I have to say I like this commercial, maybe because I used to listen to that song when I was younger. I know that there has been a lot of talk in the marketing circles about this commercial and if it hit the mark or not. There are too [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 22, 2008
Years of Experience, Not All are Equal
When read a job ad, 99% of the time I see a listing that says “must have X years in ABC.” This is often done to weed out the field, but it really is showing that the people that create these ads don’t really understand the dynamics of career progression. Not all experience [...]
July 18, 2008
Finding Obama
I was enjoying my evening at home when one of the Get Out the Vote people came by. He was obviously a democrat. A young college kid full of ideals that the party he was working for doesn’t actually support.
So I let him give his speech and inform him that I am registered [...]
July 9, 2008
Sign of the Economic Times
I read this article and had a good laugh. We all know gas prices are hitting many businesses hard, but even brothels are experiencing an economic slowdown as a result of the high gas prices.
I honest can say, that was not one business I thought of when I was thinking of businesses [...]
July 4, 2008
4th of July
I think the 4th of July is a humanity celebration. Just so happened we Americans started it. I know most people think about the day off they get or the fireworks and all the fun sales. For some overseas they think of the negatives of the US the things they don’t like about us, [...]
July 3, 2008
Inspiring Success
A recent conversation with a friend caused me to ponder the meaning of success. By modern measures, he is a successful guy, big house, high paying job, vacation anywhere he wants, family, etc…, yet he told me of how he feels like a total failure and it makes him feel that way even more [...]
