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Dec 02 2014

GUESS ‘WHAT’ IS TRENDING

By HumbleSky Culture, Film & TV One Comment

Who would ever accuse TV advertising creatives of being copycats ... right? But sure enough, sandwiched between the generic blather we usually mute, are three cleverly written, directed and acted commercials with a key similarity. Each spot features a different…

Nov 26 2014

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THANKSGIVING DESERVES MORE THAN IT GETS

By HumbleSky Culture, Random/Rants 2 Comments

If ever there was a social cause in need of a public relations campaign, it is Thanksgiving. Sandwiched between the glitzy build-up for comparatively trivial Halloween and immediately followed by two months of the grossly commercialized Christmas season, Thanksgiving gets…

Nov 25 2014

Love40

SPORTS FANDOM ADAPTS WITH AGE

By HumbleSky Culture One Comment

Kids idolize ballplayers. In my Boomer generation, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays and Sandy Koufax were true national heroes. Each region of the country with a team also had local favorites – Pete Rose in Cincinnati, Al Kaline in Detroit, Hank…

Nov 18 2014

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DON’T ‘PUT A PILLOW OVER MY HEAD’

By HumbleSky Longevity 3 Comments

Some people deliberately make provocative statements just to stir things up. Political talk show hosts do it all the time. Reality TV show “actors” do it. And so do writers, especially in this day when successful journalism is gauged by…

Nov 11 2014

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THIS MYSTERY IS GREAT BEYOND COMPREHENSION

By HumbleSky Humility, Philosophy, Space 3 Comments

There are three types of mysteries, or at least things we refer to as mysterious. The most obvious to come to mind are architectural wonders – the pyramids, Stonehenge, the Lost City of Atlantis. How – or, in the case…

Nov 04 2014

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HERE’S TWO BITS OF PRICELESS ADVICE

By HumbleSky Random/Rants One Comment

Take it or leave it, here are two bits of advice that come by way of 35 years as a public relations counselor and business owner. Do not offer professional counsel for free. Because, this diminishes its value and consequently…

Oct 28 2014

Love40

LIFE AND DEATH CAN BE LAUGHABLE

By HumbleSky Humility, Longevity 2 Comments

There’s nothing quite like observational humor to give perspective to life’s biggest challenges – health and aging. For example, Jim Gaffigan confided, “The problem is, I’d have to work out twice a day just to look out of shape.” Louis…

Oct 21 2014

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INNOVATE OR DIE

By HumbleSky Culture, Longevity One Comment

Renowned philosopher and visionary R. Buckminster Fuller started his classic Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth with this analogy: “I am enthusiastic over humanity’s extraordinary and sometimes very timely ingenuities. If you are in a shipwreck and all the boats are…

Oct 14 2014

Love39

FROM WHITE HOUSE’S VIEW, ‘EVERYONE IS AGING’

By HumbleSky Longevity One Comment

Observations from a key White House representative suggest some refreshingly, out-of the-box approaches to aging-related concerns. Among them are the pursuit of creative solutions beyond government entitlements; opportunities to nurture intergenerational relations; and public-private collaborations with the tech and entertainment…

Oct 07 2014

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NEW BICYCLE SAFETY LAW MAY SPAWN ‘BIKE FEELERS’

By HumbleSky Random/Rants 4 Comments

California’s bicyclist safety law may spawn a new twist on an old automobile accessory. The bike feeler would literally be an extension of the springy wire curb feelers your grandparents’ Chris Craft-sized sedans featured along the wheel wells. Those foot-long…

HumbleSky

GUESS ‘WHAT’ IS TRENDING

THANKSGIVING DESERVES MORE THAN IT GETS

SPORTS FANDOM ADAPTS WITH AGE

DON’T ‘PUT A PILLOW OVER MY HEAD’

THIS MYSTERY IS GREAT BEYOND COMPREHENSION

HERE’S TWO BITS OF PRICELESS ADVICE

LIFE AND DEATH CAN BE LAUGHABLE

INNOVATE OR DIE

FROM WHITE HOUSE’S VIEW, ‘EVERYONE IS AGING’

NEW BICYCLE SAFETY LAW MAY SPAWN ‘BIKE FEELERS’

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