Around
Spreading questions around is what we do. How many times have you asked someone “What if”? “What if there is life on other planets”? “What if we go to a Movie”? Just random questions but they get you thinking. When I was driving I heard a guy on the radio saying there could be life…
You Got “It”
Can you spot someone who has “It”? You know, she has It, or he’s got It. The great part of having It is that it’s not sexist, It can be male or female. The term is often used to describe someone who is active in sports, or music, or entertainment Professional sports teams hire folks…
Party
Seems like everyone I know is going to some kind of Christmas party. They have them at work, church, the local pub; friends hold them and so do social agencies. Some women I know have parties to make things like cookies and treats, some have them to decorate things, and swap tales. As a rule…
A Silver Lining In A Dark Cloud
By now everyone; sports fans, non-sports fans, animal lovers, children and teenagers alike know about the fall of former Atlanta Flacons Quarterback Michael Vick. The sheer magnitude of the money he’s going to lose as well as the Atlanta franchise and Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank, is close to unbelievable. Personally Vick is going to…
People
They are both males, one is 19 years old, the other a 69, one just completed his freshman year in college, the other one just helped complete two college projects. Well, they both have college connections but what they really have in common is the influence they have in Oregon. One is a major benefactor…
Believe
Continue to just believe. Quite few years ago when I was in a rock and roll band with five guys and a girl the only thing we really had going for us was that we could play pretty good, were energetic, unafraid of going on the road and totally believed we’d be discovered. We bounced…
So Commercials Work!
It’s no secret that what makes television appealing to advertisers is the opportunity to reach millions of viewers via the commercial breaks in a popular program. Probably the best known commercial breaks are those during the Super Bowl where last year a 30 second ad cost $2.6 million dollars. That’s a pricey ad but advertisers…