Traveling Through Life on a Mobility Scooter
Ever since a recent trip to Las Vegas, I noticed more and more people driving mobility scooters. We are not talking about sexy Vespas here, hearkening back to the classic French and Italian films of the sixties, where young lovers tooled around Rome and Paris on their two cycle models. We are not even talking [...]
When Cosmetic Surgery is Put on Hold
Okay, so clearly we are emerging from a period of excess with surplus of everything and no money to buy it. We have become used to the rituals of skin, hair, and body enhancement, including everything from expensive but dubious products to laser treatments, Botox, and cosmetic surgery. We have been waxed, primped, cut, coddled, [...]
Barbie is Now the Older Woman
It was announced that Barbie is fifty-years-old. She is looking pretty good for fifty, considering all the changes she has been through over the years. She stays trim, colors her hair so nicely; go figure that she is ready for her AARP card. According to an article in Media Post, Mattel will be offering a [...]
Virginity Marketing, Exchanging Your Cherry for an Education
Here is a new twist on the virginity thing or the bit about saving it for marriage. The new meaning would translate to save it for a college education. In this case it would be for a Masters Degree in Family and Marriage Therapy. Both virginity and a mind are terrible things to waste. According [...]
Pitfalls of a Branded Economic Culture
Brand names have always been important. For years, a good brand can mean everything from quality and reliability to status and social cache. But in the last twenty five years or so brand names have evolved into “branding” as a cultural and marketing phenomenon. Without proper branding, products and services can either fall by [...]