…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Is there any Christmas character more iconic than Santa Claus? The belly o’ jelly, the tress-dressed face and the bright red suit with snowy fur all wrap up to create the jolliest man we know.While you can buy Coke anytime and almost anywhere, my favorite holiday brand is Santa himself. We can thank Coca-Cola […]
Continue ReadingThe Many Faces of Google
July 14, 2010
I don’t know about you, but for some reason it always makes my day when Google features one of their custom logos. For those of you that have managed to miss this occurrence, don’t worry. You’re bound to catch one eventually. While usually these alternative logos are in celebration of holidays and historic events, Google […]
Continue ReadingHappy 50th Anniversary!!
May 17, 2010
The pill. No, not a pill, but THE pill. The pill that sexually revolutionized women and the control over their bodies. The pill that wrapped itself in religious dilemma and political controversy. The pill that to this day still raises concerns over morality and safety. This year marks the 50th anniversary of this medicinal wonder. […]
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May 13, 2010
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Although Animal Farm is one of my favorite novels, George Orwell really annoyed me with 1984. Well, just kidding, I really liked that book too. I was just bitter that he picked my birth year to predict a totalitarian world where privacy and civil rights didn’t exist anywhere. I mean, I thought 1984 was […]
Continue ReadingAdministrative Professionals Week
April 21, 2010
Working in an office environment is great. There is fresh brewed coffee in the break room, your calls get transferred directly to your desk, your mail gets sent out promptly by simply dropping it in the Outgoing box, and you always have fresh pens and notepads at your disposal. It’s like magic. These little cohesive […]
Continue ReadingWhat’s with April 15th?
April 15, 2010
Today marks the one blemish in April’s usually blooming record: Tax Return Day. Eh, well, April is also the beginning of tornado season, but I digress. A post office’s nightmare and a CPA’s dream, tax season gives a whole new light to mathematics and itemization. People find themselves scrambling through old shoeboxes for missing receipts […]
Continue ReadingCandy Brands: Brach’s
October 28, 2009
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. What would Halloween be without candy corn? It has been enjoyed for over 100 years. According to Brach’s, the top branded maker of candy corn, each year Americans buy enough Brach’s candy corn that if the kernels were laid end to end, they would circle around the Earth 4.5 times. Brach’s candy pumpkin, known by […]
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February 02, 2009
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. It’s that time of year again…waiting to see if that little groundhog is going to see his shadow! In case you were not aware of the details of this special day here’s the gist of it. Every year on February 2nd , dating back to the 1800s, many gather in the traditional location of […]
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October 29, 2008
What’s your generation? Interbellum Generation (born 1901 – 1910) Derived from the Latin inter- between and bellum- war, this generation was too young to have served in World War I, and generally too old for World War II. The Greatest Generation (born 1901 – 1924) This generation fought and/or kept the home front intact during […]
Continue ReadingWord of the Day: Westinghousing
October 06, 2008
Westinghousing: a term used in the late 1800s for the death penalty administered by electrocution Interestingly enough, the term Westinghousing is attributed to Thomas Edison, who famously competed against the Westinghouse Corporation in the “current wars” of 1887. So why would Edison give a competitor free publicity? Thomas Edison had patented Direct Current (DC) electricity […]
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