Seattle Gas Station Sign

by | May 16, 2018 | Other, Recommendations

I enjoyed this so much I’m posting it just as I received it. Enjoy! Back in 2005, the local Chevron gas station in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood converted their auto repair shop into a convenience store. Their outdoor sign — once used for service promotions and...

Not just on Mother’s Day

by | May 14, 2018 | Develop yourself

Those greater advertisers in marketing land have done a pretty good job at convincing us that, once a year, we should remember our mothers on Mother’s Day. And yesterday was the big day when everyone celebrated their mother. Well, I’m sorry it’s just not like that for...

Another Commercial

by | May 11, 2018 | TV Commercials

They get more and more risqué don’t they? Here’s a British commercial that probably wouldn’t get a run on Aussie commercial TV. Apart from the shock element, I’m not sure that it would do much, not even sell much product in any...

Drive through grandpa!

by | May 9, 2018 | Tales

Hey, doesn’t that sound good? You don’t think so? Okay, it’s probably because you don’t understand why. So, let me explain. My daughter and her family are up in Cairns which is a long way from where my wife and I live. So, we only get rare opportunities to head north...

Keep them in hot water!

by | May 7, 2018 | More business

So, what do you know about hot water systems? Very little I guess. What you should know is that when they go bust, they go bust. What I mean is quite simply that, when the hot water heater thingo goes, it goes. It means one minute you’re under a lovely hot shower and...