From the Annals of Gee, Nobody Has Ever Done This Before
Imagine it’s a long time ago. The distant past. Like 1993. Back then, all you had to do to market your products to the masses was create a Facebook page, upload to Tumblr, tweet several thousand of your buddies, and… PSYCH! There was no such thing as social media then! #noway! So, how did businesses >> Read More…
Praise for the Amateur
What is the difference between an amateur and a pro? A book, according to Jack Hitt, author of “Bunch of Amateurs: A Search for the American Character.” All the bumbling amateur stuff you did on the way to doing something really great (inventing electricity or discovering a new comet) is transformed, in the book version, >> Read More…
A Separate Piece of Chocolate
In a war between Cadbury and Hershey’s, I’d fight for both sides – if they paid in chocolate, that is. In my imaginary war, the worst that could happen would be death by chocolate. But if things went well, we could look forward to a chocolate treat-y instead. The real chocolate wars involving Cadbury, Hershey’s, >> Read More…
Did Someone Say Encore?
If you’re reading this, the foretold apocalypse didn’t happen and it’s back to the daily grind. Remember those New Year’s resolutions you thought you didn’t have to make this year? Well, get out the pencil and paper and start writing. Life goes on and you aren’t getting any younger. Here’s a thought to get you >> Read More…
Benefits of Resilience
Resiliency is not a widespread watchword for the 21st century, perhaps because many businesses and people are still in denial about the new normal. But, it ought to be. According to Andrew Zolli, author of “Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back,” adapting to new normals (plural!) is something we need to get used to. The world >> Read More…
What Euro Crisis?
The couple on the patio of Palmenhaus, a popular café in the Burggarten in Vienna, is clearly enjoying the unseasonal September sun. They are young, happy, and pregnant. “The baby is due in November,” the wife said to an American reporter at the next table. The husband and wife (they declined to give their names) >> Read More…
Hey Pard’ner
Here in the Wild West (we still think that way, don’t we), doing for ourselves has a long tradition. In the early days of the American republic, we couldn’t always rely on Washington, D.C. to lend a helping hand. Not because we didn’t want the help. It was just a heck of a long way >> Read More…
Flagstaff Voters Deciding on Bond Issues
Flagstaff’s City Charter requires that any bond issuance demanding a pledged guarantee of city tax revenues must be submitted to public vote. On Nov. 6, a special Bond Authorization Election will decide two important ballot questions. The Core Services Maintenance Facility Bond (Ballot Question 406) will provide for a new site and building for maintaining >> Read More…
Predictions for the Winter Sport Season
Picture it: Furry forest creatures provisioning for the coming season; amassing stores of nuts and other morsels to ensure their winter feasts. According to Dave Smith, director of sales and marketing at Snowbowl of Arizona, the habits of forest fauna are one indicator of what we can expect for the coming snow season. “The animals >> Read More…
Have I Got a Story for You!
The 1982 hit, “I Melt With You,” by Modern English was the kind of fractured love song that appealed to twenty-somethings finding their way in a new millennium. Growing up during the Cold War, having experienced the tumultuous 70s, and bearing the many sorrows of the Vietnam era produced a generation that understood the fragility >> Read More…
