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Take Away The Cookies

Posted in Advocacy, Financial, New Economy, tagged , , , , , on April 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I’m a mother of a 3 year old girl. Left to her own devices, my daughter would eat cookies all day long. The reason she doesn’t is because I don’t let her. She needs someone to control her impulse to devour the cookies in the cookie jar – to stop her from engorging herself. That’s how I see the world right now. We’ve become an over-indulgent society and we need someone to take the cookies away from us – to stop us from becoming our own worst enemy…

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Starbucks ‘Four Bucks’ Conundrum

Posted in Advertising, Branding, Design, Financial, Marketing, New Economy, tagged , , , , on December 14, 2008 | 6 Comments »

According to a recent news report in Seattlepi.com McDonald’s have erected a billboard in sight of Starbucks headquarters declaring, “four bucks is dumb.” The article goes on to say,
If Dunkin’ Donuts’ taste test commercials were the schoolyard equivalent of blowing spitballs at the coffee giant from afar, then the latest from McDonald’s is like pulling a [...]

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Poor, The New Chic

Posted in Art, Design, Family, Financial, Inspiration, New Economy, Politics, tagged , , , on November 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »

 
Has anyone else noticed that its hip to be poor?
I’m not talking about destitute poor. People facing true financial hardship would violently disagree with me. I’m talking about upper-middle class poor. Just as boho-chic, a style of female fashion drawing on various bohemian and hippie influences hit its peak in 2004, ‘po-chic’ is a movement on the rise as we close [...]

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Touch Something Real Today

Posted in Inspiration, tagged , , , on October 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I picked up a fallen leaf on my way to work today. A gorgeous amber colored leaf with remnants of emerald green, its original hue, still intact although fading quickly. I’ve always been drawn to leaves this time of year. Fall brings the Northeast a dizzying array of colors that dust the tree tops as [...]

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The New Economy and Layoffs

Posted in New Economy, tagged , , on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

 
There’s a terrific article in the August issue of GQ Magazine titled, “Congratulations, You’re Fired!” by Cecil Donahue.
For anyone working in the new, new economy, this article is a must read. Be sure to keep a pad nearby so you can scribble notes. You may need them one day.
Here’s a quick snapshot of the first [...]

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