I have to say that my favorite song of 2006 is “Not Ready to Make Nice.” In case you were spending last year under a rock, it was sung and written by the Dixie Chicks. The song is a synopsis of the behaviour they endured after Natalie Maines made some comment about GWBush while in… Continue reading What was your favorite song of 2006?
Okay, so my initial thought was to do a monthly post that had a breakdown of what I was going to be doing to help reach my aspirations for 2007. I have not really done more than treat them like resolutions to date – something to write down and then leave aside. Aspirations 2007 (look… Continue reading Monthly Visit – Aspirations 2007
A few facts before I am accused of being biased – I am the parent of student-athletes. I am also the parent of honors students. I am also the parent of Science Olympiads. I am the parent of band members. These classifications are not specific to individual students. I am the parent of at least… Continue reading Maine-Endwell School Vote – Capital Project
I am sure you all are saying what does a mother of six from upstate New York know about National Signing day for college football recruits. What I know is it is a high stress time for college coaches and for incoming college freshmen or high school seniors. I also know that it is not… Continue reading National Signing Day
Okay, now the football hype is over, the real commercial part of February starts. I shouldn’t really say it waited until the football hype was over. Valentine’s Day is what I am talking about and the stores where I live put out Valentine’s candy, cards and other items as they were marking down the… Continue reading February as a Single Person
I know, it sounds like a stupid question. But I am dead serious. As a marketing student over 20 years ago, there was the annual marketing class – regardless of what level course it was – assignment of watching the Super Bowl for the commercials. This was well before the exorbitant ad rates of today.… Continue reading Why do you watch the Super Bowl?
I understand the field of advertising. I was a marketing major at West Virginia University. I have had a consulting type of role on advertising for a variety of businesses since then. What I can’t figure out is what idiot approved the advertising strategy used in ten cities nationwide yesterday? You all probably will recognize… Continue reading “Guerilla” Advertising or just plain stupid?
Woo hoo!!! The local news – as if those of us trying to keep warm don’t already know this – just said our local weather station at the Greater Binghamton Regional Airport is the coldest location in the Northeast with the exception of Mount Washington. That is quite a feat. Of course, Mt. Washington has… Continue reading Cold Weather
Below are my comments on a proposed vote setting for a school building project. You can see more about the project by visiting an article archive at our local paper – M-E project vote to be set – or at the school web site. I have to say that I am extremely disappointed in the… Continue reading Comments for School Board Meeting – Jan 25, 07
I have waited a few days so that I have had time to really think about what was said when President Bush addressed a joint session of Congress for the 2007 State of the Union. I have to think that if I were to place myself in his shoes, I might sound different than I… Continue reading State of Disunion
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