Jan 20, 2009
“If he can sell this message of ‘Yes, we can,’ then he might restore confidence again.”
Working in the Southern Branch of MPG, we talk a lot about differentiation, and how to stand out and move up. We understand the Dole lettuce approach insofar as packaging, and we can relate to the intensity of problems facing Obama as he takes office today. A CNN Money article caught my attention as it outlines 6 issues that Obama will have to tackle in the first 100 days. We like answers that come in the form of numbers..
1. Get recovery package passed and implemented
2. Implement foreclosure prevention program
3. Improve bank bailout efforts
4. Turn in a budget request
5. Decide automakers’ fate
6. Meet with world leaders to rethink regulation
The inauguration will be a day that we will long remember — but how will YOU remember this historic event? Will it be “yes we can” or “sell the plan”?
Libby doesn’t care. She’s still upset over the whole Labradoodle in the Whitehouse issue.
Jan 19, 2009
Verizon Wireless Continues Indiana Investment – Newsroom – Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick.
That’s great news! But ummm… iPhone is an AT&T thing, and if you have questions or issues, you get to talk to people in India about your Indiana service.
Jan 18, 2009
I read a lot. I’ve said it before. But for something totally different, I’m going to be a movie critic in this post. So get out the popcorn and lemme tell ya what I watched this weekend…
Forget Sarah Marshall AND the movie:
I admit, I loved the advertising for the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The whole billboard and blog campaign was a hoot. I even posted about it in April, but for whatever reason, I never actually drove the 12 1/2 miles to the theatre to see the movie. Although the reality marketing was brilliant — I thought the movie was just ok. Don’t get me wrong… It wasn’t a total waste of time. The ending was decent, and I did laugh out loud a couple of times, but I guess that I was expecting more. I don’t know how much gas was in May, but I’m glad that I didn’t waste those couple gallons.
I’m not a fan of hers either…Mothers know best.
It’s all about The Women:
Scrolling through the available movies on iTunes, The Women caught my eye. I’d honestly heard nothing much about it, but I like Meg Ryan and the trailer looked interesting enough for $3.99. And yanno what? The movie was pretty darned good. I laughed, teared up a little bit and found myself actually THINKING about it the next day. I know, I know. It’s a chick flick. But hey! I don’t normally like chick flicks that much either!! Although the plot revolves around what happens when one of the friend’s (Meg Ryan) spouse has an affair with a ‘Spritzer Girl’, he never once appears on screen. This movie is about friendships, hardships, and a lesson in dealing with life’s challenges. I actually could watch this again.
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Enough with the reviews — now I have to say something ‘catty’. As someone who is getting a little older ::cough:: ::cough::, I’m telling you that facelifts are not always the answer. Annette Bening has a few wrinkles, but if she’s had plastic surgery, it looks good. Meg, on the other hand, has waaaaay overdone the whole ‘stay young’ thing. One eye a little bigger than the other, and her now very full lips curve up on the sides into a fake ‘joker type’ smile. Meg — this is NOT better than what you would’ve looked like had you gone through the normal aging process.
Jan 17, 2009
CITI SPLIT AFTER POSTING $8B LOSS…
Harsh turn of fortunes for 2 huge banks…
CIRCUIT CITY to liquidate remaining stores…
HERTZ sheds more than 4,000 jobs…
Cummins Announces Further Workforce Reductions in Response to Global Recession…
and even…Arctic blast continues in Midwest…
The headlines are bleak — no doubt about it. But what we don’t recover from, we will adjust to. I know this is easier said than done, but you can’t let headlines keep you from planning and dreaming for tomorrow. While we might adjust our priorities, we still need to dream about — and work toward — a bright and rewarding future.
Jan 15, 2009
No good deed goes unpunished. I’ve used that phrase myself in the past when things didn’t turn out exactly like I had planned. You know, it comes after you offer to do something for free, and it turns out costing you more time and effort than the same project would have for a paying client. Such is the case with Roy Kronk, the utility worker that found the remains of Florida toddler, Caylee Anthony.
I love reading news, and am especially drawn to crime reads. I followed the whole Scott Peterson thing, and now, I’m checking in with Nancy Grace nightly to get the latest details on this very unfortunate case. I even read the Caylee BLOG. So when Roy Kronk appeared recently on ‘Good Morning America’, and said in his exclusive interview that he feels as if he has been vilified for simply doing the right thing, I can understand where he’s coming from. No good deed goes unpunished. The media has been all over his failure to pay child support and other issues that have nothing to do with the case at hand. I am sympathetic to this gentleman’s plight — but only to a point. Why?
When Mr. Kronk first explained his reason for happening onto the discovery, he was merely there to pee in the wooded area. Later, it comes out that this is the 3rd time he reported what he thought was suspicious — and even later, he says that he believes he saw Caylee’s skull there in the summer. Oh! And now, it wasn’t simply that he needed to go to the bathroom — he claims ‘credibility’ — offering that he was there on a ‘hunch’ because he was a former bail bondsman.
My vision of Roy Kronk’s “good deed” gets even more cloudy. On the ‘Good Morning America’ segment, Mr. Kronk tells about chatting with the officer that arrived to investigate his 2nd call. He tells the story of showing him a photo of snake taken in that same area a short time before. Now Roy Kronk was not paid for this exclusive interview — but get this — a royalty fee was paid to him for the snake photo. Whoever thought that one up needs to open an office to help tax payers work around how much to pay Uncle Sam. Don’t you hate it when people do things that undermine what’s really important — and their actions can directly impact the right outcome?
I wonder about the times in the past that I’ve said ‘no good deed goes unpunished’. Did I also cause some of my own frustration? I don’t know about you — but I’m going to make a conscious effort to figure that out the next time I offer to do a good deed.
