Today in China it's "Singles Day" and stores give discounts to people wanting to "treat themselves." It's a great idea, I think. Especially for single ladies. Hold that. For ladies. In fact, holidays are a great news hook. Whether it's Veterans Day, Black Friday or Singles Day, the media covers holidays and more. I represent [...]
My mother's visiting me and my Siberian husky licks her chops every time my mom walks by her. My mom noticed this lately and I said, "Could it be you give her a treat every time you look at her?" My mom laughs. We're all this way, though. When we get conditioned to 'lick our [...]
{{Singing to the tune of Carly Simon's, "You're So Vain." I recommend listening to this song while you read this blog entry today.}}"You walked into this blog like you were walking into TV. And you probably think this blog is about you, don't you" ... Kansas City Royals? Well, it could be about you, sports [...]
Who is in the driver's seat of your life? Recently I drove my nephew and three of his teenage friends from Louisville, KY to Cincinnati, OH to visit the Halloween-decorated amusement park, Kings Island. My nephew drove my father's old Toyota. It's a stick shift. So, I didn't need an amusement park by the time [...]
Lately, I feel like a flea. No, I don't mean Red Hot Chili Pepper's lead singer, Flea. I mean fleas in a jar who have been trained to only jump as high as the lid will allow. Even their offspring will learn this trained behavior. Last night, I was at my Landmark seminar in Charlotte [...]
I knew we were headed toward societal demise like the fall of the Roman Empire in 2002 when I watched "Most Extreme Elimination Challenge," a muddy dubbed Japanese TV competition show. While studying world history in college, I turned to my college room mate and said, "If you look, America could be the next Roman Empire." [...]
My husband rolled his eyes when I downloaded and started using the teen favorite app, Bitmoji. Any time a popular technology service makes a big change, like Facebook testing Emjoi's as reaction icons, that could be great news hooks to score PR. At the very least, it could be fodder for your own emotional processing. You have [...]
Angel of God: My guardian dear; to whom His love commits me here. Ever this day be at my side to light and guard to rule and guide. Amen Do you believe in guardian angels? Let's ponder whether angels exist. First, a little bit about undercover operations: both my personal experience and those in the [...]
I have always related to myself as a storyteller. Even as a child. I used to dream about being Dr. Seuss and that dream became a reality when I won awards for early childhood curriculum I wrote: puppet plays, songs and activities that stimulated the brains and lives of children under the age of six. [...]
Sure the Pope is dope and he's addressing the United Nation's about how the war on drugs is not dope. Lest the double entendre confuse you more, the take-away from today's news is ANY dope conversation is an instant news hook. So, whether you're dope or on dope, that's of interest to media friends. I blog [...]
