Time to make the Donuts – Dunkin Donuts
Friday, December 21st, 2007Fred the baker woke and plotted his course before normal early birds even rolled over. Fred dedicated himself to making everyone’s morning happy and satisfying by making the donuts for Dunkin Donuts. The ad agency creating this spot showed Fred’s commitment to his job to be similar to the unofficial motto of the Post Office, [...]
Countdown to Classic Commercials
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007From “Where’s the beef?” to “I made the donuts” these lines have brought us some real laughs in classic TV commercials. I am working on a short series of blog posts that will feature a different classic commercial for each post. Before I launch the first one, which will begin over the weekend, I need [...]
Where do you find answers?
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007Answers come from all sorts of places. Breaking open my fortune cookie and unraveling my fortune it said, “Now is a good time to start something new.” Do you not know how many new things I have started? How about now is the time to finish a few things you started? As a kid I [...]
Are you home?
Saturday, December 15th, 2007People often look at me with that blank look and probably ask themselves if any one is home. My mom would tell me to play in the interstate. She was kidding . . . I think. We work hard to hold it all together, but during the holidays we are out of our routines and [...]
Editor?
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007We are looking for a new editor for our adult age group of curriculum. Many of you who land on this page are very capable writers and editors. You see good stuff on blogs and while many of you would not admit it write very well. None of our editors in our building dreamed of [...]
Mind Mapping
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007Scott mentioned mind mapping, an activity I truly love, so I thought I would share it with you. This has become much more common since I was taught it in the military back in 1989. I remember the very day the instructor stood before the class in Infantry Officer Basic Course and explained the way [...]
The Golden Compass
Sunday, December 9th, 2007It opened this week, The Golden Compass. This post will not review it or recommend it.
It is a proven fact that media influences us more than we are even willing to admit. The most powerful form of media to date is still television. Compare a still shot print ad of someone peeling a lemon verses [...]
Sunday School for Atheists
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007I receive an email each week of Time Magazine’s top ten stories. This week, the #10 article not only jumped off the age at me, it reached up and slapped me in the face. The title is “Sunday School for Atheists,” written by Jeninne Lee-St. John/Palo Alto.
I will provide a link at the end of [...]
Meetings
Monday, December 3rd, 2007What do you wish to accomplish with any meeting? First, do not waste the time of attendees. If you can communicate without meeting, by all means, do not pull people away from their productive environments. Between meetings keep a list of topics that need attention. If any of these topics can be addressed and solved [...]
